"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" is on over a dozen "Best Books of the Year" lists and received a 2024 Geisel Award. Scroll down for the Media Kit and Drawing Activity Sheet! Order signed copies from Boulder Book Store HERE... 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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