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TED: COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," A NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT NEARLY HALF OF CHILD FATALITIES IN ARIZONA ARE PREVENTABLE.

>>> ALSO TONIGHT, A LOCAL FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHEF-PREPARED MEALS FOR HOMEBOUND CANCER PATIENTS.

>>> AND WE'LL GET HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING IDEAS FOR BOOK LOVERS.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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TED: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

ARIZONA'S ANNUAL CHILD DEATH REPORT IS OUT, AND FINDS THAT NEARLY HALF OF THE STATE'S CHILD FATALITIES COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

TO LEARN MORE, WE WELCOME ALEXI BENNER, INJURY PREVENTION SPECIALIST AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S AND DR.

JON McGREEVY, CHIEF OF PHOENIX CHILDREN'S MEDICINE.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

>> THANK YOU.

TED: DOC, START WITH YOU, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CHILD DEATH REPORT, HUH?

>> WE DO.

SOMETHING IN OUR STATE A LITTLE OVER 30 YEARS THAT LOOKS AT THE FATALITIES OF CHILDREN, AND LOOKS FOR WAYS THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN INTERVENE TO, OF COURSE, MAKE THAT LESS EACH YEAR.

TED: EVERY SINGLE FATALITY IS LOOKED AT?

>> EVERY FATALITY IS LOOKED AT.

FROM A REPORTING STANDPOINT, THEY LOOK AT -- THEY HAVE DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT LOOK FOR EACH COUNTY INTO EACH OF THOSE DEATHS.

TED: AND LEXI, 791 CHILD DEATHS, IS THAT CORRECT?

THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE REPORT.

>> ABOUT RIGHT, YEAH.

TED: DECREASE IN CHILD MORTALITY, A GOOD THING, RIGHT?

>> ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

WE DON'T WANT THE CHILDREN DYING.

TED: WHAT DO WE ATTRIBUTE THE DROPPING NUMBERS TO?

>> THE REPORT PUTS OUT PREVENTIVE WAYS TO LEADING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, SO WE LOOK AT FACTORS FROM THERE.

>> I WANT TO GET TO PREVENTION.

YOU HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS WE WANT TO GET TO AS WELL.

>> OF COURSE.

TED: DOCTOR, A 5.5% DECREASE, TALKING MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, THESE THINGS?

>> YES, ACCIDENTAL INJURIES, A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT FALL INTO THAT.

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST ONE.

THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE.

TED: YES, 48% OF THEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTABLE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR US TO SEE, BUT I WOULD SAY THIS REALLY MIRRORS WHAT WE SEE IN OUR PRACTICE EVERY DAY.

TED: YEAH, AND LEXI, BACK TO YOU AND PREVENTION, DROWNING DEATHS.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD ABOUT FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.

THEY INCREASED IN THIS LAST REPORT.

>> THEY DID.

TED: THESE ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE, ARE THEY NOT?

>> THEY ARE 100% PREVENTABLE.

WHICH IS WHY WE LOOK AT THE LEADING CONTRIBUTING RISK FACTORS.

LACK OF SUPERVISION HAS BEEN A LEADING ONE FOR MANY YEARS NOW.

TED: POOL BARRIERS?

SWIM LESSONS?

>> ALL OF THOSE ARE LEADING CONTRIBUTING RISK FACTORS WE LOOK AT.

TED: YOU HAVE YOUR FRIEND HERE.

>> THIS IS THOMAS, WE GIVE OUT CLASSES AND GIVE OUT THE LIFE JACKETS TO EDUCATE CAREGIVERS AND THEY RECEIVE A LIFE JACKET.

TED: WE SHOULD MENTION LITTLE TOMAS IS WEARING A LIFE JACKET AS A REMINDER.

AT LEAST THE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN, HUH?

>> THEY ARE, IN SOME SENSE, BUT FOR DROWNINGS, THEY ARE GOING UP.

NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO SEE.

TED: LAST REPORT THEY DID INCREASE.

