• Write a Comment
• Related Blog Posts
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook

An award-winning author of more than 30 science and nature books for children and young adults, Storad’s Don't Call Me Pig! (A Javelina Story) was selected by Arizona’s 2005 Governor, Janet Napolitano, as part of her program to promote reading. More than 93,000 Arizona first-graders received a special edition copy. In 2001, the Arizona Library Association honored Storad with the Judy Goddard Award as "Arizona Children's Author of the Year." Other awards include: Arizona Book Publishers Association’s Best Book, 2008; Arizona Authors Association, Best Children’s Literature, 2010; Grand Canyon Young Readers Honor Book, 2006; Arizona Press Woman; Best Children’s Fiction Book, 2011; Best Children’s Non-Fiction Book, 2011; Glyph Awards: Best Children’s Non-Fiction, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011

Storad's other picture books include: Rattlesnake Rules, Desert Night Shift, Life in the Slow Lane, Lizards for Lunch and Don't Ever Cross That Road! Storad is also author of a series of books written for readers in second through fourth grade. Titles include: Saguaro Cactus, Scorpions, Tarantulas, Hippos, Earth's Crust and The Circulatory System. New titles include Mars, Fossil Fuels, Gila Monsters, Javelinas, Galapagos Tortoises and Piranhas. A newly revised edition of Sonoran Desert A to Z, Storad's popular coloring/learning book, which includes Little Lords of the Desert, Flying Colors and Ancient Harvest, was published in 2009. Seven new books by Storad will be released later in 2011.

Storad worked at Arizona State University after more than 24 years as a science writer and editor. He was founding editor for both the nationally award-winning ASU Research Magazine and Chain Reaction, an award-winning magazine for young readers. Storad currently resides in Tempe, Ariz., with his wife Laurie.

An award-winning author of more than 30 science and nature books for children and young adults, Storad’s Don't Call Me Pig! (A Javelina Story) was selected by Arizona’s 2005 Governor, Janet Napolitano, as part of her program to promote reading. More than 93,000 Arizona first-graders received a special edition copy. In 2001, the Arizona Library Association honored Storad with the Judy Goddard A... More