VIVIAN KIRKFIELD – Writer for Children

Picture Books Help Kids Soar

About viviankirkfield

Writer for children - Reader forever - Mom of 3, educator, author of FOUR OTTERS TOBOGGAN: AN ANIMAL COUNTING BOOK (PomegranateKids, PIPPA'S PASSOVER PLATE (Holiday House), SWEET DREAMS, SARAH (Creston Books); MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD: THE INSPIRING FRIENDSHIP OF ELLA FITZGERALD AND MARILYN MONROE (Little Bee Books); FROM HERE TO THERE: INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WAY THE WORLD MOVES (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jan 19, 2021); PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER: Annie Londonderry, First Woman to Bike Around the World (Calkins Creek/Astra, Feb 20, 2024) picture book junkie, lover of travel, hiking, fly-fishing, cooking, and playing Monopoly with my grandson.

Happy Book Birthday: WE WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL: The Fight for Disability Rights PLUS Giveaway

Posted on September 15, 2021 by viviankirkfield

HURRAY!!! Another new book!!! And this one is written by one of my favorite CPs, Maryann Cocca Leffler. And woo-hoo – there is a GIVEAWAY!!

Written by Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Janine Leffler – Illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

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Happy Book Birthday: GOOD NIGHT, OPPY! Plus Giveaway

Posted on September 14, 2021 by viviankirkfield

I’m totally smiling! I absolutely LOVE days when I can sing Happy Birthday to a brand new book! And please make sure you read through this jam-packed post…plus don’t forget to leave a comment BECAUSE there is a giveaway of a copy of this awesome book!

Written by James McGowan – Illustrated by Graham Carter – Published by Boyds Mills & Kane

Here’s a little bit about the book from the Amazon sales page:

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: THE BLOB Plus Giveaway

Posted on September 10, 2021 by viviankirkfield

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends.

Have you ever wondered what life had in store for you? When you were a kid, did you think about what you would become or who you were at that moment in time or what you really wanted to be? Those are the questions that someone poses to Blob…and Blob has some very interesting answers. Author/illustrator Anne Appert used heart and humor in her text and in her illustrations to bring kids a super cool story about being true to yourself. And her debut picture book launches on September 14th!!!!