Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Colleen Paeff's books
Colleen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Colleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Colleen Paeff’s Followers (48)
1,091 books
|
126 friends
8,719 books
|
1,987 friends
4,662 books
|
267 friends
1,561 books
|
44 friends
267 books
|
80 friends
4,802 books
|
475 friends
77 books
|
192 friends
470 books
|
52 friends
More friends…
Colleen Paeff
Goodreads Author
Born
October 30
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
August 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/colleenpaeff
To ask
Colleen Paeff
questions,
please sign up.
Popular Answered Questions
|
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
by
—
published
2021
—
6 editions
|
|
|
Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery
by
—
published
2025
—
4 editions
|
|
|
Pufflings Fly Free!: A Rescue Tale from Iceland
by |
|
|
Rainbow Truck
by
—
published
2023
—
2 editions
|
|
* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
From Idea to Book: Writing a Picture Book About Rescuing Puffins in Iceland’s Westman Islands
I often find ideas for books in something I’m reading or someplace I’m visiting, but every once in a while, an idea is gifted to me by a friend. That’s what happened on March 28, 2023, when I received an email from my friend, and fellow author, Caroline Hatton, with a subject line that read, “Your next PB?” The email linked to this article:
If you click on the screenshot and read the article,
Read more of this blog post »
Colleen’s Recent Updates
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| When Nunu’s big emotions sweep her out to sea, she finds solace – and a way home – by creating friends to keep her company on her long journey. Isabella Kung’s beautiful book, NUNU AND THE SEA, will help young readers see that though emotions can be ...more | |
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| Abi Cushman is a master of hilarious read-alouds for kids and PENGUINS DON’T WEAR PANTS is no exception. It has humor, absurdity, a cookie recipe (!!), penguins doing all kinds of un-penguin like activities, asteroids, and more. This book is bound to ...more | |
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| I am in love with this quiet beautiful book. The combination of Angela Kunkel’s spare and lyrical text with the E.B. Goodales soft, almost misty illustrations perfectly capture the magic of an early morning excursion to witness one of nature’s great ...more | |
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
|
Gorgeous illustrations, poetic text, and I learned something too! This is the kind of book you’ll want to read slowly, so you can take in each perfectly placed word and every inch of the luminous illustrations. Books for children tend to focus on the ...more |
|
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| I learned so much from reading this information-packed picture book! I had never considered the difference between kelp and sea grass and didn't know about how many thousands of fish and millions of small invertebrates seagrass meadows support. And t ...more | |
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| I am in love with the beautifully rendered story of how even the most seemingly inconsequential relationships can create lasting change. AT THE WINDOW is one of those books the makes you feel cozy and warm from cover to cover -- and the illustrations ...more | |
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| Fortune Cookies for Everyone! delves into the mysterious origins of the fortune cookie. And there really is a mystery! The story is told by a fictional grandmother who's childhood friend's family owned the real bakery where the first fortune cookies ...more | |
|
Colleen
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| A sweet story about making and keeping friends that will resonate with anyone who's ever found, and temporarily lost, a "for always" friend. Illustrations with a touch of magical realism are a perfect match for the story's poetic text. Even the young ...more | |
|
Colleen
entered a giveaway
|
|
“Writing is a miserable, awful business. Stay with it. It is better than anything in the world”
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
“It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how.”
― Bel Canto
― Bel Canto
“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 337540 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
One Thousand Picture Books
— 32 members
— last activity Jan 25, 2016 12:14PM
We're here to cheer each other on in an attempt to read 1,000 picture books before 2016 ends. If you'd like to set a smaller goal for yourself that's ...more
Mock Caldecott 2027
— 1593 members
— last activity Aug 29, 2026 09:04PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.
Mock Newbery 2027
— 3188 members
— last activity 17 hours, 2 min ago
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.