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Colleen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Colleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Colleen Paeff
Goodreads Author
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October 30
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August 2010
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The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
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Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery
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Pufflings Fly Free!: A Rescue Tale from Iceland
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Rainbow Truck
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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,
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Colleen’s Recent Updates
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Hello! I tried editing the page for my upcoming book Rainbow Truck, but I still see the old release date. (It's been delayed by several years.) The co
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A Geoduck Is Not a Duck: A Story of a Unique Pacific Northwest Mollusk
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| I learned so much and laughed so much, while reading this book! I'd never heard of a Geoduck (pronounced gooey duck) before, but I've definitely seen their squirts of water on the beach. This was such a fun way to introduce them to young (and old!) r ...more | |
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| A must-buy book for new parents! It’s fun and funny and it really does sound like a boxing match. Even better, there’s a glossary of boxing lingo! This is my new go-to gift for baby showers and toddler birthday parties. So! Much! Fun! | |
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| Some books are so lovely, so lyrical, you wish you could live inside them forever. This is one of those books. Lilting language and soft, stunning art full of color and pattern combine to create a book that transports readers to a world so comforting ...more | |
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| Many books for children focus on the traditional farm (think Old MacDonald) but in this delightful rhyming picture book, the author contrasts the more familiar outdoor farm with the indoor farm of the future (though they are very much in use today!). ...more | |
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| Adorable. Cozy. Comforting. Funny. This book has it all! Kids will love the combination of action, humor, and onomatopoeia, while adults will appreciate the representation of cooperation, kindness, and community in the surprise ending. Highly recomme ...more | |
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| Alphabot is so much more than an Alphabet book! It’s an interactive toy that lets readers swap robot heads, bodies, and legs with every page turn, while learning simple definitions for some of the parts that make a robot work. Some of the words that ...more | |
“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
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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
— 1584 members
— last activity Apr 16, 2026 04:39PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.
Mock Newbery 2027
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A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
