by editor | Nov 11, 2019 | By Staff, Interviews
READ Abigail’s review of Lori’s book, Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All). What inspired you to write Being Small? When my daughter, Hayley, was 3, her teachers hung up a growth chart in her preschool classroom. While her friends’ names...
by editor | Aug 30, 2019 | By Kids, Interviews
Srikar, age 10, and Laasya, age 9, interview Ruby Roth, a Los Angeles-based artist, author-illustrator, activist, and former teacher about her newest book, Bad Day. S&L: What was your inspiration for the book Bad Day? RR: I think the world is in need of some...
by editor | Sep 19, 2018 | Interviews
By Susan Lee Roberts Patricia Newman’s books inspire kids to seek connections to the real world. Titles such as Sea Otter Heroes and Eavesdropping on Elephants encourage readers to act and use imagination to solve problems. Award-winning Sea Otter Heroes is “a...
by editor | Sep 18, 2018 | By Staff, Interviews
After 17 years as a hairdresser, I retired from my career to focus full time on my true passions: my love of rescue pets, and helping my fellow humans. For the past 4 years, I have served as a Director for the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA, and as an Ambassador...
by editor | Jul 2, 2018 | By Kids, Interviews
Interview by Susan Faith Ellington, age 10 How did you come up with the ideas to write this book? It’s pretty weird—I had the same job that Fovea has in the book! I was a receptionist for a cadaver lab! Thankfully, it was never as exciting as it was for Fovea....
by editor | Aug 24, 2017 | By Kids, Interviews
Interviewed by Brian, age 6 Thank you, Brian for the thoughtful book review you did of The Day I Ran Away. When I learned that we would do an interview together, I knew you would have great questions, and you did! How many books have you written? Which...