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June 1st, 1904: A timid elephant escapes the Coney Island Circus for a late-night swim and is swept out to sea! She must learn what courage is if she wants to return home.
Based on a true story.

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2021-06-17

Good luck to everyone participating in today. Remember 3 things: 1) Regardless of what happens today, YOU ARE ENOUGH! 2) Most authors get an agent through traditional querying, 3) the best part is connecting with Be kind to yourself today & have fun!

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2021-06-17

Good luck to everyone taking part in today🤞🤟🏽

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2021-06-17

I’m jumping into tomorrow! If you want to support me, please comment on my pitches. ❤️s are for agents/editors. Who else is participating?! I’d love to support you, too! Good luck!!

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2021-06-17

is tomorrow and I will be participating. My team and I are working hard on our story. If you could comment not retweet or like we would appreciate it. Would really like the feedback and support. Thank you!!

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2021-06-17

A “pitchin” good time! 😉

My next picture book (MY FAMILY TREE HAS ROOTS) will be out this fall & its thx to a pitch event.

If you’d like some fresh 👀 on your pitch, let me know. DM is fine. I’ll get to it this weekend.

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2021-06-12

Unicorns Are Real X Dragons Love Tacos. When fish are friends and there is no cooking under the sea, WHAT DO MERBABIES EAT? This colorful story explores a fun variety of undersea foods. Foodies and picky eaters unite!

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2021-06-03

Our next event is Thursday, June 17th! Check out all the deets and our new graphics on https://t.co/WTcGGX1CaU. And thanks, as always, to for her beautiful artwork!

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2021-05-24

A big thank you to for connecting me with another incredible client—the utterly whimsical !✨

https://t.co/Wumh910rq5

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2021-04-16

Mally went to school excited to celebrate her birthday but everyone forgot! Did her birthday not happen this year? MALLY MCMAHON AND THE MISSING BIRTHDAY

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2021-02-12

While speeding through the solar system, a ray of light wants to see all the cool worlds. But after drifting in the emptiness of space, she gets really bored. In the end, she discovers her creativity has infinite possibilities. Also has facts on the speed of light.

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2021-02-12

When dad picks up his bottle, he gains a monstrous shadow that won’t disappear, so 6 y/o Ezra must learn to still love dad and live with the monster, too. ME AND MY FEAR x THE COLOR THIEF.  

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2021-02-12

NIGHTMARE B4 XMAS+D&D

Life is great until Unisys the unicorn becomes undead! Going from cute to creepy convinces Unisys he belongs in dungeons with other monsters. But all he needs is a creative way to piece himself — and his confidence — back together!

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2021-02-12

Rosie thinks dogs are Yucky. But her neighbor needs help. So, Rosie takes that big, smelly, slobbering dog for a walk and it drags her all around the neighborhood. The next day, she has a nice surprise for that horrid dog.

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2021-02-12

Jimmy’s being ignored by the kids at camp. Well he THINKS. Full of self doubt, he wanders off to find a very different (very lost) pumpkin. Now Jimmy’s on a quest to reunite the pumpkin with its patch, but facing his insecurity is the only way he’ll find true friendship.

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2021-02-12



Everyone's pants are wet and the school is destroyed after Gus' Cumulus Test presentation went terribly wrong.

Gus is left to ponder why his clouds are the way they are...Nothing but an embarrassment.

All the while unaware to Gus many thirst for his gift down below.

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2021-02-12

After being elected president of the nature club, an anxious but spunky porcupine must figure out how to overcome her scaredy spikes during a storm watching badge challenge, and find a way to prove to herself that she has what it takes to lead the club.

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2021-02-12

When dad picks up his bottle, he gains a monstrous shadow that won’t disappear, so 6 y/o Ezra must learn to still love dad and live with the monster, too. ME AND MY FEAR x THE COLOR THIEF.  

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2021-02-12

Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue is a non-rhyming picture book biography about how a misunderstood singer turned her own adversity into musical history. Watercolor painting: Janis Joplin by Jacki Kellum

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2021-02-12