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.

Perfect Picture Book Friday: PENNY AND THE PLAIN PIECE OF PAPER Plus Giveaway

Posted on August 27, 2021 by viviankirkfield

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. And today is such a special day for this particular book because it is the one-year birthday for PENNY AND THE PLAIN PIECE OF PAPER.

HURRAY!!!!! What a beautiful book Miri Leshem-Pelly created! And I’m so thrilled to be able to share it with you. Miri is not only mega-talented…she is also mega-generous and one lucky winner is going to snag a Picture Book Critique or a Zoom chat with Miri…so make sure you leave a comment. Maybe you could tell us what YOU would write/draw on your plain piece of paper.

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Happy Book Birthday: BABY LOVES #STEM Plus Giveaway

Posted on August 24, 2021 by viviankirkfield

One of my favorite things is to sing happy birthday to a new book! And today is twice as special because…

…we have TWO Book Birthdays to celebrate for the amazing Ruth Spiro. Two beautiful board books in the BABY LOVES series! And not only is Ruth an amazing author…she is also a generous one. She’s offering copies of both of these books as giveaways. Make sure you leave a comment and let us know which one you would prefer: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING on CHRISTMAS or ANGULAR MOMENTUM on HANUKKAH. There will be two winners and if you are chosen, she’ll need to know which book to send to you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR BABY LOVES BOOKS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

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Happy Book Birthday: AVEN GREEN – BAKING MACHINE Plus Giveaway

Posted on August 17, 2021 by viviankirkfield

It’s time to sing Happy Birthday, dear friends. And today’s launch is a CHAPTER BOOK – I’m really excited to celebrate the newest title in this fabulous series by author Dusti Bowling, illustrated by Gina Perry and published by Sterling Children’s Books.