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Gail Kuhnlein

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Born

in Detroit, The United States

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Children's, Fiction, Poetry

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Gail Kuhnlein is “as happy as a lark” to publish her first children’s picture book. She’s been writing stories since she was young. She’s just as excited about her new picture book, Into the Thicket, published in August 2025.

Gail majored in journalism and public relations at Michigan State University. She worked in the field for over 30 years, most recently at the University of Michigan’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. People she met at UM were instrumental in publishing her picture books, a long-awaited dream come true. Serendipity helped several times along the way.

She savors life with her husband, Tim, just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan. They adore their two adult sons, Davey and Trevor and they bunk with the sweetest kitt ...more

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Average rating: 4.57 · 44 ratings · 34 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Into the Thicket by Gail Kuhnlein (Goodreads Author), John Megahan (Artist) 4.71 avg rating — 21 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
	Olas Grandes by Barbara Mahase Rodman, Kenneth Rodman (Illustrator), David Kuhnlein (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	How Happy Is a Lark? by Gail Kuhnlein (Goodreads Author), Jenny Kalejs (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 9 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

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The Christmas Tales of Bob Comenole

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The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems

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Vesper Flights

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Gail liked Diana Aleksandrova's review of Into the Thicket: "Such a heartwarming story showing the power of being a kind human. A little rabbit survives only because a little boy named Patrick cared enough. The text and the watercolor illustrations give the vibe of classic literature. There are so many message" Read more of this review »
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“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”
― Chief Crowfoot

tags: fleeting-nature-of-life, impermanence, life-philosophy, native-american-wisdom

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