Interviews

Maybe just ask me!

MAYBE JUST ASK ME! written and illustrated by Katie Mazeika

It's hard enough entering a classroom in full swing, worse for Mazie who prepares by...
Where the deer slip through

WHERE THE DEER SLIP THROUGH written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Beth Krommes

There is perfect alignment of tones in WHERE THE DEER SLIP THROUGH written by Katey...
Honoring Our Animals

HONORING OUR ANIMALS: 365 MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING AFTER PET LOSS by Beth Bigler

Beth Bigler, pet loss grief counselor, authored HONORING OUR ANIMALS: 365 MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING AFTER...
Nat the cat

NAT THE CAT HAS A HAT written and illustrated by Jarrett Lerner and STOP THAT MOP! written and illustrated by Jonathan Fenske

Simon and Schuster has graduated options for young readers beginning their adventure into the world...
Little Blue Truck and Red Racer

LITTLE BLUE TRUCK AND RED RACER written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry

Writer Alice Schertle and illustrator Jill McElmurry add to their beloved Little Blue Truck series...
The Friendship Train

THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN: A TRUE STORY OF HELPING AND HEALING AFTER WORLD WAR II written by Debbie Levy and illustrated by Boris Kulikov

I relieved my depression about the present-day turbulence and inhumanity by journeying to the past...
Max in the land of lies

MAX IN THE LAND OF LIES, A TALE OF WORLD WAR II written by Adam Gidwitz and read by Euan Morton

I listened to the first in Adam Gitwitz’s duology MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES...
WHERE ARE YOU BRONTE

WHERE ARE YOU, BRONTE? written by Tomie dePaola and illustrated by Barbara McClintok

WHERE ARE YOU, BRONTE? is the last manuscript Tomie dePaola wrote, it’s a tribute to...
A Scrub in the Tub

A SCRUB IN THE TUB written and illustrated by Jan Thomas

Author-illustrator Jan Thomas has a gift for combining silly words and comic illustrations to dramatize...
Some of us

SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES written by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee

Rajani LaRocca’s SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES is a...