"Squid in Pants" got a nice write-up in Elizabeth (Betsy) Bird's 2025 SLJ 31 Day roundup of recommended books in the category of rhyming picture books. Full article is here: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/05/31-days-31-lists-2025-rhyming-picture-books/ Review text is below! SQUID IN PANTS resources are... Continue Reading →
"Hello Kaz, my name is Kurt and I am sending this on behalf of my 6 year old great-grandson Drayton. We both LOVE your books and enjoy reading them together! Drayton is on the spectrum and so he connects with... Continue Reading →
Hello friends! To celebrate the publication of WORM AND CATERPILLAR ARE FRIENDS, I'm giving away a signed book, a bookplate sticker, a Kaz bookmark AND... a farting BOOKIE CUSHION with a worm drawn on it. I've just added two more... Continue Reading →
"Worm and Caterpillar are Friends" appears on 23+ "Best Books of the Year" lists and received an ALA "Dr. Suess" Geisel Honor. Scroll down for ACTIVITIES and LESSON PLANS! BOOK ORDER INFO Order all Kaz's books signed from Boulder Book... Continue Reading →
Hi! I’m Kaz Windness, the author and illustrator of “Swim, Jim!” and “Bitsy Bat, School Star.” To celebrate my newest release, “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends,” here’s the story of how a little sketch became a published book. In April... Continue Reading →
GO! GO! DINO! I’m thrilled to be working with Simon Spotlight SimonKIDS on our third (and fourth!) book together. (Please pre-order WORM AND CATERPILLAR ARE FRIENDS now.) Special thanks to my awesome agent, Timothy Andrew Travaglini, who saw the drawing... Continue Reading →
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