Vivian Kirkfield
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social
Writer for children—reader forever…living my dream as the author of award-winning pictures books & helping others follow their dreams with the #50PreciousWords Writing Contest & Literacy Initiative. Lover of dark chocolate and compassionate people.
Fingers crossed that flights to @ncte.org are not canceled or delayed because I am SO excited to be presenting with @writerjolene.bsky.social @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social #NyashaWilliams & signing copies of ONE GIRL'S VOICE at the Astra booth #922 on 11/21 at 1:30-2pm
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Fingers crossed that flights to @ncte.org are not canceled or delayed because I am SO excited to be presenting with @writerjolene.bsky.social @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social #NyashaWilliams & signing copies of ONE GIRL'S VOICE at the Astra booth #922 on 11/21 at 1:30-2pm
Come one! Come all! Stop by the blog post to get a peek at the Cover Reveal for CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET, written by Karen M. Greenwald and illustrated by Alejandra Ruiz...based on a TRUE story & launching February 17, 2026 on #NationalCabbageDay: viviankirkfield.com/2025/11/10/c...
Cover Reveal: THE CABBAGE SEED’S COLOSSAL SECRET
Seeing a new picture book cover is like going to a museum for an opening! So, when my very dear kidlit friend Karen M. Greenwald’s new book cover was ready to make its debut, I knew I had to be the…
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Come one! Come all! Stop by the blog post to get a peek at the Cover Reveal for CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET, written by Karen M. Greenwald and illustrated by Alejandra Ruiz...based on a TRUE story & launching February 17, 2026 on #NationalCabbageDay: viviankirkfield.com/2025/11/10/c...
Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
How Nonfiction (and a Calkins Creek Book!) Helped Me Nail a Final Jeopardy! Question - Astra Publishing House
In my house, we’re loyal Jeopardy! watchers. Every evening at 7 p.m., you’ll find my family glued to the TV, testing our trivia skills. I have to admit—I usually do pretty well. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Great news today!
So honored to receive the New Hampshire PBS Literary Award for Excellence ♥️♥️♥️
So honored to receive the New Hampshire PBS Literary Award for Excellence ♥️♥️♥️
October 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Great news today!
So honored to receive the New Hampshire PBS Literary Award for Excellence ♥️♥️♥️
So honored to receive the New Hampshire PBS Literary Award for Excellence ♥️♥️♥️
Pretty special news today...PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER and I received the New Hampshire @pbs.org Literary Award for Excellence...what an honor!! It recognizes "a NH writer who inspires and contributes to the elevation of humanity through storytelling"
October 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pretty special news today...PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER and I received the New Hampshire @pbs.org Literary Award for Excellence...what an honor!! It recognizes "a NH writer who inspires and contributes to the elevation of humanity through storytelling"
Such an honor to see ONE GIRL'S VOICE on the CRA Eureka Honors Awards list next to books by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social & so many more Thank you, California Reading Association!! AstraBooksFYR
October 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Such an honor to see ONE GIRL'S VOICE on the CRA Eureka Honors Awards list next to books by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social & so many more Thank you, California Reading Association!! AstraBooksFYR
It's a very Happy Book Birthday to THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES Neland illustrated by @Joy Joy Wieder Kar Ben Books $giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/14/h...
Happy Book Birthday: THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES Plus Giveaway
Hello dear friends! It’s time to sing another Happy Birthday to a book by a long-time kid lit friend, Joy Wieder. What an adorable cover!!! And what a beautiful book. Here’s a little bi…
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October 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's a very Happy Book Birthday to THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES Neland illustrated by @Joy Joy Wieder Kar Ben Books $giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/14/h...
It's a very merry Happy Book Birthday for I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA, written by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka & published by Anne Schwartz Books - get an inside peek at the story behind the story #visionimpairment : viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/07/h...
Happy Book Birthday: I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA
Humans have five senses (or some might say more) that they rely on as they navigate their world. Sight. Hearing. Touch. Smell. Taste. But many folks have lost…or never had…the use of one or more of…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It's a very merry Happy Book Birthday for I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA, written by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka & published by Anne Schwartz Books - get an inside peek at the story behind the story #visionimpairment : viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/07/h...
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I’m thrilled to celebrate my book birthday today on @viviankirkfield.bsky.social ‘s wonderful blog! Enter to win a copy of my book! #kidlit
I’m thrilled to celebrate my book birthday today on @viviankirkfield.bsky.social ‘s wonderful blog! Enter to win a copy of my book! #kidlit
Book Birthday: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE Plus GIVEAWAY
Lalalala! I’m getting my voice ready to sing a joyous Happy Book Birthday to MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, written by Lynn Baldwin, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House P…
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September 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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I’m thrilled to celebrate my book birthday today on @viviankirkfield.bsky.social ‘s wonderful blog! Enter to win a copy of my book! #kidlit
I’m thrilled to celebrate my book birthday today on @viviankirkfield.bsky.social ‘s wonderful blog! Enter to win a copy of my book! #kidlit
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So happy to have the pb bio WOODY'S WORDS featured on the wonderful @viviankirkfield.bsky.social's blog for #PerfectPictureBookFriday w/an effective writing activity based on how Wilson Rawls learned to write.
