{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/625af2f74e4ecc0012102f4e/64a1893f3a99660011dc7bc7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bookable Space with Portia Yvette Clare","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/625af2f74e4ecc0012102f4e/1688307991074-41874ae1091ae988bf8dbcdadf1a47d7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>in this episode of Bookable Space host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Poria Y. Clare. Portia reads from <em>Best Friends Forever: A Puppy’s Tale.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the book:</strong></p><p><em>Best Friends Forever: A Puppy’s Tale</em> is a tender, heart-warming story about love, loss, and everlasting friendship.&nbsp;It is a wonderful resource of care for parents and teachers that will help them guide children through the real-life experience of owning, loving, and losing a beloved family pet, and finding the courage to share that love again.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the author:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Portia Yvette Clare has been privileged to serve in developing the minds and character of children for over thirty years.&nbsp;A graduate of Duke University and Regent University, she maintains her love of learning and earnestly desires to empower the children who have been entrusted to her care.&nbsp;Simply put, Portia teaches because she values children.&nbsp;Her love of children and family compel her to write stories that will help them to recognize their importance, appreciate their value, and navigate through difficult life experiences.&nbsp;Creative writing has always brought her joy and writing children’s books has been her passion since childhood.</p><p><br></p><p>To order books visit https://www.portiayclare.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Portia is the only child of the late Randolph George Clare, Jr. and Jane Easterling Clare.&nbsp;She was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and raised in Nassau, Bahamas.&nbsp;Her family relocated to Bennettsville, South Carolina in 2015, where she and her mother currently reside.</p><p>For more information about her books, school visits, presentations, and activities, please visit Portia’s website at portiayclare.com.</p>","author_name":"Yvonne Battle-Felton"}