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THE GREEN UMBRELLA was selected as a Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2017! Check out the whole list here: https://www.bankstreet.edu/center-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-books-year/2016-edition/

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The Bologna Book Fair is in full swing... and even though I didn’t go this time, my book is there! Der fabelhafte Schirm, also known as The Green Umbrella!! #anotherfirst

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I talk a bit about collage, inspiration and process over on Pen and Oink, a fantastic blog about picture book creators.

Happy book birthday to The Green Umbrella! (published today by North South Books)

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The best mail day ever: I got a package full of my picture book, The Green Umbrella — and I’m over the moon!

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Flying high (The Green Umbrella: a SI-LA selection)

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The Green Umbrella got a very positive review from Publishers Weekly today! Feeling really thankful... See the link below for full details. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7358-4218-2 (From NorthSouth Books, February 2017. Illustrator: Maral Sassouni. Author: Jackie Kramer).

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The Green Umbrella is coming out in February! And today my publisher released this brief notice with a lovely mention from Lauren Castillo, the Caldecott Winner!

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The Green Umbrella — I’m very excited to reveal the cover of my debut picture book! Published by North South Books (and NordSüd Verlag, for its German language edition), it is written by Jackie Kramer and will be available in February 2017!