#writing #poetry #noticing #listening #TLSky #EduSky
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#writing #poetry #noticing #listening #TLSky #EduSky
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Perfect Picture Book Friday: WOODY’S WORDS: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows Plus PB Critique GIVEAWAY
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s author is a longtime kidlit friend of mine…we both debuted in 2019 and have been friends ever since! She has graciously offered a giveaway f…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So happy to have the pb bio WOODY'S WORDS featured on the wonderful @viviankirkfield.bsky.social's blog for #PerfectPictureBookFriday w/an effective writing activity based on how Wilson Rawls learned to write.
#writing #poetry #noticing #listening #TLSky #EduSky
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#writing #poetry #noticing #listening #TLSky #EduSky
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Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Hooray! EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! It's a lighthearted, humorous picture book about a boy who wants everything to be perfectly even. Learn more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s...
Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.
Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.
September 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hooray! EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! It's a lighthearted, humorous picture book about a boy who wants everything to be perfectly even. Learn more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s...
Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.
Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.
The #NHBookFestival at the #CapitolArtsCenter in Concord NH. Great panels, keynote by Walter Mosley, amazing attention to detail & support from the committee and many volunteers - if you didn't go this year put it on your calendar for 2026 - an event not to be missed www.facebook.com/vivian.kirkf...
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What an incredible weekend! The New Hampshire book Festival at the Capitol. Arts Center in Concord! The venue was perfect, the weather was glorious, and the planning committee and volunteers did a...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The #NHBookFestival at the #CapitolArtsCenter in Concord NH. Great panels, keynote by Walter Mosley, amazing attention to detail & support from the committee and many volunteers - if you didn't go this year put it on your calendar for 2026 - an event not to be missed www.facebook.com/vivian.kirkf...
How do you start the week with joy and positivity? How about stopping by the blog to check out the COVER REVEAL for a brand new book that launches from Reycraft Books next May, MUSIC PLANTS HOPE, written by
@tonnyef.bsky.social
and illustrated by Natalia Bruno: viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/06/c...
@tonnyef.bsky.social
and illustrated by Natalia Bruno: viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/06/c...
Cover Reveal: MUSIC PLANTS HOPE
Hello dear blog friends! It’s Monday…and I wanted to provide you with a positive start to your week. And what could be better than a COVER REVEAL! The kid-lit community is filled with incredible pe…
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October 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
How do you start the week with joy and positivity? How about stopping by the blog to check out the COVER REVEAL for a brand new book that launches from Reycraft Books next May, MUSIC PLANTS HOPE, written by
@tonnyef.bsky.social
and illustrated by Natalia Bruno: viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/06/c...
@tonnyef.bsky.social
and illustrated by Natalia Bruno: viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/06/c...
Tra-la-la...time to sing Happy Book Birthday to HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART written by @melissastoller.bsky.social illus by #AnitaBagdi #GnomeRoadPress Lovely relatable story and engaging art makes for a Perfect Picture Book #friendship #movingaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/30/h...
Happy Book Birthday: HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART
It’s Tuesday, dear friends…and you know what that means! It’s time to sing Happy Birthday to a brand new book from a long-time kid lit buddy of mine, Melissa Stoller. It’s called: HAZEL AND …
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October 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tra-la-la...time to sing Happy Book Birthday to HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART written by @melissastoller.bsky.social illus by #AnitaBagdi #GnomeRoadPress Lovely relatable story and engaging art makes for a Perfect Picture Book #friendship #movingaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/30/h...
In difficult times, books that provide joy, hope, and inspiration are one of the most important gifts we can give our children...books like WOODY'S WORDS by #LisaRogers, illus by #SusanReagan #AstraBooksforYoungReaders #PBCritique #Giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/26/p...
Perfect Picture Book Friday: WOODY’S WORDS: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows Plus PB Critique GIVEAWAY
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s author is a longtime kidlit friend of mine…we both debuted in 2019 and have been friends ever since! She has graciously offered a giveaway f…
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September 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In difficult times, books that provide joy, hope, and inspiration are one of the most important gifts we can give our children...books like WOODY'S WORDS by #LisaRogers, illus by #SusanReagan #AstraBooksforYoungReaders #PBCritique #Giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/26/p...
It's a beautiful day to sing Happy Birthday to a brand new book: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social illus by Megan Elizabeth Baratta Tilbury House Press #Giveaway #authorinterview viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/23/b...
