Author Voices
Growing Reader
Tween
Helping Kids See Beyond Their Failures: A Chat with Fish in a Tree Author Lynda Mullaly Hunt
We chatted with Lynda Mullaly Hunt about her own struggles with reading as a child, the real-life teacher who changed her perception of herself and her path forward, and what we can all learn from our encounters with failure.
Remembering Anna Dewdney, Her Llamas, and the Love She Shared
Anna Dewdney didn’t just write good stories with clever rhymes and pretty pictures; she created subtle mirrors that reflected the push and pull of parenting and childhood.
Tween
Do You Know How Much I Love You? One Mom’s Journey Raising a Child with Bipolar Disorder
Loving someone who deals with a brain illness is one of the greatest challenges I’ve ever had to face as a mother, a wife, or an individual.
Growing Reader
Tween
Author Lou Anders On Norse Mythology, Strong Female Heroines, and Gaming
Lou Anders and his editor chat about the inspiration behind the Thrones & Bones series, the importance of gender-balanced characters, and the role of board games in his books.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Las Alegrías of Bilingual Books: Juana Martinez-Neal on Raising Kids to Be Compassionate World Citizens
We chatted with Juana Martinez-Neal, illustrator of La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños, about why it's so important for kids to read bilingual books and some of her favorite Spanish/English children's books.
Tips & Advice
9 Fun Ways to Keep Kids Interested in Reading and Storytelling
Author Marjorie Ingall offers a simple methodology for getting kids interested in storytelling and helping them find their sweet spot when it comes to reading.
Pre-K
Meet the Illustrator: Steve Breen
Steve Breen is the author and illustrator of A Perfect Mess, a fun, lighthearted picture book about a clumsy little rhino trying to stay picture-perfect on class photo day.
Grown-Up Reads
La Vie en Rose: A Historical Novelist and Her Daughter Travel to Paris in the Name of Research
Last summer, as I was nearing completion of my latest novel, The Velvet Hours, I needed one last trip to Paris to do some final fact checking.
Tween
Listen to the First Chapter of Night of the Ninth Dragon!
Grab fellow fans of adventurous time travel and settle in to hear author Mary Pope Osborne narrate the first chapter in this exciting story!
Tips & Advice
Reading as the Danes Do: Why Denmark’s Tragic Tales Are Valuable for Kids
Reading realistic, sometimes sad, tales can help kids feel gratitude for the simple things we take for granted when we focus too much on the fairy-tale version of how life “should” be.
Grown-Up Reads
Writing a Parent’s Worst Nightmare: Shari Lapena on Her Domestic Thriller The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena’s new domestic thriller, The Couple Next Door, revolves around every parent’s worst fear: the disappearance of a baby. We chatted with Shari about the book’s nerve-racking premise and why it has resonated with so many readers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Dinosaur Princess: A Terrifically Twisted, Two-Minute Fairy Tale
Author and illustrator team Michelle Robinson and Fred Blunt created an exclusive new story for Brightly that flips familiar fairy tale tropes upside down. Grab your young reader and get ready to giggle all the way through the terrifically twisted happy ever after.
