In this conversation, Charles Austin Muir and Kara Picante Muirtalk about pugs, creative ideas, overcoming fears, making art, and Pug Monster Gallery.
Author: Dr. Jen Harrison
Dr. Jen Harrison
Dr. Jen Harrison provides writing and research services as the CEO of Read.Write.Perfect. She completed her Ph.D. in Children’s and Victorian Literature at Aberystwyth University in Wales, in the UK. After a brief spell in administration, Jen then trained as a secondary school English teacher and worked for several years teaching Secondary School English, working independently as a private tutor of English, and working in nursery and primary schools. She has been an editor for the peer-reviewed journal of children’s literature, Jeunesse, and has published academic work on children’s non-fiction, YA speculative fiction, and the posthuman.
Pug Monster Gallery, by Charles Muir, is a fun, funny, and entertaining coloring book sure to delight dog-lovers and horror fans.
Built on a foundation of Social-Emotional Learning theory, Klippe and the Viking teaches readers how to find real-life, practical solutions to life battles.
Jon Klassen’s ink and watercolor drawings bring scenes to life. These delightful stories are sure to become timeless classics in the animal-stories genre.
Eddie and the Vegetarian Vampire, by Dennis Desmond, is sweet, funny, and thought-provoking – perfect for Halloween reading.
Funny, quirky, and fun, Six Thousand Doughnuts invites readers to think outside the box about how to treat others when we pursue our desires.
Jennifer Swanson talks about Footprints Across the Planet and why children need to understand the importance of their ‘footprint.’
Footprints Across the Planet introduces the concepts of sustainability and inclusivity that even the youngest readers can understand and enjoy.
My Name Is Not Ed Tug, by Amy Nielander, is an enjoyable, gently humorous way to introduce young readers to ideas about identity and diversity.
Edward the Egg is a story about reciprocity, teaching readers that doing the right thing isn’t always easy, but it is usually worthwhile.