Maria Gianferrari

2 months ago | hbook.com | Byron Graves |Maria Gianferrari |Diana Sudyka |Jacqueline Woodson

I am overjoyed to be in the company of all of these fine book creators. Congrats to you all! Many thanks to both the Boston Globe and the Horn Book, and congratulations on the Horn Book’s hundredth anniversary!A heart-filled “thanks, mush” to judges Cathryn Mercier, Katrina Hedeen Eftekhari, and Rodney Fierce. I am awed and grateful that you chose our book for this incredible honor. It means more than you can know.

2 months ago | hbook.com | Byron Graves |Diana Sudyka |Maria Gianferrari |Jacqueline Woodson

Thank you to the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Committee for honoring Fungi Grow. I have found the Horn Book to be a guiding voice and influence both in my time illustrating and writing picture books and as an avid reader of the genre. I have long admired Maria Gianferrari’s writing and her love of the natural world. It’s an interest we both share, and I was delighted when offered the opportunity to illustrate Fungi Grow.

Dec 19, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Maria Gianferrari |Erin Guendelsberger |Mo Willems

High fives for this tribute to helper dogs. A thank-you note to therapy dogs of all kinds. Gianferrari, author of numerous books about animal and human connections, here focuses on dogs as helpers. Gentle text and appealing digital illustrations show canines bringing joy to humans in all kinds of ways. There are support dogs for children in hospitals, courtrooms, and funeral homes, as well as dogs to be read to in libraries.

Sep 5, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Maria Gianferrari |Gail Gibbons |Kate Messner

Erupt into applause for this picture book of the first magma-tude. A deceptively simple, visually appealing, comprehensive explanation of volcanoes. Gibbons packs an impressive number of facts into this browsable nonfiction picture book.

Jun 7, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Maria Gianferrari |Annette Whipple |Andrea Wang |Laura Salas

Author Maria Gianferrari on Merging Poetry and Science- PLUS A GIVEAWAY! Hello world!!Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish! I’m excited to introduce my next guest, an author whom I’ve admired for some time because I LOVE her books (Hawk Rising, Be a Tree, Bobcat Prowling, I could go on….). She writes incredible nonfiction (and also fiction) and she’s the friendliest person ever.