You Are a Reader! / You Are a Writer! by April Jones Prince

Two rhyming books in one that inspire and encourage children who are learning to read and write. Now available in paperback.

You are a Reader! / You are a Writer! is a book made to be read twice, once from the front and once from the back. Read one way, children will see all the joys that reading can bring—flip it over and they’ll be inspired by the imaginative possibilities of writing!

With a jaunty rhyme that’s great for reading aloud and a diverse cast of characters at various stages of reading and writing, there is something for everyone here. Learning to read? Scan, sound, simmer, think. You can guzzle words and ink. You might stumble, you might sigh. But readers practice, grow, and fly! Learning to write? Wake, watch, wonder, plot. You can weave with words and thoughts. Still staring at an empty page? Every writer knows that stage. Ask “What if?” Change your view. Try a pen—or stick—that’s new. But writers read and draft, and fly!

Throughout the book are suggestions for where to find inspiration for reading and writing and different ways to move on if you are discouraged. Christine Davenier’s energetic illustrations add to the fun in this true celebration of what it means to be a reader and a writer, no matter how accomplished you are or aren’t.

April Jones Prince is the author of many books for young readers, including Snowy Race, illustrated by Christine Davenier and What Do Wheels Do All Day?, a Child magazine best book of the year. She lives in Massachusetts.

Christine Davenier is the acclaimed illustrator of more than 60 books for children, including Snowy Race with Holiday House and the New York Times bestselling series The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, as well as the New York Times best Illustrated The First Thing My Mama Told Me by Susan Marie Swanson, and Miss Lina’s Ballerinas by Grace Maccarone.

Author Residence: Massachusetts

Christine Davenier is the acclaimed illustrator of more than 60 books for children, including Snowy Race with Holiday House and the New York Times bestselling series The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, as well as the New York Times best Illustrated The First Thing My Mama Told Me by Susan Marie Swanson, and Miss Lina's Ballerinas by Grace Maccarone.

Illustrator Residence: Paris, France