When the cute little smart speaker showed up at Claire's house, she and her parents thought it was awesome. When they needed something, the speaker was eager to help! But it also had a mischievous streak, like that time it played NPR when Claire asked for her favorite silly song. It couldn't cause any real trouble, could it? Oh, it could! Enter a robot with cookies, 1,000 pianos, a llama, a rainbow unicorn minivan and lots and lots of poop. From Tamara Keith and Davis Gordon, with illustrations by Samantha Lane Fiddy, "Claire and the Eager Speaker" is a laugh out loud read-along inspired by real life events. Highly relatable and packed with giggles for anyone who has experienced the absurdity of trying to use a smart speaker. With lessons about the limitations of technology and the unintended consequences of getting everything you ask for, this silly story for kids delivers a lesson along with its poop jokes. Early reviews: "THIS BOOK DELIVERS A TALE THAT'S AMUSING AND FUN." - Kirkus Reviews "FIDDY'S SUBDUED WATERCOLOR ILLUSTRATIONS ARE DELIGHTFUL AND FULL OF JOKES FOR ADULTS, SUCH AS A DELIVERY TRUCK FROM ALL THINGS DELIVERED." - Kirkus Reviews "THIS MOM-SON DUO TELLS A DELIGHTFUL, SLAPSTICK TALE ABOUT THE RISKS OF TECHNOLOGY, THAT AT THE SAME TIME MANAGES TO TEACH SOME VERY IMPORTANT LESSONS WITHOUT BEING PREACHY AND PEDANTIC: THAT WANTING IS NOT THE SAME AS NEEDING (FOR KIDS, IT NEVER FEELS LIKE ENOUGH!); AND, THAT WHEN PARENTS TEACH VERSUS SHAME WHEN THEIR KIDS MAKE LESS-THAN-IDEAL CHOICES, THEY ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO LEARN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS." - Claire Lerner, LCSW, Lerner Child Development Tamara Keith is NPR's White House Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. When she travels, she brings along a board book for long-distance bedtime reading with her two sons Davis and Gibson. She messes up the lyrics when singing along to every song, but does so loudly and with gusto. Davis Gordon is an extra silly elementary school student who loves sports, video games, his little brother, their two dogs and scatological humor of all varieties (though not necessarily in that order). He has added many inappropriate things to his smart speaker's shopping list. Samantha Lane Fiddy is an illustrator, author, and mom to three incredible kids and three "well-nourished" cats. She has illustrated over seven children's books and authored two collections of silly stories for kids entitled "Star-Bright Afterschool" and "Back to Star-Bright." To see more of her work, please visit samanthalanefiddy.com.