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we have about 6 weeks to get ready for the next A reminder that Frances Gilbert discovered my debut in 1 year ago. Another reminder that miracles do happen. Keep writing. Merry Christmas. Let’s start 2021 right. ⁦⁩

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2020-12-25

Fortunes for 2021 are rolling in early!

✨I’m now rep’d by the illustrious Sara Crowe @ !

Special thx w/ 🍒 on top to XO’s to my

2020 taught us life is short. Let’s live in 2021 like never before.

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2020-12-23

Gracie meets a homeless woman. Why is the Duchess sleeping on the street? https://t.co/7kRFa9ngTh

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2020-10-31

There's only one D-Bot on the robot planet, Beep-Boop, and it longs to be like other robots. D-Bot tries to change but fails every time. It may take a worldwide crisis for D-Bot to realize its importance.


230 words • Ages 4-8

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2020-10-30

A shy, speechless, steam-powered robot boy finds out the hard way that GIBSON CAN'T SWIM - but he can sure sink. With some inventive ideas, he finds a way to become seaworthy, win friends, and give a bully his fair due.

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2020-10-30

When Salmon T. Bear enters the park wearing his fanciest outfit, he realizes that he doesn’t fit in at all! A character-driven exploration of the spotlight effect, I FEEL SILLY offers a charming warning to readers, daring them to be bold, be proud, and be themselves.

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2020-10-30

out for her evening walk, Wendy the whippet realises all her friends are headed to a stripy jumper party and she’s not been invited. A mixture of Cinderella and dirty dancing but with dogs.

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2020-10-30

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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2020-10-30

A tale of love, frustration, and sibling rivalry. Sam pretends to be a new animal every day. Mom and Dad are patient and redirect their son’s imaginative behavior, while sister is not amused at all. Sam tap taping her head is getting on her last nerve.

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2020-10-30

At the end of a long day, is anyone else feeling like Pearl here? 😜 🍔

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2020-10-30

Armed with a sword, a shield and a peanut butter sandwich, a young knight searches the forest for the king’s dog, taken by the evil dragon. He meets a frog, possum, owl, lion and gorilla ... who are not the dragon. Might help if he knew what a dragon looked like.

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2020-10-30

In THE MAGIC ACORN, Sorrel’s grandfather tells him a folktale about the first squirrel who lost a magic acorn, and how lost acorns end up growing into magnificent trees. Now Sorrel feels much better about his own lost acorn.

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2020-10-30

Kittypillar likes eating leaves as much as the other caterpillars do, but she also likes purring, pouncing, and scratching anything scratchable. But when all the other caterpillars build cocoons, Kittypillar isn't ready to change.

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2020-10-30

Upset to learn know one has heard of her, a dinosaur agrees to be “discovered” by new friends. She teaches them about her love of breakfast for dinner to the importance of proper flossing, the dance not the teeth. “The Nomnomasaur” -the coolest dino you’ve never heard of

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2020-10-30

Leaping Ludwig: Ludwig escapes the green snake when he finds himself In a nest of chameleons.
Things go downhill when he can’t hide like his chameleon family.
The snake discover’s his family, and Ludwig is in trouble.
He has to find his courage and save his family.

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2020-10-30


Where do tumbleweeds go when the wind takes them? TUMBLE is a sparsely worded PB about tumbleweed. It follows the life cycle of these iconic plants from tumbling, blooming, to tumbling again. Hey Water! x Everyone Poops

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2020-10-29

Sam not only pretends to be a cat, he is a cat. His sister has had enough.
A true sibling rivalry all wrapped up in a fun comedic tale, with an unexpected ending… Or middle.. Okay, the whole story is just crazy fun. Seriously, these folks are a wacky bunch.

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2020-10-30

I painted this watercolor of several years ago. The original has sold, but for many years, I have wanted to write a about her. She had a sad childhood and was a victim of that she never overcame. My illustrations will be similar

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2020-10-30


A precious spotted zebra wants to belong, but this proves to be difficult without stripes. It’s not until he meets a special group of zebras that he discovers how his uniqueness makes him an unlikely hero!

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2020-10-30