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Vicki Tashman

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Vicki Tashman has always loved historical fiction. Inspiration struck when her daughter graduated from college and moved back home with 2 cats in tow. She imagined the cats belonging to Cleopatra and, wow, the stories they could tell! After researching many people in history, she settled on writing her first children's historical fiction book about Thomas Jefferson's dog, Buzzy, "Buzzy and Thomas Move into the President's House." Her 2nd book, "Dash and Victoria Find True Love" is about Queen Victoria's dog, Dash. Other books in the works are about Benjamin Franklin and his squirrel Mungo and the Wright Brothers and their dog Flyer.

Vicki has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado. She is a breast cancer ...more

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	Buzzy and Thomas Move into the President's House by Vicki Tashman (Goodreads Author), Fatima Stamato (Illustrator), Susan Krawitz (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Dash and Victoria Find True Love: Pet and Historical Figures Book 2 by Vicki Tashman (Goodreads Author), Wendy All (Illustrations) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings	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
	Dash and Victoria Find True Love: Pet and Historical Figures Book 2 by Vicki Tashman (Goodreads Author), Wendy All (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Buzzy and Thomas Activity Book: Coloring pages, Worksheet and Puzzles by Vicki Tashman (Goodreads Author), Fatima Stamato (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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