Robby Novak is just like any other child – quirky, optimistic and excited about life. He also happens to be a YouTube sensation who goes by Kid President with a newly published book.
The idea for Kid President came about when Novak’s brother-in-law, Brad Montague, started a camp “for kids who want to change the world”. Montague, who writes the material and manages production for Kid President videos, recruited Novak and together they started making videos.
Novak suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, which means he has very brittle bones that break easily. His conditioning is often painful and limiting, but he lives a full life. The overall message of the Kid President videos is an encouragement for viewers to do the same – in a way that is fun, kind and wise.
In an article for Guideposts, Jessica Toomer found out more about how the project got started. Read what Montague had to say about Kid President:
“I’ve always had an interest in seeing how kids react to grown up issues,” Montague told Guideposts.org. “Kid President grew out of our desire to put something online that would make grown-ups pause and take a moment to see through the eyes of a kid. We started in 2012, it was the midst of the presidential race, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing aggressive political statements. So we put Robby in a cheap suit and just had fun in front of the camera. We wondered if people would listen to a small voice over the older, loud ones, and as it turned out … they did, and still do.”
Three years, 75 million views and nearly 100 videos later, Novak and Montague are releasing a book: Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome. It is “a step-by-step guide to make pretty much everything a little bit awesomer” with biography of the creators of Kid President, celebrity interviews, and a host of ideas for spreading inspiration and making the world a better place.
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- Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome by Robby Novak and Brad Montague
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