Ame Dyckman

Ame Dyckman reads and writes children's books when she SHOULD be sleeping! Ame's the award-winning author of: BOY + BOT; TEA PARTY RULES; the New York Times-bestselling WOLFIE THE BUNNY; HORRIBLE BEAR!; the You Don’t Want A… books (YOU DON'T WANT A UNICORN!; YOU DON'T WANT A DRAGON!); READ THE BOOK, LEMMINGS!; the Misunderstood Shark books (MISUNDERSTOOD SHARK; FRIENDS DON'T EAT FRIENDS); the Wee Beasties board book series (HUGGY THE PYTHON HUGS TOO HARD, ROARY THE LION ROARS TOO LOUD, TOUCHY THE OCTOPUS TOUCHES EVERYTHING); DANDY; THAT'S LIFE!; THE NEW KID HAS FLEAS; the Tiny Barbarian books (TINY BARBARIAN; TINY BARBARIAN CONQUERS THE KRAKEN); HOW DINOSAURS WENT EXTINCT: A SAFETY GUIDE; DON'T BLOW YOUR TOP!; the Bat, Cat & Rat series (THE COZY HOME; the Geisel Award-winning VACATION; THE BEACH DAY; A GREAT FALL; THE COZY TOWN; THE SICK DAY); the Monster Og early reader series (OG MEETS MOG; OG FINDS THE COG; OG RESCUES BOP!; OG ROCKS THE BOAT!); CAMPINGLAND; SILLY BOOBIES: A LOVE STORY; the Duckie & Snaps books (WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS; WE CANNOT BE BRAVE); the upcoming TO THE ACTUAL MOON AND BACK; and many MORE books in the works! Ame lives in beautiful central New Jersey with her husband, their daughter, and a yard full of wacky wild critters. (They ALL inspire her stories!) For book news and fun, visit Ame's website, or follow Ame on Twitter: @AmeDyckman; and Bluesky: @amedyckman.