Author Voices
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Talking Art, Parties, and Foodie Fun with Peanut Butter & Cupcake Author Terry Border
Brightly sits down with Terry Border, the super cool author and illustrator behind Peanut Butter & Cupcake. And don't miss the sweet Cupcake activities for kids.
Tips & Advice
Putting My Monkey to Bed: The Sleep Time Struggles and Successes That Inspired My Latest Story
Author Gennifer Choldenko's son loved playing, crawling, building, and climbing; what he didn’t love was sleeping.
Pre-K
How to Draw a Rude Cake
Author/illustrator Rowboat Watkins reveals the inspiration behind his delightful new picture book, Rude Cakes, and shows us how to draw our own rude cake.
Grown-Up Reads
Adopting a Child with Special Needs: 5 Books to Help Along the Way
When parenting my child felt like being alone in an unstable little boat, out on choppy waters during a dark night, these books were like lighthouses.
Pre-K
From Disney to Dream Life: Author and Illustrator Claire Keane Brings Family Magic to Her First Picture Book
Claire Keane talks about her book, the relationships between mothers and daughters, and how she makes her work-life balance work.
Growing Reader
Tween
Everyone's Favorite Class Pet Gets a New Nickname! Brightly Talks with Humphrey Author Betty G. Birney
Author Betty Birney shares the real-life inspiration behind the Humphrey books, how she got her start, and her best advice for young writers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
There Are Many Different Ways to Read A Book
Just after my son was born, my mother gave me a book called A Book. Although the book is a picture book, she made sure I knew it was really a gift for me.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Drawn from Real Life: How Vincent and the Night Came to Be — a Q&A with Adele Enersen
Brightly contributor Laura Lambert chatted mom-to-mom with author Adele Enersen about storytelling, art, and babies who just won't sleep.
Tween
In Defense of Gross-Out Fiction, or the (F)art of Storytelling
Let me be clear: I’m not here to prove that gross-out isn’t gross. It is gross. But it's also a great way to foster a love of reading in reluctant readers.
Tips & Advice
10 Points on the Power of Poetry
Reading and writing poetry remind us that language is not just something we learn; it’s something we actively take part in making.
Baby & Toddler
The Very Personal Story Behind Melissa Marr’s Bunny Roo, I Love You
Author Melissa Marr shares the life-changing experience that inspired her to write her latest book.
Pre-K
How We Talk (or Don't Talk) About Diversity When We Read with Our Kids
Author Matt de la Peña on how we consciously or unconsciously frame “diverse” stories when we read to our little ones.
