Racing into 2025 with BITSY BAT, TEAM STAR, out on Feb. 4th. We have our first review, and it's a glowing one. 🌟Thank you, https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/ for the winning tribute to Bitsy's inclusive world. “...the familiar [school race] story is given... Continue Reading →
Heather Brockman Lee and I are beyond delighted to announce “When You Love a Book” has been selected for the 2025 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!!! This spectacular program was developed by Dolly Parton to gift books directly to children aged... Continue Reading →
Here's the 2024 year-end wrap-up. I've never traveled so much in my whole life! What a year! What you don't see in these year-end accomplishment lists is the decades of rejection, sacrifice, and work that went into getting here. Also,... Continue Reading →
"Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea" written by Andrew Hacket and illustrated by me won the 2024 Northern Lights Book Award for the 4-8 picture book category. What a great way to end the year! Thank you Northern Dawn... Continue Reading →
Look who's in Publisher's Weekly Children's Bookshelf today! It's your nutty pals, Andrew Hacket and Kaz Windness with a new book in the works, SQUIRREL AND TURTLE: THIS BOOK HAS BIG WORDS. I'm thrilled to have more books with Andrew... Continue Reading →
Do you live in a book desert? Look it up here: https://www.unitebooks.com/book-deserts/the-book-desert-map. If so, here are some things you can do to grow literacy in your community: 1. Start a Little Free Library. Mine is the only one in several... Continue Reading →
Before the "Bitsy Bat" series, I drew LOTS of bats. Here's a #100day project I did in 2019-2020 called #100DaysOfBats. Bats are my favorite animal, and I always have ideas for them, but this forced me to dig deep and... Continue Reading →
Scroll to the bottom for ISBNs and book awards. Kaz helps teachers and caretakers with lesson plans and activities beyond the book. Click on the image to jump to each book's resources. Signed books HERE! Follow Kaz on all your... Continue Reading →
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