ALSO DOCTOR, HEAT EXPOSURE FATALITIES INCREASE, THAT CAN'T BE A SURPRISE CONSIDERING THE HEAT IS WHAT IT IS AND PROBABLY GOING TO BE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN OUR FAIR SHARE OF HOT SUMMERS, THE LAST TWO IN PARTICULAR.

THERE ARE THINGS REGARDING SUPERVISION THAT WOULD HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WHETHER THAT'S CHANGING YOUR ROUTINE OR WHETHER THAT'S NOT HIKING ON A HOT DAY.

TED: YEAH, YEAH.

AND BACK TO YOU, LEXI, REGARDING FEWER DEATHS FROM HOMICIDES, WE'RE SEEING FEWER DEATHS THERE.

CHILD DROWNINGS ARE THERE ARE FEWER DEATHS BUT THERE ARE FATALITIES?

>> THERE ARE FEWER, BUT SEEING MORE THAN IN OTHERS.

>> 60% HOMICIDE BY FIREARM.

SUICIDE 48%.

FIREARM INJURIES ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AGES 15 TO 17?

DID I GET THAT RIGHT?

>> THIS IS CORRECT,S.

>> HOLY SMOKES.

WHAT IS RECOMMENDED?

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE?

>> IT'S NOT MY FOCUS IN SPECIFIC.

WE LOOK AT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL FIREARMS.

TED: YEAH.

SAME THING FOR YOU, DOCTOR?

>> YES, I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY STRATEGIES THAT WE EMPLOY AS PEDIATRICIANS, TALKING ABOUT SAFE HABITS AROUND GUNS, LOCKS OR KEEPING THEM SAFE OR IN A SAFE OR OTHER LOCATIONS, SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ENGAGE IN AS PEDIATRICIANS.

TED: I WANT TO STICK WITH YOU, DOCTOR, LOOKS LIKE THE REPORT SAYS MORE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

>> TALKING MOSTLY ABOUT VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES, THESE ARE DISEASES WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE STATE, RECENTLY WITH THE MEASLES OUTBREAK AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

TED: YEAH, AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS GET PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH VACCINATIONS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

TED: AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT -- WHAT CAN PHOENIX CHILDREN'S DO ALONG THOSE LINES?

>> WELL, WE CAN ADVOCATE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW BEST PRACTICES, THAT WE REACH OUT WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ENGAGE THEM AS WELL, SO WE HAVE THE SAME MESSAGING, SO WE CAN HELP ADDRESS WHAT PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.

TED: AND THE REPORT SAYS 36% OF THOSE DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE?

>> EXACTLY.

TED: YEAH.

THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

LEXI, BACK TO YOU.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CRIB THAT'S OVER HERE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY FAMILIAR TO EVERYONE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT WAS SO SCARY, IT WOULD COME OUT OF BLUE.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

WHAT DO WE KNOW NOW ABOUT SUDDEN INFANT?

>> IT IS 94% PREVENTABLE.

EVEN THOUGH THE MORTALITY RATE DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE SAW INCREASE IN SUFFOCATION.

TED: WHAT IS A SAFE SLEEP ENVIRONMENT?

>> THE ABC Ds OF SAFE SLEEP.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.

YOU WANT TO BE ALONE, YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING AROUND THE CHILD OR HAVE PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

ON THEIR BACK, LAYING DOWN ON THEIR BACK, IN A CRIB, BASSINET OR PLAY YARD, AND DRESSED COMFORTABLY.

WE DON'T WANT TO OVERLY DRESS THE CHILD BECAUSE THEY GET A LOT HOTTER THAN WE DO AT NIGHT.

TED: 66 DEATHS OVER THE YEAR FOR THIS, AND 94% IN UNSAFE SLEEP ENVIRONMENTS.

REAL QUICKLY BEFORE WE GO, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DOCTOR.

THAT'S ALWAYS A FACT ON, ESPECIALLY WITH THE OLDER KIDS.

SOUNDS AS THOUGH THESE DEATHS CONTINUE TO DECLINE.

