Janice's book, "Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents", has the unique distinction of being a recently featured selection on the prestigious TV show "Reading Rainbow".
Some of these titles are:
"Totally Uncool" First Avenue Editions, Lerner Publishing Group. Living with a step-mom is not easy for young people, but one girl finds after time that her new step-mom just might be her best ally.
"Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents",Magination Press, Published by the American Psychological Association. "This book is a story for those children who cannot for any reason live with their parents. It is a story about resilience and loyalty, hope and disappointment, love and sadness." Ages 6-12.
Janice never really planned on becoming a writer, but her readers are sure glad she did. She really had a dream to become a centerfielder for her favorite team, the New York Yankees. Her books can be found all over the world. She is truly a multi-faceted writer.
Janice has a great website that details her books for children. Please visit her site and read more about her and her books. They are great books for a variety of children and should be on all library media center shelves in elementary and middle schools.
www.janicelevy.com
1. SR: Tell us about your children's books. They are so varied in style and content. For example, several of your books are really funny, in addition to having a subtle message.
JL: "Totally Uncool" is about a girl's feelings toward Dad's new girlfriend, whom he calls (ugh) "Sweet Potato." She plays the tuba and sings opera to her goldfish. She's clueless about soccer and video games. She has porcupiny hair. Then again, she knows how to keep secrets, makes prize-winning Halloween costumes- nobody else comes as Broccoli! Maybe she's not that bad...
This book won the award for Best Foreign Picture Book in Japan. There is also a special United Kingdom version, as well.
