Seeds of inspiration grow for six-year-old author

New book signals launch of a kid-focused publishing company

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Mom and her business partner hope that a six-year-old, inspired to write and publish a book that would be “in all the bookstores,” will inspire other young authors to get themselves published.

Six-year-old Saige Moore signed and read her rst book “People, Plants, Family, and Friends: Where Love Begins “at Brighton’s Shades of Divine Christian bookstore on March 18. e book also is the debut for Bookworm Publishing, a Brighton-based brand for kids books written by other kids.

“We are excited to be part of this journey with Saige and Bookworm Publishing, “ said Billie Ortega, owner of Shades of Divine. “Saige is setting the stage for so many of our youth and will touch so many without even knowing it. She has been selling her book for the past couple of weeks and young adults are reading her book.”

Saige loves people, plants, family, and friends that make up her surroundings so much she made it the title of her book. She attends Kindergarten at Flatirons Academy, a Christian School in Westminster. Saige has two siblings: a three-year-old brother Gage and a sister, Kilee, 22.

“My book is about how you should always love God, “ Saige said.

Seeds of inspiration

Saige’s mom Emily Moore said she was working on writing her own memoir last summer one Saturday afternoon. Saige was watching and it inspired her to write a story and create a book of her own. Saige developed a prototype of her book with construction paper and used staples as binding.

“I asked her what are you doing?” Emily said. “She said I’m writing a book about people and plants. She began to tell me that her book would be in all bookstores and I saw a seed of inspiration, watered the seed, and watched it grow into a book that would inspire other kids to tell their stories.”

Emily Moore said she had developed a working relationship with book publisher Andrea Lende and her adult publishing company Beatitudes Publishing. So she sent a video of Saige talking about her book to Lende, to see if she had an interest.

“I’m also an entrepreneur, I’ve always looked for that opportunity to teach my kids that you can take something from start to nish, and do anything you set your mind to do, so we decided to publish her book and that’s where it all began,” Emily Moore said.

Andrea Lende is a best-selling author and speaker in her own right and has written ten books.

“I’m entrepreneurial spirit as well so Emily and I started thinking, what if we could start a publishing company for children’s books written by kids for kids,” Lende said. “In a number of ways, it opens up the path for future authors that shouldn’t have to wait until they’re of my age or Emily’s age to start writing.” e three got Saige’s book nished and published before Christmas 2022.

Saige is the founder and part owner of Bookworms Publishing and her mom and Lende are part owners too.

“She is super adorable. When it’s your kid, it’s always going be cute, but it’s special that other kids will also be a part of it,” Matt Moore, Saige’s dad, said.

“It has just been such an inspiration for kids with di erent circumstances or hard circumstances, and it’s a sense of hope they can do things with no limits. A six-year-old who can do this instills hope and a sense of wonder for kids to be able to do great things, “ bookstore owner Ortega said.

“I think Saige is setting the stage for a lot of amazing things to come and her love for God going to shine through and I know he is going to do great things in her life.”

Saige’s book is available for purchase on Amazon and stocked on the shelves at Shades of Divine at 155 E. Bridge St.

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