IS NALOXONE A FACTOR HERE?

>> IT IS A FACTOR, SOMETHING WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY WITHIN OUR HOSPITAL.

WE DELIVER IT TO OUR PATIENTS BEFORE THEY DISCHARGE, AND I THINK THAT IS A STRATEGY WE'RE SEEING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL HELP WITH SOME OF THAT.

TED: SO LAST QUESTION FOR BOTH OF YOU, WHAT DO WE TAKE FROM THIS REPORT?

>> I THINK WHAT WE TAKE FROM THIS REPORT IS THAT WE ARE MAKING INROADS IN IMPORTANT AREAS.

THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE DONE, AND YOU KNOW, ANY DEATH IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IN CHILDREN.

TED: YEAH, YEAH, LEXI, WHAT DO WE TAKE?

>> WE OFFER RESOURCES AT THE HOSPITAL TO HELP OUT CAREGIVERS IN THE COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE SAFETY AND CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY.

TED: WHERE DO WE FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THAT?

>> IF YOU CALL THE HOSPITAL, THEY CAN GET YOU TO THE INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND WE GO FROM THERE.

TED: THANK YOU FOR THE CHILD DEATH REPORT, SOUNDS HORRIBLE, BUT WE'RE SEEING GOOD TRENDS IN AREAS AND THAT'S ENCOURAGING TO SEE.

THANK YOU BOTH.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

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TED: THE JOY BUS FOUNDATION PROVIDES HOMEBOUND CANCER PATIENTS WITH FRESH MEALS THAT ARE CHEF PREPARED.

THE FOUNDATION'S NEW INITIATIVE IS THE MEALS THAT MATTER PROGRAM WITH A GOAL OF RAISING $150,000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

JOINING US NOW IS JENNIFER CARAWAY, THE FOUNDER OF THE JOY BUS FOUNDATION.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> GOOD TO BE HERE, THANK YOU.

TED: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND YOU BROUGHT ALONG A BOOK.

THIS IS A COOKBOOK.

THIS IS YOUR SECOND ONE?

>> IT IS.

TED: LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, YOU HAD THE FIRST ONE?

>> I KNOW HOW CRAZY IS THAT.

TED: FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR, I GAVE AN OUTLINE THERE.

WHAT IS A JOY BUS FOUNDATION.

>> WE PREPARE AND DELIVER FREE MEALS TO HOMEBOUND CANCER PATIENTS.

BEEN IN THE VALLEY UPWARDS OF 15 YEARS AND WE'RE GROWING LIKE CRAZY.

TED: YEAH.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND IT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ONLY DELIVERING FOOD, GOOD FOOD, IT'S FRESHLY PREPARED AND THE HUMAN INTERACTION INVOLVED MUST BE HUGE.

>> IT REALLY IS.

THAT'S ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS.

THEY REALLY TAKE OWNERSHIP OF OUR MISSION, THEY SPEND TIME WITH THE CLIENTS, THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO LET THIS NEIGHBOR KNOW SOMEONE IS THERE WHO CARES ABOUT THEM.

>> AND A LOT OF THE VOLUNTEERS ARE CANCER SURVIVORS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY?

>> CORRECT.

TED: YOU GOT THE MEALS THAT MATTER PROGRAM GOING ON HERE.

A FUND-RAISING OPERATION, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

>> THIS IS OUR BIG END OF THE YEAR PUSH BECAUSE WE'VE GONE FROM 250 MEALS DELIVERED EACH AND EVERY WEEK TO TODAY WE DID 1800.

TED: WHOA!

>> NOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

WE'RE RUNNING AN END OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO PAY FOR AT LEAST 10,000 MEALS FOR CLIENTS.

TED: WHAT IS THAT, I THINK I GOT LIKE $150,000.

>> YEP.

IT IS $15 PER MEAL THAT WE HAND DELIVER TO A CLIENT'S HOME.

TED: AND YOU JUST NEED DONATIONS, DON'T YOU?

>> WE DO.

