Thank you for stopping by! Back in November 2022, I was thrilled to announce my first book and first collaboration with my husband, John Rocco, entitled How to Send a Hug (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) to multiple starred reviews. Since then, we've been working on lots more.
We have launched several books about topics near and dear to our hearts in both fiction and nonfiction recently including: Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough ; our new Meet the Wild Things series for young readers; Hello, I'm a Sloth, Hello, I'm a Pangolin, Hello, I'm a Quokka, Hello, I'm an Axolotl, Hello, I'm an Toucan and Hello, I'm a Loris (All nonfiction publishing with G.P. Putnam). Our second fiction picture book with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers entitled All the Books about a book hoarding chipmunk who discovers the magic of a library card published in 2024 to wide acclaim. We're honored to announce the publication of the second book in our Piper Waterstone series, A Book for Everyone. In this new installment, Piper is so excited to participate in the annual reading challenge and is determined to win, but she can't figure out why Gregory isn't interested. Will she be able to win the challenge AND be able find the book that inspires a love of reading in her best friend?
We have launched several books about topics near and dear to our hearts in both fiction and nonfiction recently including: Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough ; our new Meet the Wild Things series for young readers; Hello, I'm a Sloth, Hello, I'm a Pangolin, Hello, I'm a Quokka, Hello, I'm an Axolotl, Hello, I'm an Toucan and Hello, I'm a Loris (All nonfiction publishing with G.P. Putnam). Our second fiction picture book with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers entitled All the Books about a book hoarding chipmunk who discovers the magic of a library card published in 2024 to wide acclaim. We're honored to announce the publication of the second book in our Piper Waterstone series, A Book for Everyone. In this new installment, Piper is so excited to participate in the annual reading challenge and is determined to win, but she can't figure out why Gregory isn't interested. Will she be able to win the challenge AND be able find the book that inspires a love of reading in her best friend?
Now Available:
A BOOK FOR EVERYONE!
Praise for A BOOK FOR EVERYONE:
“This celebration of the joy of finding the just-right book is a first purchase.”--School Library Journal
“After learning about the wonders of the library in All the Books (2024), Piper Waterstone hasn’t stopped reading. The excited chipmunk is eager to check out every single title on the librarian’s yearly reading challenge list. But her friend Gregory the raccoon isn’t interested at all. He would rather pretend to duel with a tree branch sword or walk the (imaginary) plank. Piper tries to entice him with each book on the list: “What about this book with a boy who builds a bridge to an imaginary kingdom?”—a reference to Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia (1977). Gregory, who happens to be on rope swing (another wink to Paterson’s novel) at the time, is apathetic. But when torrential rain hits the forest for three days straight and Gregory can’t play outdoors, his boredom just might make the last book on Piper’s list (the one with pirates) enticing enough. White, wispy, fantastical images swirl over Piper as she describes each book to Gregory (the list of titles referenced is included), and the forest neighborhood is drenched in soft yellows, greens, and browns. But Piper’s reading chair, with steamy cup of tea and warm candle, just might be the coziest spot of all; reluctant readers will be won over.
Appealing to bibliophiles; likely to nurture a love of reading in others.” (Picture book. 3-6)--Kirkus Reviews