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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: SHE’S A MENSCH: Jewish Women Who Rocked the World

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Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! I’m a big fan of compilation picture books – books with more than one story in them. And I’m also a fan of collaboration picture books – books with more than one author. Today’s featured book checks BOTH of those boxes!

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KARI ANN GONZALEZ: Will Write for Cookies Plus Giveaway

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WILL WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE FOR COOKIES

INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION

FOR WRITERS, ILLUSTRATORS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS,
AND BOOK LOVERS EVERYWHERE

TODAY’S GUEST

KARI ANN GONZALEZ
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Perfect Picture Book Friday: JUST ONE PEBBLE Plus Giveaway

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Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! I met the author of today’s featured book back in 2020 via a critique I did for one of her manuscripts…THIS ONE! Yes, it was a PB bio about a real boy who was making a difference…a boy named Braeden. And now that manuscript is a BOOK that is launching in just a few days on September 5th. I’m thrilled we are celebrating JUST ONE PEBBLE: One Boy’s Quest to End Hunger.

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