VERY MUCH SO.

>> THE JOY BUS, LAST TIME WE TALKED, A GREAT STORY HOW THIS STARTED.

TALK TO US ABOUT HOW THIS STARTED?

>> MY FRIEND JOY BECAME ILL WITH OVARIAN CANCER.

I SAW THERE WAS A NEED IN THE VALLEY TO DELIVER MEALS TO PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME SUPPORT SYSTEM AS MY FRIEND HAD AND BRING REAL FOOD TO THEIR HOMES.

TED: AND THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR YOUR FRIEND, YOU BROUGHT FOOD TO HER?

>> I DID.

TED: BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND FOOD, DON'T YOU?

>> PROBABLY THE ONLY THING I KNOW MY WAY AROUND.

TED: YOU ARE AN AWARD-WINNING CHEF.

>> I'VE GOTTEN LUCKY OVER THE YEARS.

TED: IT HAS TO HELP ALSO IN TERMS OF RUNNING THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND THE KITCHEN AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO WORK AND HOW TO GET THE STUFF OUT?

>> I WAKE UP THINKING ABOUT FOOD.

IT'S MY LIFE.

TED: THIS WAS -- WHEN YOU STARTED, HOW WERE THE MEALS PREPARED?

HOW WERE THEY DELIVERED?

HOW HAS THAT CHANGED?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

I STARTED IN MY HOME KITCHEN WITH MY TWO KIDS, AND WE WERE MAKING THEM AND MEETING VOLUNTEERS AT A BAKERY DOWN THE STREET AND DELIVERING EACH MEAL, A HOT MEAL AT THAT TIME, TO EVERYONE WHO NEEDED A MEAL, AND NOW WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW FACILITY.

WE WENT FROM 1500 SQUARE FEET FROM OUROLE KITCHEN.

WENT FROM OUR HOME KITCHEN TO THE OLD KITCHEN AND NOW IN 6700-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE DOING WEEKLY MEALS, MANY MEALS WITH EACH DELIVER GEE WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MEALS THAT ARE PREPARED AND DELIVERED?

>> BEAUTIFUL.

WE WORK WITH A LOCAL FARMER AND LOCAL RANCHER.

TODAY WE DID SWEET POTATO AND LAMB MEATBALLS WITH TURMERIC RICE.

A GRILLED PORK SHOP WITH SWEET POTATO, AND A PAD THAI CHICKEN SALAD.

TED: ARE YOU IN CHARGE OF THE MENU?

WHO DECIDES WHAT GOES OUT?

>> I HAVE A LOT OF HELP.

WE HAVE MANY TALENTED PEOPLE IN THE KITCHEN, IT'S NO LONGER A ONE-WOMAN SHOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND US.

TED: YOU HAD A DINER AT 32nd STREET AND SHEA, SOUNDS LIKE A BIGGER PLACE IS IN OPERATION NOW.

WHERE'S THAT LOCATED?

>> OFF OF THE 51 AND SHEA.

IT IS A DINER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND 100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS OUR PROGRAM.

TED: WHAT ABOUT THE BOOK, THE COOKBOOK, 100% OF THE PROCEEDS AS WELL?

>> 100% OF THE PROCEEDS.

TED: HOW DID THE FIRST ONE DO?

>> IT DID WELL.

WE HOPE THIS DOES EVEN BETTER.

TED: IS THIS A TRADITIONAL COOKBOOK OR SERVING FOR ONE, CONSIDERING A LOT OF FOLKS, CANCER PATIENTS, MAY NOT HAVE FAMILIES AROUND THEM.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

>> THIS IS FOR THE CARETAKER CAN MAKE THE MEAL OR THE CLIENT THEMSELVES CAN MAKE THE MEAL, VARIES BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX, AND A COMPILATION OF NOT ONLY MY RECIPES BUT VOLUNTEERS AND CLIENTS' RECIPES.

