Author & Speaker
Kathy Hoopmann
Welcome to my website! I have written over twenty books for children and adults, including picture books, novels and nonfiction, with translations into 21 languages. All up I have around fifty of my books in different languages on my shelf. I have won, and been shortlisted for, numerous literary awards including the Children’s Book Council of Australia Award, the ALCS Educational Award (UK), the Living Now Award (US) and have five times been awarded a Nautilus Book Award (US) which is granted to ‘books that change the world’.
I hope you enjoy investigating my world.
Coming Soon!
All About Neurodiversity:
The Card Deck
What do you get if you combine two world-renowned specialists on neurodiversity and someone who puts words to cute animal pictures? All About Neurodiversity: The Card Deck! It’s been so much fun creating a whimsical but practical tool to explore and embrace neurodiversity with Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett.
Featured Books
The Secret Science Society in Space
Mona is earth-bound.
Kiki is mission control.
Bart has a galactic space obsession. And Zane’s thinking is off the planet.
Together, will they solar-brate a win at the Science Expo?
Updated Versions
I’m very excited that my updated versions of All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum and All Dogs Have ADHD are now available. Each book has gorgeous all-new photos, is written in gender neutral language, has a fresh new layout, and adjusted text that reflects the latest understandings of autism and ADHD respectively.
All About Dyspraxia
Through engaging text and full-colour photographs, this book shows how people with dyspraxia see and experience the world and highlights the unique characteristics that make them special.
Latest Awards
2021 Runner Up Forevability Book Awards Early Reader to Middle Grade category
Secret Science Society’s Spectacular Experiment
2020 Selected as part of the Reading Well Scheme ( UK) to promote awareness of Mental Health in Children
All birds have anxiety
Talks and Presentations
Contact me for details of my talks and presentations.