Candlewick Press Presents

Kara LaReau, author of the Infamous Ratsos series and the new picture book Baby Clown, talks to Candlewick Press about her writing aspirations, her publishing career, and all the trouble she might have caused as a kid. Also, to get readers excited about Rise of ZomBert—the first book in her creepy new mystery series—Kara shares a spooky story!

Kara LaReau, author of the Infamous Ratsos series and the new picture book Baby Clown, talks to Candlewick Press about her writing aspirations, her publishing career, and all the trouble she might have caused as a kid. Also, to get readers excited about Rise of ZomBert—the first book in her creepy new mystery series—Kara shares a spooky story!

• What Book Hooked You podcast
• Christina wins the 2013 Katherine Paterson Prize from Vermont College of Fine Arts for The Mapmaker’s Boy.
• The History of Toads by Christina’s kid
• Christina and her dad get matching perms!

Christina lists her favorite books

Christina Soontornvat, author of A Wish in the Dark, The Blunders: A Counting Catastrophe!, and All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood, her travels to Thailand, and the connection between her deep love of fantasy and her career in science and engineering!

• Kate draws a squirrel with David Gillette on Almanac.
• Kate visits the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
• In this Reading Rockets interview, Kate talks about rejection letters and more.
• Meet the raccoon that hangs out above Kate’s bedroom skylight.
• Kate receives orange sneakers from Kwame Alexander.

Kate DiCamillo, author of Louisiana’s Way Home, the Mercy Watson series, The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie, and more, talks to Candlewick Press about her relentless pursuit to become a writer, rejection, the Newbery Medal (twice!), and the raccoon that hangs out above her bedroom skylight.

1. In this Five Questions (Plus One) video, Meg talks about her first writing experience with her third-grade teacher, Mrs. Zuckerman.

Meg Medina, author of Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, Burn Baby Burn, and Mango, Abuela, and Me, talks to Candlewick Press about family, storytelling, her childhood and teen years, and the importance of making space in her life for writing.

1. Megan shares her encounter with WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino’s dog.
2. Megan talks to Reading Rockets about how she rescued several bags of books.
3. For more bio information about Megan, visit judymoody.com.

Megan McDonald, author of the wildly popular, award-winning, best-selling Judy Moody series, talks to Candlewick Press about the importance of storytelling in her own family and how she created the world’s feistiest third-grader (and her brother, Stink). Megan also gives readers the scoop on her career history, recounting her time as a journalist, spy, superhero, and park ranger.