BARBARA JEAN HICKS
CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR
HOME
LINKS
My Illustrators:
Alexis Deacon
Lila Prap
Dan Santat
My Publishers:
Alfred
A. Knopf
Farrar
Straus & Giroux
Hutchinson
tiger
tales
My Booksellers:
Adventures for Kids
The Secret Garden
Powell's Books
Booksense
Independent Bookstores
Barnes
& Noble
Amazon
Cats, Cats, Cats!
Children's Author Portals:
America Writes for Kids
Just for Kids Who Love Books
Toni Buzzeo's Author List
Sharyn November's Author List
WELCOME TO MY VIRTUAL HOME!
KIDS: Need to write a report about an author?
PARENTS: Looking for fun activities for the kids?
TEACHERS: Interested in tie-ins for the classroom?
FANS: Wondering how a cat became my muse?
FRIENDS: Want to know if I'm going to be in town?Come on in and poke around.
MY "NEXT BIG THING"
MONSTERS DON'T EAT BROCCOLI
If monsters don't eat broccoli (or artichokes or greens), what DO they eat? To find out, you'll have to wait for my newest picture book from Alfred A. Knopf, coming in Summer 2009. You'll love the funny, cheerful, not-the-least-bit-scary monsters created by Sue Hendra for Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli. Sue lives in Brighton, England and has illustrated more than 70 children's books.
BOOKS IN THE NEWS
Amazon.com editors named The Secret Life of Walter Kitty their #2 Pick for Best Picture Books of 2007. My grin is as big as Fang's. Go, Walter!
The Society of Illustrators included Dan Santat's artwork for The Secret Life of Walter Kitty in their 2007 juried Original Art Show in New York City. No surprise to me. Go, Dan!
The Secret Life of Walter Kitty was nominated for a Cybil award. The Cybils are reader-nominated and kid-lit blogger-awarded. Go, readers!
DISCOVER WALTER KITTY'S BIGGEST SECRET EVER.
Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale remains my best-selling and most highly acclaimed children's book. Among its honors:
American Library Association: 2006 Notable Children’s Book
Banks Street College of Education: 2006 Book of Outstanding Merit
Children’s Literature Assembly: 2006 Notable Children’s Book / Language Arts
Child Magazine: Best Children’s Books, 2005
Nick Jr. Family Magazine: Best Children’s Books, 2005
New York Times Book Review: Best Illustrated Books, 2005If you haven't yet picked up a copy of Jitterbug Jam, you're in for a treat. I am so lucky to have had the phenomenal Alexis Deacon illustrate my first picture book. Go, Alexis!
AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
I have interviews posted at Tales From the Rushmore Kid, the kid-lit blog of children's author Tina Nichols Coury, and California Readers, a fabulous organization of teachers, librarians, authors, and other people interested in reading and books. I was also interviewed for an article in California's Central Coast Magazine.
I also have an article on writing posted on La Bloga. My author friend René Colato Laínez and five other Latino writers co-produce this impressive blog focused on Chicano literature. For one day René made me an honorary Chicana! "What's the Big Idea: Tracking Down Your So-What Factors" is the text of an author talk at a recent Ventura County SCBWI Writers' Day.
FREE WALTER KITTY FUN STUFF!
Dan has created a coloring page, a paper toy and a mask to make The Secret Life of Walter Kitty even more fun! To view and download his fun stuff FREE, follow the links below. Each item fits on 8.5" x 11" paper. For best results, use a color printer and matte photo paper for the toy and the mask, or print on typing paper and glue to construction paper before cutting out.
COLORING PAGEMASK
PAPER TOY
I
MAKE SCHOOL VISITS!
| HOME | ABOUT THE AUTHOR | ABOUT THE CAT | BOOKS FOR KIDS | BOOKS FOR GROWNUPS |
| EVENTS | SCHOOL VISITS | TEACHER/PARENT PAGE | STORE | ART SAMPLES |
All text and images on this website © Barbara Jean Hicks 2005-2007
unless otherwise identified. Text and images may be used
for educational and
other non-commercial purposes if copyright and website information are clearly
stated. Commercial use of
all text and images is strictly prohibited.