This Is a Seahorse

Description

A disgruntled seahorse fact-checks a school report about him.

When a child writes a report about a seahorse, the creature himself has a few things to say about the animals he’s compared to. First of all, he is nothing like a land horse. His tail is much more useful than an opossum’s tail. And his snout fits his face perfectly—unlike an anteater’s snout.

Delivering fascinating facts along the way, the seahorse sets the record straight about what makes his species so special.​

Cassandra was born and raised in Massachusetts, where she spent her childhood reading comic books, playing action figures, drawing superheroes, and participating in all things nerdy (before that became cool). She graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University, where she co-founded the Brandeis Comic Book Club. After college she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked in film and television. Over the course of her life, Cassandra has been many things — a hand model, a wrestler, a manatee rescuer, an actor, and a mystic wood elf — but her favorite so far has been an author/illustrator. Cassandra’s published books include This Is a Sea Cow (Albert Whitman, 2019) and This Is a Seahorse (2020), which received multiple starred reviews and won an ILA Children’s and Young Adult Book Award. Cassandra’s debut middle grade graphic novel, Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, A Princess, and her Crew of Lady Pirates (Aladdin, S&S) and her next picture book, Grayson Squirrel Loses It! (Random House) come out in 2025.