Vivian Kirkfield
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My blog has simple recipes, quick and easy crafts, picture book reviews and author interviews.
Vivian Kirkfield
2d ago
Step right up! Gluten-free cake lovers on the left. Gluten cake lovers on the right. And in the middle, those who prefer to celebrate with a big bowl of ice cream! (and that’s where you’ll find me!). We are celebrating ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
6d ago
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. Today’s featured book is only a FEW DAYS OLD! So, let’s all sing a Happy Belated Birthday to STICKY CHOPSTICKS!!! TRICKY CHOPSTICKS Written by Sylvia Chen Illustrated by Fanny Liem Published by Atheneum ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
1w ago
New books! Hurray! Don’t get me wrong – I love old books, too! But there’s something so special about welcoming a new one to the world – ESPECIALLY if I know the author and had a chance to see early ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
1w ago
Sometimes a book comes along that is so inclusive, I want to HUG the author and illustrator! And guess what? This brand-new, just-launched-today book by author Erin Dealey and illustrator Kate Cosgrove is exactly that! Each page BURSTS with individuals ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
2w ago
Dear friends, as the #50PreciousWords judges wade happily through hundreds of fabulous stories, I wanted to share with you ANOTHER FABULOUS KID-LIT OPPORTUNITY! ME: Welcome to Ebony Lynn Mudd, one of the movers and shakers of the PB RISING STARS ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
3w ago
WELCOME EVERYONE!!! It’s time for the #50PreciousWords 2024 International Writing Contest. Some of you have been participating since the beginning. But others are here for the first time. So, I’d like to share a bit about the back story of ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
3w ago
Hold onto your hats, my friends! Today is T minus 1 day until #50PreciousWords! And what could be better while we wait to post our contest entries than to celebrate another beautiful book in the pipeline and reveal the cover ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
3w ago
When we look around the world, we see lots of sadness and pain. But when we look around the world of picture books, we see…HOPE!!! Yesterday we celebrated the book birthday for A FLICKER OF HOPE, written by Cynthia Harmony ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
1M ago
It’s a good thing I’ve been sticking to my resolve about logging in 10,000 steps a day – because with all of these book birthday celebrations, I’ve been eating a lot of cake!! What a joy to welcome this beautiful ..read more
Vivian Kirkfield
1M ago
WOW…just…WOW! Today is launch day for my newest book, PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World, brilliantly illustrated by Alison Jay and published by the fabulous team at Calkins Creek/Astra headed by my amazing ..read more