Interviews

Interviews with authors and illustrators featured here.

Getting to Know Author PJ Mac

Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1 I was once sued for $15 million dollars.  2 I hate stuffed cabbage.  3 I didn’t like Catcher in The Rye all that much.  Hogwarts House and/or Camp Halfblood Cabin (If you have not been sorted or if…
Meet Author Colleen Nelson

Meet Author Colleen Nelson

3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1 I have lived in Japan, New York City and Winnipeg. 2 My dog Rosie (a West Highland Terrier) comes to school with me a few days a week. She is our unofficial ‘comfort dog’. 3 My dream for a long time…
Getting to Know Author Rebecca Ansari

Getting to Know Author Rebecca Ansari

3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You I had no interest in reading or writing as a kid, much to my bookish parents’ dismay.No one told fourth grade Becca you weren’t supposed to brush a perm. It made the 80’s even more tragic, really…I think candied nuts in a…
Meet Author Brittany Thurman

Meet Author Brittany Thurman

3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1 I moved to London when I was 20 and lived there for 4 years.  2 I’ve never, ever broken a bone!  3 One of my favorite colors is yellow. It makes me feel like the sun.  Hogwarts House and/or Camp Halfblood…

All Things Lisa Gerlits

3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You I love haiku and am in my 11th month of writing one haiku each day for a year.I know how to milk goats and make goat cheese.I have done the wall-sit for 47 minutes and 22 seconds (thank you presidential fitness exams!)…
Into the Tall Grass with Loriel Ryon

Into the Tall Grass with Loriel Ryon

Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1. I am a registered nurse with experience in spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury 2. I have a very clear line on my neck and chest where I only have freckles on one side.  3. I freaking…

A Talk With Larry Baum

Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1 As a neuroscientist, I’ve written or been a co-author of over a hundred scientific research articles, but publishing these children’s books has been my most difficult writing project. 2 I got the idea to write these books to…

Getting To Know Jo

Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1 I trained in outdoor survival for years to write Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe. 2 I know 5 different ways to build a fire in the wild. 3 When I get writer’s block, I draw maps…