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.

2 out of 3 Kids Living in Poverty Don’t Own Books…Say What?

Posted on October 22, 2015 by viviankirkfield

You all know how passionate I am about helping children become lovers of books and reading, right?

But it’s pretty hard for a kid to love books if he has none.

Picture Book Pass It On is a great initiative…let’s all get on board!

Please hop over and find out how you can help:

2 out of 3 Kids Living in Poverty Don’t Own Books…Say What?

Perfect Picture Book Friday: Kindergarten Rocks!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by viviankirkfield

TGIF! There’s been a lot going on around here the last few days:

Susanna Hill has her annual Halloweensie writing contest. Click on this link to get more details: http://susannahill.blogspot.com/2015/10/its-about-that-time.html
There is also a bunch of great picture book reviews with activities on her website: http://susannahill.blogspot.com/2015/10/perfect-picture-book-friday-marilyns.html
Tomorrow is Will Write for Cookies featuring…KATIE DAVIS! I know you will want to stop by on Saturday to hear what she has to say.
And I just signed with the incredible Essie White and Storm Literary Agency!!!!

As you can imagine, I’ve been happy dancing since before the ink dried on the contract. But I did take a bit of time out to post my Perfect Picture Book Friday – and it just happens to be a picture book by tomorrow’s guest author/illustrator, Katie Davis.