TED: IS THERE RESEARCH TO SHOW THE RESPONSE FROM CANCER PATIENTS WHEN SOMETHING LIKE JUST THIS KIND OF ATTENTION, NOT TO MENTION THE WONDERFUL FOOD AND ALL OF THAT, IS THERE ANY KIND OF RESEARCH THAT SHOWS HOW THEY ARE AFFECTED?

>> I LOVE THAT QUESTION.

THERE IS SO MUCH RESEARCH.

SO MANY STUDIES TO PROVE NOT ONLY THE COMPANIONSHIP ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO IS IMPORTANT, BUT THAT FOOD IS MEDICINE, AND PUTTING REAL FOOD IN YOUR BODY CAN HELP REVERSE ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

TED: HAVE YOU HEARD THAT KIND OF A RESPONSE FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS YOU DEALT WITH?

>> MOST DEFINITELY HAVE.

SO MUCH SO, WE STARTED A FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION IN THE VALLEY, AND WE'RE GETTING FARMERS AND PHYSICIANS AND RANCHERS ON BOARD TO HELP PUSH THE NARRATIVE FORWARD.

TED: TALK TO US MORE ABOUT THAT, HOW DID THAT GET STARTED AND WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS ARE YOU SHOWING?

>> IT'S AMAZING, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS, I'VE SEEN OTHER STATES WHO HAVE A SIMILAR SERVICE AS THE JOY BUS, AND I'VE SEEN THE WORK THEY'VE DONE IN OTHER STATES AND SEEN THE BENEFITS THAT IT PROVIDES TO THEIR CLIENTS AND SO WE DECIDED TO START ONE HERE IN ARIZONA.

WE HAD THE FIRST SUMMIT LAST WEEK AND IT'S GOING SWIMMINGLY.

TED: THAT'S GREAT.

SKIED WHAT PAST RESEARCH SHOWS IS THAT RESEARCH REFLECTED WHEN YOU GO OUT AND SEE PEOPLE AND DELIVER FOOD?

ARE THEY SEEING THAT KIND OF RESPONSE?

>> DEFINITELY SEEING IT.

WE CREATED A CLIENT ADVISORY BOARD WHERE WE MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH WITH OUR CLIENTS TO BECOME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE CLIENTS, THE VOLUNTEERS AND SEE THAT REACTION AND WORK.

TED: TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE JOY BUS FOUNDATION, DO YOU GO TO THE DINER?

CAN YOU GO TO THE DINER?

IT'S A DINER.

>> YEAH, YOU CAN GO THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 7:00 TO 2:00 OR GO TO THE JOY BUS.CHARITY.

TED: CONGRATULATIONS, IT MUST BE VERY REWARDING.

>> THANK YOU, ONE DAY I'LL BREATHE.

TED: JENNIFER CARAWAY, JOY BUS FOUNDATION, GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.

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TED: THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE, AND CHANGING HANDS BOOKSTORE HAS IDEAS FOR THOSE LOOKING TO GIVE BOOKS AS GIFTS.

ALLIE CESMAT IS THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT MANAGER AT CHANGING HANDS AND JOINS US NOW.

GOOD HAVE YOU HERE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> YEAH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

TED: IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT IDEA, ISN'T IT?

THIS IS AN EASY ONE.

>> EVERYBODY WANTS A BOOK AND EVERYBODY NEEDS A BOOK.

TED: YEAH, HOW MUCH DOES BUSINESS PICK UP THIS TIME OF YEAR?

>> BUSY, BOTH STORES FEEL HOLLY AND JOLLY AND FULL, AND IT'S LOVELY TO HEAR KIDS RUNNING AROUND, FAMILIES SHOPPING.

A GREAT TIME TO BE IN THE STORE.

>> I WAS JUST IN THE TEMPE STORE THIS WEEKEND?

>> IT WAS A REALLY BUSY WEEKEND.

ONE OF OUR BEST THIS YEAR.

TED: SEEMED AWFULLY CROWDED AND THERE WERE KIDS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

NOT ALL THE BOOKS ARE KIDS BOOKS.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE A KID'S BOOK, THIS SAY PICTUREBOOK CALLED DON'T TRUST FISH.

