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Catherine Nichols

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New York City, The United States

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http://www.catherinenichols.com

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Children's, Nonfiction

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August 2011

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As the author of more than 60 books for readers of all ages, Catherine Nichols has written on a wide variety of topics, including art, animals, and ASL. And that's just the A's! When not writing and editing, she teaches fiction writing and provides editorial services to aspiring writers. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and their much pampered pug. ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 645 ratings · 89 reviews · 110 distinct works

	The Best Fence Painter 4.15 avg rating — 60 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice's Wonderland: A Visual Journey through Lewis Carroll's Mad, Mad World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Book of WHAT (A TIME for Kids Book) (TIME for Kids Big Books) 4.39 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Song for Aunt Polly by Catherine Nichols (Goodreads Author) (adapter), Mark Twain, Amy June Bates (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puppy Rescue Riddle (Animal Planet Adventure Chapter Book #3) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Morning, Farm! 3.69 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tractor Power! 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Sign Language 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barack Obama: Our Forty-Fourth President 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Treasure Map (Treasure Island, #1) by Catherine Nichols (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrations), Robert Louis Stevenson 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Heartwood Hotel: A True Home

There's something irresistible about tiny animals making their way in the cold, harsh world. We meet out heroine, Mona the mouse, as she scurries for shelter through the woods in a storm. An orphan, Mona is on her own and so when she stumbles upon the Heartwood Hotel, a place of refuge for small animals located in a tall oak tree, she is grateful to be hired as a maid. But before she is accept Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Catherine Nichols

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (6 books)
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Catherine Nichols (Goodreads Author) (Adapter),

Mark Twain,

Nonna Aleshina (Illustrator)

4.08 avg rating — 121 ratings

Treasure Island (6 books)
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Catherine Nichols (Goodreads Author),

Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator),

Robert Louis Stevenson

3.98 avg rating — 44 ratings

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