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	Auntie Claus 4.14 avg rating — 3,015 ratings — published 1999 — 16 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 Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls 4.11 avg rating — 1,878 ratings — published 2006 — 17 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
	Ms. Rapscott's Girls 3.81 avg rating — 1,529 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas 4.01 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 2002 — 8 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
	Making Mistakes on Purpose (Ms. Rapscott's Girls #2) 4.07 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	I'm a Baked Potato! by Elise Primavera (Goodreads Author), Juana Medina (Illustrator) 3.51 avg rating — 347 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
	Home for the Holidays (Auntie Claus #3) 3.37 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Libby of High Hopes 3.83 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Louise the Big Cheese and the Back-to-School Smarty-Pants by Elise Primavera (Goodreads Author), Diane Goode (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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 House at the End of Ladybug Lane by Elise Primavera (Goodreads Author), Valeria Docampo (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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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I don’t come from a family of artists.
I never visited an art museum until I was in college.
I was crazy about horses. Up until I was twenty-five I rode and competed year round.
There was no reason to believe that writing and illustrating children’s book was what I would have done with my life.

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Elise Primavera and 1 other person liked Mo's review of Ms. Rapscott's Girls: "While walking along the canal yesterday, I saw a penny laying on the ground. I bent over to pick it up, saw that it was tails up, and immediately abandoned it. Ms. Rapscott would be so proud of me! This story was great fun! The narrator was over-the-t" Read more of this review »
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