Teeter totter step, step, dip' Bobble wobble step, step...trip!Nothing can match the thrill and agony of learning a new skill, and those beginning steps are among the foremost firsts. Lee Wardlaw's clipped hopping verse echoes the distinct, toddling dance of a baby's first journey. Colorful and energetic paintings by Julie Paschkis capture all the drama that occurs in those few feet between a favorite toy and Mom's reassuring arms.
Lee Wardlaw swears that her first spoken word was 'kitty'. Since then, she's shared her life with 30 cats (not all at the same time!) and published 30 award-winning books for young readers, selling more than one million copies world wide.
Lee's books include Won Ton - A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Children's Poetry Award and the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award (among others); Won Ton and Chopstick, an NCTE Notable Poetry Book; and 101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies, recipient of the 2012 Forward National Literature Award for Humor.
Lee has a B.A. in Education, an AMI-Primary Diploma from the Montessori Institute of San Diego, and is finishing her M.Ed.
A former teacher, Lee continues to keep up-to-date with children, tweens, and teens by presenting frequently at schools, libraries, bookstores, and conferences. She lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with two dog-disdaining cats.
Teeter totter step, step, dip' Bobble wobble step, step...trip! Nothing can match the thrill and agony of learning a new skill, and those beginning steps are among the foremost firsts. Lee Wardlaw's clipped hopping verse echoes the distinct, toddling dance of a baby's first journey. Colorful and energetic paintings by Julie Paschkis capture all the drama that occurs in those few feet between a favorite toy and Mom's reassuring arms.