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“When You Love a Book” Order Links, Activity Sheets, Events, Media Kit, and More

Official Publisher Page HERE Eidelweiss book preview HERE Kaz & Heather signed and doodled copies from Second Star to the Right Book Shop HERE Come to our Book Party! Saturday, June 1st, from 12 noon to 1pm. RSVP HERE Join us for... Continue Reading →

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Epic School Visits!

"Kaz was a rockstar! The kids loved it! Most engaging, fun author visit!" --Mrs. Bigelow What is an author school visit? How do students benefit? This 90-second video HERE explains. Book Kaz Windness for the 2023-24 school year now HERE!... Continue Reading →

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“Bitsy Bat, School Star” Order Links, Media Kit, Lesson Plans, Activity Sheets & Events

Easily link to this page http://www.BitsyBat.com Official Publisher Page HERE Signed and doodled copies from Second Star to the Right Book Shop HERE All Kaz's book buy and social media links LINKTREE Kirkus STAR review HERE Bookpage STAR review HERE... Continue Reading →

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Media Kit, Lesson Plan, Drawing Activity: Worm and Caterpillar are Friends

Scroll down for the Media Kit and Drawing Activity Sheet! Order signed copies from Second Star to the Right Book Shop HERE Book Trailer for "Worm And Caterpillar Are Friends": Book Trailer (TikTok) Book Trailer (Facebook) Book Trailer (Instagram) Kirkus... Continue Reading →

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SWIM, JIM! Activity Sheets

"Swim, Jim!" is here and I'm celebrating with a party of activity sheets. Here is a black-and-white PDF! There are color Jim print-outs below. Feel free to use these as a companion to reading "Swim, Jim!" jim-maze-draw-handoutDownload And remember to... Continue Reading →

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Bitsy Bat a CBC Teacher Favorite!

Beep-Bop-Chitter-Choo! #bitsybatschoolstar has been voted onto the 2024 Children’s Book Council’s Favorites Award List! Bitsy Bat is a TEACHER FAVORITE in the K-2nd Grade category. (Educator resources at BitsyBat.com!) Thank you, The Children's Book Council! Thank you teachers! Background: Each... Continue Reading →

Niche Declaration Sentence for Illustrators

A Cuddlefish Academy TikTok follower asked me for guidance on writing their artist statement. Instead, I'm going to teach you how to write a niche declaration sentence. This is much more valuable for illustrators because like an elevator pitch for... Continue Reading →

ALA in San Diego this June

Are you going to ALA this summer? Come see me! I'm there celebrating my first shiny sticker ("Worm and Caterpillar are Friends") and signing books with my good friends at Simon & Schuster. BONUS: Penguin/Flamingo just invited me to sign... Continue Reading →

“Bitsy Bat, School Star” is a Teacher Favorite!

Beep-Bop-Chitter-Choo! #bitsybatschoolstar has been voted onto the 2024 Children’s Book Council’s Favorites Award List! Bitsy Bat is a TEACHER FAVORITE in the K-2nd Grade category. (Educator resources at http://www.BitsyBat.com!) Thank you, @childrensbookcouncil! Thank you, teachers! Background: Each year, young people from Kindergarten to... Continue Reading →

Spring 2024 Events! Mark Your Calendar

Hi Friends! It's shaping up to be a fun and busy Spring. I hope you can join me at one or more of these events. Detail links below the graphic. See you soon! Designing Covers with Jessica Lanan here: https://cuddlefishacademy.teachable.com/p/covers Disability Representation in... Continue Reading →

Bitsy Bat, School Star in Spanish!

I'm beyond delighted to announce that “Bitsy Bat, School Star” is set to be published in Spanish, both in hardcover and paperback. It's a dream come true! Look for it next summer. #bitsybatschoolstar#spanishedition#kidsbooks@simonkids

“When You Love a Book” birthday party

“When You Love a Book,” a celebration of classic children’s books with interactive riddles by @kazwindness and immersive illustrations by @heatherbrockmanlee is out this Spring! Bring your book BFFs and join us on Saturday, June 1st at noon for a book birthday party at... Continue Reading →

Geisel Award Honor

The butterfly is out of the chrysalis! This morning at the American Library Association Youth Media Awards ), "Worm and Caterpillar are Friends" was named a GEISEL HONOR BOOK…. an honor “given annually to the most distinguished American books for... Continue Reading →

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