Meghan Grana, Author - Call Me Penny Pickleberry

The Pod of DC

Meghan Grana is the author of Call Me Penny Pickleberry, a relatable story for children and adults alike about a girl named Penelope who faces a roller coaster of emotions in her everyday life and learns to reframe her thinking to take on everyday challenges. Meghan has been a tireless advocate for children and families in some of the country's largest public school systems for decades working to help identify and remove a range of learning barriers from attendance to mental health support for elementary and middle-school-aged children.

In this episode of the pod, Meghan shares her relationship with anxiety, her weekly routine supporting children and families, how the idea and story behind Call Me Penny Pickleberry came to her, and the process of writing, publishing, and now sharing Penelope's story with the world.