"Our Favorite Day of the Week written by Ashley Franklin & illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell, was entertaining, w/ the illustrations adding to the charm of the story."

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Did Margins and Moonlight Book Fair #RVA 2 weekends ago, where copies of Mothman's Son I brought sold out, with Nowhere land second in sales.
#childrenspicturebook #horrorbook #booksky #writingcommunity

Here’s something you might not know about my books…

because my books are print-on-demand, you can ask your local bookshop if they can order it for you,

or you can ask your library to consider adding it to their collection.

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Did you know that there are places named Winslow in all of these states in the U.S.?

Read “Winslow the Wizard” to see how he navigates a day without magic!

#winslow #winslowarizona #picturebook #childrenspicturebook #travelingusa

A brilliant start to a three day weekend at @writebytheriver

Had a wonderful time meeting authors and readers at the Bedford Literary festival event, with my brand new children’s picture book The Fire Walker.

🏷️ #literaryfestival #booksigning #childrenspicturebook #newbooks #booksky

Ki te kotahi te kākaho, ka whati; ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati : When a reed stands alone, it breaks; if it is bundled together, it will not break.

All of my books result fr. support by people who lend their matauranga, & my parents.

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“Taniwha's Terrors” is a bedtime story about the things we imagine are scarier than what's really there.

I wanted to show that even those who appear to be strong can face fears we can’t see, & we might have the same struggles too.

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‘I Te Waokū Pōuriuri’ is a bilingual retelling of ‘In The Dark Dark Woods,’ a story that I loved telling when I was a teacher, and the tamariki loved the jump-scare at the end.

Every picture has a hidden ruru to spot as well.

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‘Ka Aroha Au I A Koe Ki Tōku Ngākau’ is a translation of the popular ‘I Love You To My Heart.’

Given that the characters in the original are a baby and adult Kiwi, it seemed right to translate this into te reo Māori.

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I wrote ‘Te Kōrero o te Moko Kauae’ because I found myself thinking,
“I know what the dictionary and internet say a Moko Kauae is, but what does it mean, what is the feeling behind it?”

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A well known Māori kīwaha-saying is:
Ēhara tāku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.
My strength is not that of an individual, but that of many.

My 3 Māori books wouldn’t’ve been possible without the amazing people helping.

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Anei te Wiki o te Reo Māori
This is Māori Language Week,

And it seems appropriate to share that I have 3 books in te reo Māori.

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Even taniwha can be afraid of the dark.

“Taniwha's Terrors” is a gentle bedtime story about fear, courage and discovering that sometimes the things we imagine are much scarier than what's actually there.

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Which bedtime child lives in your house?
“I'm not tired.”
“I'm thirsty.”
“I need the toilet.”
“Can I have one more story?”
All of the above.
😂
‘Just One More’ might have been written just for you.

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