School Library Journal
Wednesday, February 3 2010Craig Hatkoff's Winter's Tail (Scholastic, 2009), the story of a young dolphin with a prosthetic tail, has sparked a Nintendo video game, a documentary, and a movie deal with Warner Bros. SLJ caught up with Hatkoff to talk about what it's like to collaborate with daughters Isabella, 11 and Juliana, 14, and why they create books about animals that overcome tremendous difficulties.
"Scholastic's Winter's Tail Makes Waves" Feature in Publisher's Weekly
Thursday, December 17 2009By Sally Lodge
"The stories we tell in our books mostly involve tragedy or trauma out of which hope springs forth," (Craig Hatkoff) says. "I always look for what I call teachable, magic moments, and a story we're thinking of writing has to pass what my daughters and I call the goosebumps test. Winter's story has all of this. And it also has a real heart-thumping aspect, since it wasn't clear in the beginning if she would survive."
To read the full story, click on the link to the Publisher's Weekly website below.
WHOOPI TALKS ABOUT WINTER'S TAIL ON THE VIEW!
Friday, November 13 2009On the 11/13 episode of The View on ABC-TV, Whoopi Goldberg mentioned the book "Winter's Tail" as well as the Nintendo DS game (which will be available in stores on 11/24). To help celebrate Whoopi's birthday, the entire studio audience went home with a copy of the book and the game. Click the link to view -- Winter's Tail is at 10:56 in the video.
Winter's Tail Chosen as a Library Guild Selection!
Wednesday, October 21 2009Winter's Tail has been awarded the designation "A Junior Library Guild Selection" for Fall, 2009. The JLG provides recommendations for extraordinary reading experiences for children and young adults. With its distinction as one of the first awards given, the award is often viewed as a bellwether of future success.
The Junior Library Guild is a literary review and selection service serving school and public libraries, established in 1929, and used by over 17,000 librarians today.
Good Housekeeping: How Animal Babies Can Save the World
Thursday, October 1 2009Good Family/Good Works article about Winter's Tail and the entire Turtle Pond Collection in the October Issue of Good Housekeeping.
By writing popular books about endangered species, a dad and his daughters help kids tackle some of life's toughest topics. By Judith Stone
Reader's Digest: Woman Who Lost Leg Finds Inspiration from Disabled Dolphin
Thursday, October 1 2009
Winter the Dolphin
Thursday, March 26 2009Quick peek of Winter the Dolphin who lost her tail in a fishing trap. Winter is being fitted with a prostethic tail.