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It's not polished, but it was a fun interview! https://videopress.com/v/Qz9yP0vr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fhorsethief1898.blog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2FKORNFIELD_GigglyBug_11x8.5_COV-FRONT-1.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true For preschoolers ages 2-4 who are scared of bugs. By Debra Kornfield Illustrations by Aderyn Ramsay The Giggly Bug

Check out The Giggly Bug, available in both hardcover and paperback. A fun story behind the writing of this book: When I was in college, I spent one summer living with my eldest sister and her family, which included my three-year-old niece Kristen. Bugs terrified Kri. That summer I took a class on children's literature … Continue reading Do you have young children who are afraid of bugs?

I just concocted the most wonderful hot chocolate I remember tasting--one of the book-themed refreshments for the party! If you can't join us in person, you can at least participate by Zoom! Especially from 3:30-4:00 for the interviews with artists and authors (yes--including Karis, through her sisters). Click the link below.

To help little ones settle, we end the book with a lullaby, inimitably illustrated by twelve-year-old Clara Ying. Since we live in Pittsburgh, Skinnamarinky Dinky Dink had to feature penguins.

Fun back story: When the artist at EA Books who put Campfire Song Stories together reached this story, he called me. "I grew up near the ND campus in South Bend, Indiana! I remember when this prank was in the newspapers! The illustrations take me right back there--I feel like I'm walking through campus." My … Continue reading Based on a prank at the University of Notre Dame when Karis was a student there

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