Holly Papa

Frog Prince Meets Click, Clack, Moo

Posted by Holly Papa | Sep 7, 2012 | Blog |

This was a challenge to take a picture book character and place the character into the setting from another picture book. Here is what I came up with: Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new...

Cold Case by Julia Platt Leonard

Posted by Holly Papa | Aug 16, 2012 | Blog |

Oz, the youngest son of a French-American widow, drives a bicycle around town and works to help run the family restaurant, Chez Isabelle. While his mom is off in France caring for their ailing grandmother, Oz and his older brother Dave have to deal with the scariest most intense period of their lives.

Ramadan Moon by Na’ima B Robert and Shirin Adl

Posted by Holly Papa | Jun 25, 2012 | Blog |

This is a sweet book written in verse about the Muslim celebration of Ramadan. I first learned about Ramadan from one of my neighbors in Forest Grove, Oregon back in 2001. I believe my neighbor was pregnant at the time, and the...

The Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby

Posted by Holly Papa | May 12, 2012 | Blog |

I just read Matthew J. Kirby’s debut novel, and I’m about to start devouring his next book, Icefall, which just won the Edgar Award in the juvenile ficiton category. I am looking forward to it. Unfortunately, we are...