Book Birthday: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE Plus GIVEAWAY
Lalalala! I’m getting my voice ready to sing a joyous Happy Book Birthday to MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, written by Lynn Baldwin, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House P…
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September 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's a beautiful day to sing Happy Birthday to a brand new book: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social illus by Megan Elizabeth Baratta Tilbury House Press #Giveaway #authorinterview viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/23/b...
Time to celebrate! The birth of a new book! UNIQUE LIKE YOU @allisonrozo.bsky.social @roza555.bsky.social Angie Alape @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #Authorinterview #giveaway #SEL #bilingual This is one not to miss! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/16/b...
Book Birthday: UNIQUE LIKE YOU Plus Giveaway
From idea to published book…what a process! It takes passion, practice, preparation, patience, and perseverance! And that’s why our Book Birthday posts are so very special because we are celebratin…
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September 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Time to celebrate! The birth of a new book! UNIQUE LIKE YOU @allisonrozo.bsky.social @roza555.bsky.social Angie Alape @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #Authorinterview #giveaway #SEL #bilingual This is one not to miss! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/16/b...
Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...
Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…
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September 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...
Happy #InternationalDotDay! It was especially wonderful to spend it with dear friend @kathleenmcclaskey.bsky.social in Dedham Massachusetts at @peterhreynolds.bsky.social Blue Bunny Books and Toys. Parents and children flocked to the Reynolds Center for activities & an indie author fest.
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Happy #InternationalDotDay! It was especially wonderful to spend it with dear friend @kathleenmcclaskey.bsky.social in Dedham Massachusetts at @peterhreynolds.bsky.social Blue Bunny Books and Toys. Parents and children flocked to the Reynolds Center for activities & an indie author fest.
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday. I LOVE this book. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: The Sisters Who Wrote the Most Famous Song in the World! Congrats to @rachelleburk.bsky.social Abigail Lashbrook @crestonbooks.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/12/p...
September 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday. I LOVE this book. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: The Sisters Who Wrote the Most Famous Song in the World! Congrats to @rachelleburk.bsky.social Abigail Lashbrook @crestonbooks.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/12/p...
Happy Book Birthday to REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities in Brain Research and Disability @drzathome.bsky.social Josee Bisaillon and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Stop by to peek at this amazing #STEM PB Bio: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/09/b...
Book Birthday: REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability
It’s another Happy Book Birthday and so you know that I am dancing! I hope you will be too when you find out more about this amazing debut picture book by good friend Danna Zeiger. REWRITING …
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September 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Happy Book Birthday to REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities in Brain Research and Disability @drzathome.bsky.social Josee Bisaillon and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Stop by to peek at this amazing #STEM PB Bio: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/09/b...
Pippa Mouse & her friends: Cat, Snake, Owl, and Golda Fish are celebrating...we hope you will, too...because there is a NEW ADVENTURE launching in Fall 2026 with a fun mystery that all little story lovers can help solve: PIPPA'S HANUKKAH HUNT, illustrated by Jill Weber
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September 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Pippa Mouse & her friends: Cat, Snake, Owl, and Golda Fish are celebrating...we hope you will, too...because there is a NEW ADVENTURE launching in Fall 2026 with a fun mystery that all little story lovers can help solve: PIPPA'S HANUKKAH HUNT, illustrated by Jill Weber
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@stormliterary.bsky.social
Manuscript CRITIQUE #GIVEaway on today's blog post thanks to the lovely Angela Calabrese, author of THE PRECISE LITTLE WITCH, illus by Rashel Vakulima & published by Lawley Press. To enter the giveaway, just pop over to the post and leave a comment: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/06/w...
Will Write for Cookies: ANGELA CALABRESE Plus CRITIQUE GIVEAWAY
WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS, ILLUSTRATORS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS,AND BOOK LOVERS EVERYWHERE TODAY’S GUEST Getting book deals is certainly a wonder…
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September 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Manuscript CRITIQUE #GIVEaway on today's blog post thanks to the lovely Angela Calabrese, author of THE PRECISE LITTLE WITCH, illus by Rashel Vakulima & published by Lawley Press. To enter the giveaway, just pop over to the post and leave a comment: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/06/w...
There's a deadline coming soon...so heads up, please. If you are a PAL author or illustrator and LOVE New England in the autumn, check out the SCBWI Acadia writing Retreat - great faculty, great meals, great accommodations...with time to learn, network, and reflect: www.faook.com/vivian.kirkf...
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Are you a PAL published author or illustrator? Do you LOVE New England in the autumn? Picture yourself at Acadia National Park as the trees don their colorful crowns and the mighty Atlantic Ocean...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
There's a deadline coming soon...so heads up, please. If you are a PAL author or illustrator and LOVE New England in the autumn, check out the SCBWI Acadia writing Retreat - great faculty, great meals, great accommodations...with time to learn, network, and reflect: www.faook.com/vivian.kirkf...