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Heather is an artist, storyteller, and all-around sillyperson. Her hobbies include long trips to the grocery store for entertainment, trying out local bakeries, and just generally looking around. Her slightly more important-sounding hobbies include connecting with others about the concept of memory and its link to our senses, collecting books (especially graphic novels & picture books!) that celebrate delighting in the world around us, and threading observation, humor, and wondering into her everyday practices.
Heather's favorite books include, but certainly aren't limited to:
- Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton
- Still Stuck by Shinsuke Yoshitake
- Chirri & Chirra by Kaya Doi
- A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
- Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
- Another Kind by Trevor Bream, Cait May
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Just Kids by Patti Smith
“An entertaining romp.” —The Wall Street Journal
The first book in a completely charming series by a well-known Japanese author and illustrator, Chirri & Chirra introduces two girl characters who go on wonderful adventures together through the natural world.
Award-winning author/illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake’s Still Stuck is a fresh, laugh-out-loud funny picture book showing a young boy’s feelings of frustration—and his determination to do things himself.
Getting dressed and undressed can be difficult, especially for little ones.
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
"Beautifully drawn, brutally funny, brilliantly honest. Vera is such a good cartoonist I almost can’t stand it.” —Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile
Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel debut by comic creators Cait May and Trevor Bream, for fans of Marvel’s Runaways and The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Another Kind is not your average monster story.
Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
This Printz Honor Book is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison.
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
“Reading rocker Smith’s account of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, it’s hard not to believe in fate. How else to explain the chance encounter that threw them together, allowing both to blossom? Quirky and spellbinding.” -- People