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Brian Gehrlein

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Born

January 29, 1988

Website

https://www.pbspotlight.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Children's, Humor and Comedy, Poetry

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January 2018

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Brian Gehrlein lives in Liberty, Missouri with his family where he also teaches high school English. His first book, THE BOOK OF RULES (FSG), is about following the rules (lest you be eaten!) and comes out fall 2021. He is an active member of SCBWI, participates in various kid lit critique groups, and is the creator and manager of Picture Book Spotlight, a picture book literary blog featuring interviews with authors, agents, and other industry professionals.

Brian attended William Jewell College where he graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education. He recently finished his Master's of Science in Education with an emphasis in Reading from Arkansas State University.

When Brian isn’t writing or drinking coffee or playing with ...more

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	The Book of Rules: A Picture Book by Brian Gehrlein (Goodreads Author), Tom Knight (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2021	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
	This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book by Brian Gehrlein (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Harney (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 46 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
	The Book of Rules: A Picture Book by Brian Gehrlein (Goodreads Author), Tom Knight (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 7 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

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