Hey.Hey.Think Out Loud!

Jared Tinlin, a 7 year old boy, wrote Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud! In the first six pages Jared explores his random thoughts about a flower, a sun and a cloud. He uses his fun sense of ryhme to explain to himself what he actually knows about the subjects he sees. The illustrations compliment Jared's random thoughts. A train, a race car, a doggie and a farmer are the next subjects of his thought processes as he explores and plays by himself. The next several pages he uses musical instruments to help him understand their specific sound and some music theory. His next pages focus on a T-shirt as he anticipates wearing the shirt on a warm day. He talks to his socks as he gets ready for bed and uses his fun sense of rhyme for socks and puppet shows. Jared then sums up his random thoughts of all his subjects of the day and invites them back for another day of Thinking Out Loud!

Born on August 24, 2001 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jared started writing his own stories and drawing pictures in the first grade, encouraged by his parents and first grade teacher, Janalyn Maes. Jared wrote Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud! after viewing a movie and documentary on Johnny Cash. Jared and his mom Sandra teamed up with cartoonist Simon Goodway to bring Jared's thoughts to life...his first published book.

Jared has a friend and mentor in his grandfather, nationally renowned singer, composer and musician Al Hurricane, who was a former honorary chair for the National Education Association of New Mexico for the Read Across Americacampaign. Jared also depends on his mother, Sandra, and his school teachers, for support, direction and guidance in overall literacy. Jared will tell you It's time to write, draw and read...so come join me!