Izzy the cat in Catmagic is “blotchy and splotchy from tail-tip to head.”The cats that kids draw after reading it are a riot of colour in dozens of different ways – ripples, stripes, spots, dots, and even dashes, as first-grader Cade did so uniquely here.I think his multicoloured cat is quite beautiful! And very original [...]

What they say about “southern hospitality” turns out to be quite true! The teachers, librarians, professors of children’s literature, booksellers and organizers of the book festival I just spoke at in Mississippi were wonderfully hospitable. Also deeply committed to their work, smart, talkative, and generally delightful. I’ll go into shock the first time someone is [...]