Fabulous Army Life

Kimberly Willis Holt Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the fun and quirky series of books about Piper Reed , Navy brat and all-around good kid.  In these books, Piper learns to navigate the challenges of life on the move, making friends, making adjustments, and making the most of her military life.  It is my absolute honor to have interviewed Kimberly Willis Holt about her writing.  Read on for more about the author, the books, and how all kids can learn great lessons from our friend, Piper. You have lived the military lifestyle and now contribute to military kids by offering this quirky character with whom they can identify. How much of Piper's life is from your own experience and do you use stories of other military kids to tell her story? My father was a Navy Chief like Piper's and I'm one of three girls. But I'm the oldest like Tori. I thought it would be more fun for kids to see the world through a middle child's eyes. My siste...

I love to read. Really, really, love to read. When I was young, my mom used to ponder the fact that, as a public school teacher, she was constantly forbidding me, her own daughter, to read! Sounds odd, but she would only do this when I had, for example, gone upstairs to clean my room and become distracted by a book ... or spent an hour reading the newspaper instead of doing the dishes ... or was sidetracked from pouring my brother a bowl of cereal because I was reading the back of the cereal box. You get the picture. I have a true sister-soul-mate in this addiction. My husband's brother's wife, whom I love, is an avid book-addict, too. We share books and ideas constantly and both suffer from reading-induced insomnia. She told a story recently of starting a book before bed and getting so engrossed in it that she didn't realize how much time had gone by until her husband woke and said it was almost time to wake up ... the next day! Yes, this is the extent of our affliction. I...