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Listening to the Voices That Inspire the Story
If you spend five minutes with Rose-Marie Thompson, one thing becomes very clear — she genuinely loves children. Not in a polished, professional kind of way. In a real, roll-up-your-sleeves, get-down-to-their-level kind of way. She listens to them. She laughs with them. And more than anything, she pays attention to the little things they say and do that most adults barely notice.
That attention is exactly where this book came from.
In her work with children, Rose-Marie kept hearing the same question pop up, over and over again. It didn’t matter what was happening or where they were going — the moment something was about to begin, a little voice would pipe up: “What time is it?” Not once. Not twice. Every single time. And instead of brushing it off as just kids being kids, Rose-Marie stopped and really thought about it. Why do they always ask that? What are they really saying?
What she realised was beautiful. That question isn’t really about a clock. It’s about excitement. It’s about not wanting to miss a single moment. It’s a child’s way of saying — I’m here, I’m ready, and I don’t want to be left behind.
“These kids didn’t just give me a story idea. They gave me the whole story. I just wrote it down.”
Rose-Marie has always believed in the whole child — the idea that children aren’t just little learners to be managed and moved through a schedule. They are full human beings with big feelings, wild imaginations, and a deep need to feel seen. That belief shapes everything about the way she works with children, and it shapes every word she writes.
She wrote What Time Is It? because she wanted kids to pick up a book and think — hey, that’s me. That moment of recognition, that little spark of “someone understands me” — that is worth more than any lesson a book could teach.
Rose-Marie hopes this story makes children feel proud of their curiosity, and reminds the grown-ups in their lives to slow down, tune in, and never stop answering the questions — no matter how many times they’re asked.
Because every time a child asks “What time is it?” — they’re really just saying: I’m excited about life. Please don’t let me miss it.
Listening to the Voices That Inspire the Story
If you spend five minutes with Rose-Marie Thompson, one thing becomes very clear — she genuinely loves children. Not in a polished, professional kind of way. In a real, roll-up-your-sleeves, get-down-to-their-level kind of way. She listens to them. She laughs with them. And more than anything, she pays attention to the little things they say and do that most adults barely notice.
That attention is exactly where this book came from.
In her work with children, Rose-Marie kept hearing the same question pop up, over and over again. It didn’t matter what was happening or where they were going — the moment something was about to begin, a little voice would pipe up: “What time is it?” Not once. Not twice. Every single time. And instead of brushing it off as just kids being kids, Rose-Marie stopped and really thought about it. Why do they always ask that? What are they really saying?
What she realised was beautiful. That question isn’t really about a clock. It’s about excitement. It’s about not wanting to miss a single moment. It’s a child’s way of saying — I’m here, I’m ready, and I don’t want to be left behind.
“These kids didn’t just give me a story idea. They gave me the whole story. I just wrote it down.”
Rose-Marie has always believed in the whole child — the idea that children aren’t just little learners to be managed and moved through a schedule. They are full human beings with big feelings, wild imaginations, and a deep need to feel seen. That belief shapes everything about the way she works with children, and it shapes every word she writes.
She wrote What Time Is It? because she wanted kids to pick up a book and think — hey, that’s me. That moment of recognition, that little spark of “someone understands me” — that is worth more than any lesson a book could teach.
Rose-Marie hopes this story makes children feel proud of their curiosity, and reminds the grown-ups in their lives to slow down, tune in, and never stop answering the questions — no matter how many times they’re asked.
Because every time a child asks “What time is it?” — they’re really just saying: I’m excited about life. Please don’t let me miss it.
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Bringing the Story to Life
- Understanding the whole child
- Honoring big, real feelings
- Nurturing wild imaginations
- Celebrating childhood curiosity
- Deepening family connections
- Making every single moment count
- A beautiful spark of self-recognition
- Real, down-to-their-level lessons
- Built for interactive reading
- Encourages adult patience and tuning-in
- Highlights pure excitement for life
- Made to be read over and over again
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An absolute masterpiece for early learners! What Time Is It? captures the pure wonder and excitement of childhood perfectly. My kids ask to read it every single night.
