Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm Sunny’s parents are sending her to the Sunshine State to spend the summer with her grandfather and she doesn’t know why. He lives in a 55+ community where there are no kids, no pets, and by all accounts, no fun. Sunny had hopes of trips… Read more »
Dianne White
An interview with Ursula Vernon
Illustration by Ursula Vernon Earlier this week, ReaderKidZ introduced Ursula Vernon’s hybrid graphic novel, Harriet the Invincible to our readers. Today, Ursula’s here to talk about more about this new series and her life as a writer/illustrator. RKZ: I’m a fan of your Dragonbreath series and now have a new love – Harriet! Her dry sense of humor; the fact… Read more »
Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible
Harriet Hamsterbone is a brave, intelligent princess who excels in “traditional hamster princess skills, like checkers and fractions” but who is not very good at other princess tasks like “trailing around the palace looking ethereal and sighing a lot.” She loves her quail “steed,” Mumphrey. Together, they ride all over the countryside, pretending to slay monsters. Unfortunately… Read more »
An Interview with Nancy Bo Flood about WATER
Nancy Bo Flood is the author of many books, including Sand to Stone and Back Again, Cowboy UP – Ride the Navajo Rodeo, and most recently, Water Runs Through This Book, with photos by Jan Sonnenmair. Today, she’s stopped by ReaderKidZ to talk about her newest book. … Read more »
An interview with Don Tate
It’s a pleasure to welcome Don Tate back to ReaderKidZ to talk about his newest book, POET: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. (Find a review HERE.) RKZ: POET marks an important milestone in your children’s book career. It’s the first book you both wrote and illustrated. Congratulations! Were there challenges that were unique… Read more »
Bike On, Bear!
BIKE ON, BEAR by Cynthea Liu, illustrated by Kristyna Litten Bear was good at all sorts of things. Smart and helpful, he wasn’t just brainy and nice. Bear could balance on a beam and do a backward pike somersault. But Bear had a BIG problem. He wanted to ride a two-wheel bike, just like his friends. Everyone tried to help…. Read more »
Make New Friends
According to her siblings, Dory is a just a bit “off.” She has a make-believe monster friend named Mary who sleeps under her bed and a fairy godmother whose name is Mr. Nuggy. Her family – mom, dad, big brother and big sister – are just regular people. They like to call Dory by the… Read more »
