• I’m in fourth grade.
• I’m a master of disguise!
• Becoming a ninja takes hard work, long training, and patient discipline.
• Puzzles keep my brain in tip-top shape.

Kung Pow
I come from a long line of famous pill bugs. My great-grandfather was the first pill bug to reach the North Pole. He rolled up inside an explorer’s pocket and stayed there for four months. He said the North Pole was a lot stuffier than you’d think.

Amber Pow
I’m Kung Pow’s little sister. I like to tag along with my brother and his friends.

Young Tiger Moth is a ninja-in-training, a martial arts warrior who fights evil in the streets and classrooms of the bug world. With the help of his best friend, pillbug Kung Pow, he works for truth and justice, while still hoping to finish the fourth grade.

Fourth-grade ninjas Tiger Moth and Kung Pow have fun with their classmates celebrating the Chinese New Year. Tiger’s rivals, the Fruit Fly boys, enter the kite-flying contest and the result is sky-high disaster.

When the carnival comes to town, Tiger Moth and his sidekick Kung Pow let their ninja guard down. But not for long! This funfest is an evil trick by Weevil, the world’s evilest insect. Now, the ninja duo must stop the show before the main attraction… the deadly Wing Kong!

1. When did you start writing stories?
I’m not one of those people who started writing stories when they were in diapers. I was 23-years-old.

2. What inspired you to write?
If you love to write, you must first love to read. In 5th grade my teacher read Ramona the Pest aloud to the class. I had no idea books could be so fun, so I began reading like crazy. My love for books eventually inspired me to write my own stories.

3. What were your early stories about?
I had some weird ideas: one story was about a group of cats that was taking over the world and another was about a boy who lived in his mother’s purse. Goofy stuff. But that stuff led to some great ideas, in time.

4. How did you learn to write stories?
I learned by writing. And lots and lots of reading. That’s how I learned what makes a good story.

5. What do you like to write about most?
Many of the books I’ve written have been about bugs, and I do love bugs. There are so many different kinds, and they all look so goofy. They make great characters.

6. What one piece of advice would you give to young, aspiring authors?
Trust your ideas and write what you like. You’re going to write a lot of not-so-good stuff. That’s all part of learning to write. Every thing you write is a step toward creating something really great, so don’t judge your ideas. Just put them on paper.