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.

Perfect Picture Book Friday: LONG GOES TO DRAGON SCHOOL Plus Giveaway

Posted on May 26, 2023 by viviankirkfield

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! I’m so excited to share this beautiful book from Yeehoo Press editor and fabulous author Helen Wu.

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Happy Book Birthday: A DIVE INTO THE BLUE Plus Giveaway

Posted on May 23, 2023 by viviankirkfield

We’ve had quite a few cover reveals recently. And today, we get to celebrate the final step on the path to publication for a picture book…launch day! I’m so pleased and honored to sing Happy Book Birthday to Ellie Huynh’s debut picture book: A DIVE INTO THE BLUE, illustrated by the talented Bao Luu and published by Beaming Books! Ellie was kind enough to stop by to share the story behind the story and a bit about her writing journey. And she is also kind enough to share a copy of this beautiful book – for a chance to be the lucky winner, please make sure you leave a comment on the post.

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Cover Reveal: AFIKOMAN, WHERE’D YOU GO?

Posted on May 22, 2023 by viviankirkfield

This is certainly our lucky week! We are starting it out with a cover reveal! And I’m excited because this book is from an author we’ve featured on Picture Books Help Kids Soar several times, Rebecca Gardyn Levington. We all loved BRAINSTORM and WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW – and I know you won’t be disappointed with the cover for AFIKOMAN, WHERE’D YOU GO?
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