Prolific author: Charles Ghigna has written more than 5,000 poems and 100 books including Fetch, Cat. Fetch! (Kirkus Reviews: "A fun and easy fable of feline friendship"), A Poem Is a Firefly (2021 Northern Lights Book Awards Winner and 2021 Story Monsters Purple Dragon Award), and Love Is Everything (Kirkus Reviews: "Make room on the shelf for this book’s effusion of love and affirmation that everyone needs from time to time.") with Schiffer KidsContains only kindergarten or first-grade words, making it an ideal first reading bookPerfect for emerging readers ages 4 to 8This book will provide teachers and parents with a fun way to invite emerging readers to be independent and gain confidence in their reading comprehension skillsText reinforces vocabulary words through repetitionIllustrations convey emotion through the exuberance of an adorable pandaAuthor does 30–40 school visits and library talks as well as teacher and library conferences. He is also active doing book tours with each new book.