Author Rick Riordan never intended to write a children’s book. But then learning differences caused his second grade son to hate reading and writing. But he loved Greek Mythology and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was born.
We open our vaults to one of our beloved MG/YA author interviews with the late Walter Dean Myers, who reminds us about the subtle messages that books send to students.
Author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier discusses discovering her reading super power, keeping a comic diary, the surrealism of being the “Real Reina,” and how her graphic novels created a whole new book genre.
Author Deborah Heiligman fondly remembers the teachers who read aloud in class, a fourth grade teacher who created magical reading nooks, and a high school teacher who nurtured her writing.
Author Emma Walton Hamilton knows that one of the challenges for us as parents is to be a little bit subtle about our approach and find “stealth mode techniques” to keep the joy of reading alive.
