WELCOME
TO MY VIRTUAL HOME!
I'm
pleased you've found your way to my website.
Come on in and poke around!
You'll find out lots of stuff about me, my books,
and the cat who inspired me to look, leap and learn
in my journey as a writer for children.
Cheers,
Barbara Jean Hicks
Forever Five!
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?
I
MAKE SCHOOL VISITS!
Nothing is quite so inspiring to a young author as hearing a
published, working author talk about the writing life. But how to fund an author
visit? Check out this link:
FINDING FUNDS FOR AUTHOR VISITS
COMING SOON:
MONSTERS
DON'T EAT BROCCOLI!
If monsters don't eat broccoli (or
artichokes or greens), what DO they eat?
You'll find out in 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 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 HERE!
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, 2005
If 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!
LINKS TO AUTHOR INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
Elizabeth Partridge's Blog
NEW!
La Bloga
Central Coast Magazine
Tales
From the Rushmore Kid
California Readers
FREE WALTER KITTY FUN STUFF!
Illustrator Dan Santata 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.