>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE PICTUREBOOK OF THE YEAR.

MOST OF OUR STAFF LOVES IT.

IT IS BY NEIL SHARPSON AND DALE SANTAN, THE FUNNIEST, MOST READABLE, MOST QUOTABLE PICTUREBOOK I'VE READ IN YEARS.

TED: IS IT STRICTLY FOR KIDS?

>> IT'S NOT.

PICTUREBOOKS, FROM MY OPINION ARE NEVER STRICTLY FOR KIDS, I HAVE A COLLECTION OVER 60.

I THINK EVERY ADULT SHOULD HAVE A THOUSAND PICTUREBOOKS IN THEIR HOME, AND THIS IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ON EVERYONE'S SHELF.

TED: I'M NOT GOING TO ASK WHY YOU SHOULDN'T TRUST FISH.

>> FISH ARE TRICKY AND SNOOES SNEAKY AND LIARS AND WE ARE PRO-CRAB IN THIS HOUSE.

TED: I SEE.

ALL RIGHT!

LET'S MOVE ON, SHALL WE?

>> YEAH.

TED: LET'S GO TO MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS.

NEXT ONE IS THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES.

I READ ABOUT THIS ONE, AND I LOVE THE PREMISE OF THIS.

>> YEAH, THIS BOOK WILL GET ANY READER TO CRY, AND ALSO WANT TO BAKE COOKIES AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS ONE, FOLLOWED THIS YOUNG BOY THAT GETS IN TROUBLE, INSTEAD OF GOING TO JUVENILE COURT SENTENCED TO CLIMB ALL THE 13 ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS WITH THE TRAIL MOUNTIES, ALONG THE WAY, HE IS STRUGGLING WITH THE LOSS OF HIS FATHER, HIS ANGER, LOVING SOME COOKIES THAT HE STARTS BAKING FOR EACH HIKE, AND IT'S A NOVEL IN VERSE, WHICH WE DON'T SEE OFTEN.

TED: I LIKE NOVELS IN VERSE.

>> THEY ARE GORGEOUS ESPECIALLY FOR THIS AGE GROUP.

FOR RELUCTANT READERS.

IT'S FOR THE BOYS BUT ALSO ANY READER THAT LOVES CONTEMPORARY FICTION.

YOU WILL CRY BUT YOU WILL SAY THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK YOU READ THIS YEAR.

TED: I SEE A DOG, PLAYS A BIG PART?

>> PLAYS A HUGE PART.

THE DOG IS FINE, EVERYBODY ASKS THAT QUESTION.

IT IS FUNNY.

THE MAIN CHARACTER'S VOICE COMES THROUGH.

ANY TIME I HAND THIS TO SOMEBODY, THEY COME BACK AND SAY HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME READ THAT, AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME READ THIS.

>> THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, EVERYTHING I READ ABOUT IT I LOVE.

>> IT'S WORTH THE READ.

TED: THE NEXT ONE IS PALOVER BY BRIAN WASHINGTON.

TALK TO US ABOUT THIS ONE.

>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE NOVEL I READ THIS YEAR, I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST WHICH YOU CAN TRUST THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS.

BRIAN WASHINGTON WRITES THIS GORGEOUS STORY ABOUT FAMILY AND WHAT IT MEANS.

THE WORD PALOVER IS A SHARED COMMUNITY TRYING TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITHOUT THE SHARED LANGUAGE.

SO THIS BOOK FOLLOWS A SON WHO LIVES IN TOKYO AND HIS ESTRANGED MOM SHOWS UP ON HIS DOORSTEP FROM HOUSTON.

IT IS THEM JOURNEYING ALONG IN TOKYO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO THEY RECONNECT, COME TOGETHER.

HE HAS HIS LIFE AS A BLACK GAY MAN IN TOKYO AND SHE'S TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT IS GORGEOUS, IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WALKING ALONG THE STREETS IN JAPAN AT NIGHT, AND IT ALSO LOOKS AT OUR FAMILIES AND HOW DO WE FORGIVE AND HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD?

