Remember (the) Maine

A Stroll Around Kittybunkport with Scott Rothman

There’s just something about Maine and children’s literature. I know that here in America we’ve a number of children’s literature locations. There’s the eerie conglomeration of children’s book creators drawn to Amherst/Northampton. There’s Abilene, Texas where all those children’s literature statues reside. There’s New York (nuff said). But Maine… it just has a different feel entirely. It’s where Robert McCloskey plied his trade. It’s where Miss Rumphius planted all those lupines. And it’s where we head today for chowder, thick sweaters, and the occasional Whoopie Pie.

Kittybunkport (out now) by Scott Rothman is, in fact, so unapologetically Maine-ish that I hesitate to even describe it. So I’ll let the publisher do it instead:

“Lighthouses, lobster rolls, two silly scaredy-cats, and one uproarious seaside adventure!

Chowder and Crackers live in the quiet, coastal town of Kittybunkport, where they pass their time sitting in the sun, napping, scratching stuff, and of course, catching lobster. Until one day the town’s lighthouse—rumored to be haunted—suddenly goes dark. When Chowder and Crackers are sent to fix the problem, will the two scaredy-cats be able to save Kittybunkport?”

Hope you like your England New because we’re talking with Scott Rothman today about this wicked good book.

For the full interview, read on here.