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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: NUMBERS IN MOTION: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends.

Our story today is written by one of my nonfiction picture book idols, Laurie Wallmark. Last November, I got to have dinner with her at the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) conference…what fun!

numbers in motion

NUMBERS IN MOTION: SOPHIE KOWALEVSKI – QUEEN OF MATHEMATICS

Written by Laurie Wallmark

Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg Continue reading

Happy Book Birthday: LITTLE HIPPO, & LITTLE MONKEY Plus Giveaway

Book birthdays are always special…even more so when they are for author friends. And guess what? This author has more than one book launching today!!!

So please clear your throats and get ready to sing out for these beautiful books!

 

little hippo

little monkey

Forgive me…I couldn’t wait! I had to just Continue reading

Cover Reveal: MAY SAVES THE DAY

#GIRLPOWER #WOMENINBUSINESS #JOBEQUITY #INCLUSION

Can such heavy topics be presented in an entertaining and engaging way?

And the answer is…YES.

TA-DA!

May Saves the Day cover

MAY SAVES THE DAY Continue reading