Vivian Kirkfield
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Vivian Kirkfield

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Writer for children—reader forever…that’s Vivian Kirkfield in five words. Her bucket list contains many more than five words – but she’s already checked off skydiving, parasailing, banana-boat riding, walking under the ocean, and visiting kid-lit friends all around the world. When she isn’t looking for ways to fall from the sky or sink under the water, she can be found writing picture books in the quaint village of Bedford, NH where the old library is her favorite hangout and her young grandson is her favorite board game partner. A retired kindergarten teacher with a master's in Early Childhood Education, Vivian inspires budding writers during classroom visits and shares insights with aspiring authors at conferences and on her blog, Picture Books Help Kids Soar where she hosts the #50PreciousWords International Writing Contest and #50PreciousWordsforKids Challenge, as well as a Literacy Initiative that has already donated almost 700 brand-new children's books to local schools in need. Her titles have garnered accolades and awards including Best Stem Book K-12, Social Studies Notable Trade Book, Silver Eureka Honor, Junior Library Guild Selection, and have appeared on lists such as Children's Book Council, A Mighty Girl, and PJLibrary. She is the author of Pippa’s Passover Plate (Holiday House); Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book (Pomegranate); Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor (Creston Books); Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe (Little Bee Books), and From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and the upcoming Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World (Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers, February 20, 2024) and One Girl's Voice: How Lucy Stone Changed the Law of the Land (Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers, Spring 2025). Free downloadable teacher guides can be found on her website and you can connect with her on her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Linkedin, or just about any place people with picture books are found
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