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Carmela LaVigna Coyle

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Children's Books, Humor and Comedy

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Carmela LaVigna Coyle's first book, Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? is enjoyed by little princesses everywhere. And now there are several Do Princess titles to choose from. She writes from her studio in Colorado with a puppy on her lap, and beside a wall of glass "to better see the seasons."

Carmela wrote her first story, "Forget-Me-Not," when she was ten-years-old. She hasn't forgotten it... she just can't find it.

She's married, and has two fabulous college age children.

Carmela has a degree in Elementary Education. ...more

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International Dawn Chorus Day, May 3, 2020. Birds love a quiet daybreak, unfettered by noise pollution. With less traffic, bird song carries further through the air. And that's precisely the idea! It's all about being "heard".

Many birds will leave the city for quieter grounds, to a place where other birds can clearly discern their important messages. Messages like, "I've got food;" "I have a spi Read more of this blog post »

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	Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon, Carl Gordon 4.10 avg rating — 1,257 ratings — published 2003 — 15 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
	Do Princesses Really Kiss Frogs? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon (Illustrator), Carl Gordon (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) 3.61 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Do Princesses Scrape Their Knees? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2006 — 10 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
	Do Princesses Make Happy Campers? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon (Illustrations) 3.62 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Do Princesses Have Best Friends Forever? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon (Illustrator), Carl Gordon (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Do Princesses and Super Heroes Hit the Trails? 4.05 avg rating — 78 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
	Wild Zoo Train by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Steve Gray (Illustrations) 4.03 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Do Princesses Live in Sandcastles? 3.53 avg rating — 64 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
	Something Spectacular: A Rock's Journey by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (Goodreads Author), Carly Allen-Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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This is such a fun concept! And a fabulous introduction to what to expect AND what it's like to view artwork in a museum setting; moving from room to room, artist name plates, painting titles, etc. A trio of mice: Grand-mère, and her petits-chèris, C ...more
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“Mommy do princesses seem at all like me?
"look inside yourself and you'll see.”
― Carmela LaVigna Coyle, Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

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