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Lori Orlinsky is a multi award-winning, best-selling children's book author who lives in Chicago. Lori is certified by the CDC in Bullying Prevention and Response Training and is an ambassador for the PACER's National Bullying Center. At 5"1, she wishes her book Being Small (Isn't So Bad After All) was around while she was growing up. Other books by Lori include The Tooth Fairy's Tummy Ache, Balloons for Tiger and The Adventures of Lefty & Righty: The Windy City.

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	The Tooth Fairy's Tummy Ache 4.27 avg rating — 82 ratings — 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
	Being Small 4.36 avg rating — 76 ratings — 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
	Being Middle : (is a great place to be) 4.61 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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
	Balloons for Tiger: A Story to Help Children Cope with Pet Loss by Lori Orlinsky (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Alexandre (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 33 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
	The Adventures of Lefty and Righty: The Windy City 4.27 avg rating — 33 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

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