Hi, I’m Patrick.

Since 2003, I’ve been writing books for young readers for Scholastic, Little Brown, Penguin Random House, and Harper Collins. Five million books in 23 countries and more than 3000 school visits later, I can report from the field that kids still love books, even as a tidal wave of distraction try to keep them from turning pages. Books still shape young minds, and they still provide unparalleled advantages every kid needs. After two decades and thousands of school visits, my work remains the same: get every kid excited about reading, because reading helps every kid thrive.