Publishers Weekly talks about Chesapeake Press.

July 29, 2025

Advertisement for the Fina Mendoza book series, described as 'The West Wing' meets Nancy Drew,' featuring a 10-year-old girl with a dog solving mysteries in Washington, D.C., with book covers, a QR code, and reviews.
Logo of SLJ School Library Journal with large blue letters 'SLJ' and smaller gray text 'School Library Journal' to the right.
Chesapeake Press Goes to the Culver City Book Festival
Kids and Family, literacy, literature, kidlit Marie Daley Kids and Family, literacy, literature, kidlit Marie Daley

Chesapeake Press Goes to the Culver City Book Festival

Books focused on educating the youngest among us was Kitty Felde's civics series. She spent 30 years as a political commentator on public radio before shifting her focus to a younger audience and now has a series of books that teach kids about political topics through protagonist Fina Mendoza and her dog, Senator Something. - Christian May-Suzuki, Culver Crescent

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Cover of a magazine article titled 'Literary Hill: Losing is Democratic' by Michelle LaFrance, with an illustration of the U.S. Capitol building, a girl running with a dog, and pink trees against a cloudy sky.

5/22/24

Read this Q&A with writer Kitty Felde in DC’s hometown news magazine!