The Research Process

Since 1996, I have been writing The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library and one of the things I like most about writing this line of books is doing the research. I love taking the books out of the library and filling notebooks with fun facts that I think kids will really enjoy, which often I didn’t know myself. Did you know that all kittens are born with blue eyes? That there are more breeds of dogs than any other mammal? That armadillos have four babies at the same time all boys or all girls? I like to imagine some of the kids wowing their parents at the dinner table with these fun facts and I’m sure they do.

The Business of Writing

Somehow it turns out that I need to get new business cards made every year. I’m never exactly sure why since I haven’ t moved in a long time, but invariably my website or my blog site or my phone number or something needs to be changed so I’m at it again.

This time, I’ve decided to put both of the major characters I write for on one card. Over the years, I have written for cats, dogs, monkeys, bears and Disney Princesses, but the two characters nearest and dearest to my heart are The Cat in the Hat and The I Believe Bunny so here they are, together for the first time. I can’t wait to see who ends up on my new cards next year!