Sarah Philpott
Award-winning children's book author, PhD, farmer's wife, and part-time high school history teacher living on a cattle farm in Tennessee.
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Aug 6, 2026
VickiHOST
There will also be a special swim here in Dover, and here's Sarah Philpott to tell us about that.
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
It's part of a whole day of celebrations that is fully funded by the Port of Dover.
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
There'll be a huge puppet of Gertrude, lots of carnival music, lots of workshops to really celebrate everything that channel swimming is.
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
I represent Dover Lifeguards Club, which is a long-established swimming club here in Dover.
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
And myself and all of our club members will be hosting the swim, all taking place on Monday, the 31st of August.
Monica HealerHOST
Like, how can we introduce kids to some different things that they should try or taste when when their lived experience is very different?
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
So I remember fondly going to the grocery store with him, choosing the fruits, choosing the vegetables, choosing all the food.
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
And now my five-year-old, the food is literally delivered to the doorstep and that's, and that, yes.
Sarah PhilpottGUEST
They don't necessarily have that experience of even going to the grocery store.
Monica HealerHOST
So how does this book Moo Moo Nap Nap address anything related to getting kids to calm down?