The Sisters Grimm, The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley opens as eleven year old Sabrina Grimm and her seven year old little sister Daphne are being shuttled from their last foster home to a new home in Ferryport Landing. This time it’s different. The woman who is taking them into her home says that [...]
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker is an amazing debut novel. I was struck immediately with the gorgeous cover. It’s covers like this that make me want to pick up a book immediately. And then I started reading fantastic reviews and knew that I needed to read it. I was worried that [...]
Yesterday I posted a book review for Crocodaddy by Kim Norman and illustrated by David Walker. Crocodaddy is a fun rhyming book with adorable illustrations and I’m thrilled to share with you an interview with Kim as she discusses Crocodaddy, picture books, school presentations, parsnips and more!
Maw Books: You say you wrote Crocodaddy based on [...]
As soon as my little boy saw Crocodaddy by Kim Norman and illustrated by David Walker he said “Oooooh . . . alligator!” And then he ran off. What can I say? He was playing in the backyard at the time and frankly, the call of the outdoors won out over a new book in [...]
When I recently interviewed Newbery Honor author Ingrid Law about her debut and award winning novel Savvy (book review), I asked her about cake. Mibs, our young main character, wants the perfect cake for her birthday – a cake with pink and yellow frosting, and perfect sugar roses – which isn’t really asking for much [...]
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