Books with author Phillip Waechter

Rosie is haunted by monster nightmares. Waking up in a pool of sweat, she is bound and determined to confront her fears. Her solution is so deft and clever, missing a deep knowledge of childhood, exuberant energy, and…a kiss, that it will leave young readers cheering and, more important, armed with some of the tools to tackle their own night monsters. Philip Waechter, the creator of the wonderfully all-too-human hero bear in Me!, now shows an equally keen and sensitive appreciation of the dilemmas of childhood. In Rosie he has created a feisty and courageous little heroine, who can stand proudly next to William Steig's Brave Irene and Kevin Henke's Lily.

Bears have more than a passing resemblance to humans. Especially this bear, who takes pleasure in the little things in life, and, of course, the big things as well. He is generous to a fault, and if we are to take his word for it, a rather clever fellow. But, like many of us, even our bear has days when he feels dreadfully alone…Fortunately, he knows exactly what to do about it. Philip Waechter responds to this very human dilemma by creating a wonderful character, drawn with a delicately spare line but informed with great compassion and love.

You have built-in coordination! A meticulous sense of timing! A keen eye for the competitive edge! Is it any surprise that you are a soccer star? And not just any old ordinary soccer star you are a SUPERstar! In both his words and drawings, Philip Waechter, author-artist of Me! and Rosie and the Nightmares, expresses an original and wittily philosophical view of human existence that gives his work a timeless universality. Clever and imaginative in its exploration of competition, as well as the innocence, the egotism, the humor and poignancy of childhood, readers of all ages will want to play on the Superstar's team!