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 Kids Contains only kindergarten or first-grade words, making it an ideal first reading book Perfect for emerging readers ages 4 to 8 This book will provide teachers and parents with a fun way to invite emerging readers to be independent and gain confidence in their reading comprehension skills Text reinforces vocabulary words through repetition Illustrations convey emotion through the exuberance of an adorable panda Author 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.