TED: YEAH, AND DOES SO WITHOUT PREACHING, I IMAGINE?

>> IT IS SO FUNNY, WHICH IS WHY -- THE MOM MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE NARRATOR I'VE READ IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

TED: I'M SENSING A THEME HERE, FUNNY, FUNNY AND FUNNY.

>> YES.

TED: LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE, A COFFEE TABLE, COOKBOOK THING, TURTLE ISLAND, FOODS AND TRADITIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA?

HOLY SMOKES!

>> YEAH, THIS BOOK IS AMAZING, BY A THREE-TIME JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEF AND BROKEN UP INTO REGIONS.

THE ENTIRE TURTLE ISLAND IS THE INDIGENOUS NAME FOR THE UNITED STATES AND FOLLOWS -- THE COOKBOOK LOOKS AT OVER 100 RECIPES OF DIFFERENT REGIONS OF INDIGENOUS CUISINE.

IT IS REALLY ACCESSIBLE RECIPES.

I'M EXCITED TO TRY MOST OF THEM, AND YOU ALSO GET THIS GORGEOUS INDIGENOUS BACKGROUND, WHICH WE NEED MORE OF THAT IN OUR COOKING.

TED: YOU MENTIONED ACCESSIBILITY BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE EXOTIC, LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE THINGS I NEED TO DO.

IS THAT NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE?

>> NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE.

IT SHOWS THAT INDIGENOUS COOKING IS ACCESSIBLE.

INGREDIENTS ARE AVAILABLE.

WE'VE JUST LOST THAT BY MOVING TOWARDS A VERY AMERICAN VIEW OF OUR FOOD.

THIS BRINGS US BACK TO THE LAND THAT WE ARE LIVING ON, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE, AND THE RES NEARS ALL AROUND US.

TED: ALL RIGHT.

OUR LAST BOOK IS A NONFICTION BOOK.

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS.

THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION.

THERE'S A FEEL GOOD BOOK, HUH?

>> WHAT'S FUNNY IS IT'S FUNNY.

TED: THAT'S FUNNY TOO, HUH?

>> INTERNET SENSATION MADE A PIVOT TO BECOME A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATE AND THIS BOOK IS TOLD IN TWO SEPARATE STORIES.

IT FOLLOWS THE LIFE OF A YOUNG BOY NAMED HENRY IN SIERRA LEONE WHO HAS TUBERCULOSIS, AND THE OTHER SIDE LOOKS AT OUR HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY, OF THE WORLD, IN HOW TUBERCULOSIS COMES BACK TO EVERYTHING.

DOWN TO POP CULTURE, DOWN TO MEDIA DIETS, DOWN TO FASHION.

JOHN TAKES APART OUR HISTORY AND MAKES I THINK THIS YEAR'S MOST ACCESSIBLE NONFICTION GIFT THAT ANY GIFT GIVER CAN GIVE OUT.

TED: LAST QUESTION ON THIS, AND THAT'S REFERRED TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED HERE.

DO YOU GIVE -- WE GOT ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT, RELATIVELY QUICK.

DO YOU GIVE A BOOK YOU THINK SOMEONE IS GOING TO LIKE, OR DO YOU GIVE A BOOK THAT YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS GOING TO LIKE?

>> YOU GIVE THEM A BOOK YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO LIKE.

IF THEY DON'T LOVE IT AND YOU LOVE IT, IT'S THE RIGHT GIFT FOR THEM.

TED: YEAH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE SOMEONE A -- YEAH, WHOOPEDY, ANOTHER DETECTIVE SERIES I'VE HAD 14 BOOKS OF.

>> YOU WANT TO BROADEN THEIR HORIZON.

TED: YEAH.

>> THAT WILL SURPRISE AND YOU START THEM ON A NEW PATH.

TED: CHANGING HANDS BOOKSTORE, THANKS FOR SHARING, APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TED: ALL RIGHT.

THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.