Tag: Christy Ottaviano Books

Toot toot, vehicles with personality coming through!!

A Q&A with Creator Melissa Iwai and Publisher Christy Ottaviano on the making of Let’s Party: A DIY Illustrated Guide to 10 Fantastic Birthday Parties

History was always one of my favorite subjects in school. I loved the memorization, the plethora movies available, and the passion that my teachers had for the subject...

As a shy child, books were crucial to help me get over school day jitters and soccer game butterflies. I read stories of characters going through trials...

Our favorite little Owl is BACK in a brand-new adventure, and this time, he has a… liege? Ward? Superfan?...

I grew up with the Goosebumps books. Well, I should clarify, I grew up with the Goosebumps books in bookstores and book fairs and I loved the idea of reading them…but was too terrified...

Do you remember what it was like to be in middle school? Everything was awkward. Parents? Awkward. Waiting for the school bus? Awkward. Peanut butter and jelly for lunch? Awkward...

Did you know there’s all sorts of research and studies about how young children learn multiple languages faster than adults might, because of their growing minds? And that not only does it help them linguistically, but it helps with creativity, logic, and focus?...

Summer vacation has arrived, which means there is so much time for reading! As a kid, one of my favorite summertime activities was an afternoon trip to the public library...

It’s easy to be scared of dragons (looking at you, dragon from Sleeping Beauty!) But what about Mushu from Mulan?...

There is something undeniably special about watching birds from afar! I love the sound of seagulls being the theme song to every beach vacation...