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: CHOWDER RULES: The True Story of an Epic Food Fight

Posted on October 13, 2020 by viviankirkfield

No candles on the cake for this birthday celebration! Oh no! We’re going to have yummy bowls of soup…CHOWDER, that is!

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BETH ANDERSON: Will Write for Cookies Plus Giveaway

Posted on October 10, 2020 by viviankirkfield

WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES

INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION

FOR WRITERS

TODAY’S GUEST

BETH ANDERSON

There are so many wonderful authors and illustrators out there – and most of the time, our Will Write for Cookies guests are first-timers. But once in a while, an author is so prolific and her books are so amazing, I just have to ask them back for a second visit…and that’s the case with today’s guest.

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: THE BOY AND THE GORILLA Plus Giveaway

Posted on October 9, 2020 by viviankirkfield

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Fall is definitely upon us here in New England – mornings are crisp and cold – days are sunny and warm. The days are getting shorter – and I’m definitely not a fan of that…but the good thing is that longer nights mean more time for reading great picture books…like this one by Jackie Azúa Kramer. The book launches October 20…and it’s already snagged THREE starred reviews. And if you leave a comment and share the post on social media, you might be the lucky winner of a brand-new copy!