Melissa stands in the set of "The Space."

Melissa is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair with bangs and she wears jeans and a green TVO Kids T-shirt. She holds up a children’s book called "Small Saul, by Ashley Spires."

She says HEY, TVO KIDS,
CHECK IT OUT.
I'M MELISSA, AND YOU
SAW THE AUTHOR THERE
LISTED...
ASHLEY SPIRES.

Ashley is in her early thirties, with mid-length straight brown hair with bangs. She wears jeans and a spotted pink T-shirt.

Melissa says WE'RE HANGING
OUT RIGHT NOW.
I'M SO EXCITED TO
TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT
YOUR BOOK
SMALL SAUL.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT,
ENOUGH FROM ME.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF
QUESTIONS FROM TVO KIDS,
SO LET'S HEAR
FROM ONE.
IT'S MELINA.
HEY, MELINA.

A caption reads "Melina. Age 10."

Melina says HI.

Melissa says SO WHAT'S YOUR
QUESTION FOR ASHLEY?

Melina says I WANTED TO ASK
HER HOW DO YOU GET
INSPIRATION FOR
YOUR BOOKS?

The caption changes to "Ashley Spires. Author."

Ashley says OH, THAT'S A
GOOD QUESTION.
WELL, THE INSPIRATION
FOR
SMALL SAUL
IS
ACTUALLY A LITTLE
BOY THAT I WENT TO
SCHOOL WITH WHEN I
WAS IN GRADE 3.
AND HE WAS A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT,
JUST LIKE SMALL SAUL.
AND THAT MEANS THAT
HE GOT PICKED ON,
AND HE GOT BULLIED.
AND I WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK
THAT SHOWED THAT PIRATES,
WHO ARE LIKE THE MEANEST
GUYS IN THE WORLD,
THEY CAN ACCEPT SOMEBODY
FOR BEING DIFFERENT,
SO WE SHOULD
ALL BE ABLE TO.

Melissa says YES, PIRATES CAN, SO
THEN WE ALL CAN, TOO.
I LOVE THAT.
WHAT A GREAT
QUESTION, MELINA.
AND I HAVE TO KNOW,
DID YOU TELL THE PERSON
WHO YOU WROTE THIS
BOOK BASED ON ABOUT IT?

Ashley says I HAVEN'T.
BUT I SHOULD
REACH OUT TO HIM.

Melissa says THAT WOULD MAKE
ME SO NERVOUS.

Ashley says IT IS A
BIT SCARY.

Melissa says ABSOLUTELY.
AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER
QUESTIONS FLOATING AROUND.
AND A LOT OF TVO KIDS
ACTUALLY WERE ASKING
HOW LONG IT TAKES
TO WRITE A BOOK?

Ashley says THAT'S AN
INTERESTING THING.
SO SOMETIMES THE IDEA
CAN COME REALLY FAST,
AND THEN I SIT DOWN
AND I WRITE THE STORY
AND IT CAN COME OUT
IN LIKE FIVE MINUTES.
AND THEN I ACTUALLY HAVE
TO MAKE THE BOOK THOUGH,
AND THAT CAN
TAKE A YEAR.
A WHOLE YEAR.

Melissa says AND YOU ILLUSTRATE
THE BOOK AS WELL.

Ashley says THAT'S WHAT
TAKES SO LONG.

Melissa says OH, THAT'S WHAT
TAKES SO LONG.
IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
YOU GUYS, CHECK
OUT SMALL SAUL.
HE IS SO CUTE.

Melissa shows an illustration that shows Small Saul dressed as a pirate, climbing up a pirate ship.

Melissa says I LOVE HIS
PURPLE VEST.
AND ALL GRADE 1 STUDENTS
ACROSS CANADA ACTUALLY
HAVE BEEN GIVEN
THIS BOOK.

Ashley says YES!
ALL OF THEM.

Melissa says THAT'S SO EXCITING.
AND I'M ALSO GOING
TO BE READING IT
AT THE BOOKANEER STOP
THIS COMING SATURDAY
IN OTTAWA.
AND YOU TOLD ME SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS LITTLE GUY, RIGHT?
CAN YOU TELL TVO
KIDS ABOUT THAT?

Melissa points at a rat by Saul on the cover.

Ashley says SO THERE'S A
LITTLE RAT,
AND HE IS SMALL
SAUL'S BEST FRIEND.
AND IF YOU KEEP A
REALLY CLOSE EYE
ON ALL THE
ILLUSTRATIONS,
YOU WILL
SPOT RAT.

Melissa says CAN YOU SPOT
THE RAT?
I LOVE IT.
WELL, ASHLEY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE AND
TALKING ABOUT YOUR BOOK.
AND, TVO KIDS, BE
SURE TO GIVE IT A READ.
IT'S AWESOME.
AND MORE FUN
AFTER
DINO DAN.

Music plays as the animated logo of ‘The Space’ appears.

The announcer says THE SPACE.