Kate Korsh is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new children's book series "Oon a Brammo Goop Sideways Magic." She discusses how she got the idea for an underwear fairy character while showering and wanted to create a story celebrating girls' bodies and humor. Kate shares details about the first book in the series, including how the main character Ona accidentally gives her cousin magic underwear. She talks about writing the following books and where the story will go. Both Kate and the podcast host Jed Doherty emphasize the importance of continuing to read with children as they grow up. They offer tips for capturing creative ideas and advice for aspiring young authors.

On this edition of Conversations Kate Korsh talks with host Dan Skinner about “Oona Bramblegoop’s Sideways Magic – Newbie Fairy.” According to the book notes, by day, Kate Korsh is a mild-mannered elementary school teacher and insightful marriage and family therapist. But by night, she studied creative writing and is now the author of the first in a planned series of chapter books featuring a fairy named “Oona Bramblegoop.” Oona is learning how to use magic and the results are unpredictable, but she doesn't give up.

Today Kate Korsh is sharing her debut chapter book series, OONA BRAMBLEGOOP’S SIDEWAYS MAGIC, illustrated by Marta Altés and was published in January 2024 by Putnam (BYR). They have agreed to share a copy of the book with one lucky winner in the US.

L.A. mom and author Kate Korsh has been an elementary school teacher, a marriage and family therapist and a creative writer. “Oona Bramblegoop’s Sideways Magic” is her delightful and funny debut chapter book about a Newbie Fairy determined to do big things.

~Author Chat~

YABC:  What gave you the inspiration to write this book?

I wanted to write something that would make both kids and parents laugh. I noticed that my kids loved every picture book about underwear–and so did I! One day, I wrote the title THE UNDERWEAR FAIRY in my inspiration journal. I liked the assonance of it, and it seemed so full of potential for silliness and magic. It started out as a picture book manuscript, but when I realized how much I enjoyed writing the dialogue, I decided to expand it to chapter book length. That’s also when I started adding the Fun Fairy Facts, which are exactly the type of thing I would have loved as a third or fourth grader. They’re like a double dose of magic.