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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: GET READY, MAMA! Plus Giveaway

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. This book really struck a chord with me. When I was a kid, my mom always got up in the morning to make breakfast for us…but even though she did it, she would have preferred to stay in bed. She’d set her alarm on snooze – and roll over for ‘just three more minutes’. And when I became a mother, I finally understood how important those ‘three more minutes’ were. Author Sharon Giltrow is offering a giveaway – a copy of this lovely new book that just launched this month! Make sure you leave a comment at the end of the blog – and please share the post on social media so that everyone can find out about this relatable book.

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CINDY WILLIAMS SCHRAUBEN: Will Write for Cookies Plus Giveaway

WILL WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE FOR COOKIES

Plate of Cookies

INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION

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

TODAY’S GUEST

CINDY WILLIAMS SCHRAUBEN
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Perfect Picture Book Friday: A PENNY’S WORTH Plus Giveaway

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. And Happy National One-Cent Day. Yup…there is really a National One-Cent Day…and today’s featured book is perfect for it! You know how people sometimes tell you: a penny for your thoughts? Well, today’s book is definitely worth many many pennies! It’s the debut picture book of one of my Storm sisters, Kimberly Wilson. And Kimberly is very generously offering a giveaway of a 20-minute Zoom chat AND a copy of A PENNY’S WORTH.

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