This Week’s Show

Valerie Ackley, author of the award winning children's book, "What are You Thinking?" will share with you her story of how positive thoughts and an attitude change transformed her life and inspired her to write this exciting and colorful book.

Valerie lives in a beautiful valley near the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. She is married to Jeff Ackley and together they are raising five sons.

She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Business Management and worked eight years in the telecommunications

industry before becoming a full-time homemaker.

The idea for “What are You Thinking?” was born when she was unable to find a similar product for children. “I have been selling my book in Utah and Nevada Costco’s for the past ten months and have met many people who tell me this book has been a catalyst for meaningful discussion in every age group. Parents have purchased it for teens and even sent it off to a college student in a care package. No matter what your age, if you read the book, you will be inspired by the amazing artwork Lori Nawyn created.” reports Valerie. “Children of all ages stop by my book signing table to tell me it’s their favorite book. Many parents tell me their children have taken my book to ‘show and tell’. I’ve seen my own children benefit from these principles in areas from bed wetting to bullying.” The brilliant and humorous illustrations created by Lori Nawyn empower children and parents to learn how to manifest good things in their lives.