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Brian Gehrlein

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Born

January 29, 1988

Website

https://www.pbspotlight.com/

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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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Author Spotlight: Jen Anyong

Happy Thursday and welcome to Picture Book Spotlight! Today we have a picture book debut to spotlight, and I'm so pumped to feature author Jen Anyong! This is such a fun story, and Kaly absolutely killed the artwork. Congrats to the Harper team on this Halloween hit! For many folks, the summer heat creates a longing for fall. For something chilly and spooky. For me, after the last fireworks of Jul Read more of this blog post »

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	The Book of Rules by Brian Gehrlein (Goodreads Author), Tom Knight (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book by Brian Gehrlein (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Harney (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 263 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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Brian Gehrlein wrote a new blog post Author Spotlight: Jen Anyong Happy Thursday and welcome to Picture Book Spotlight! Today we have a picture book debut to spotlight, and I'm so pumped to feature author Jen Anyong! Read more of this blog post »
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Brian Gehrlein rated a book it was amazing This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book by Brian Gehrlein (Goodreads Author)	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
Solid book. Fun to read to kids, bears, and owls. Recommended for people with little bears who need a playful story or for grownups who need to be reminded that life doesn't always go according to plan. Suggestion to author: maybe add more wolves? ...more
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Brian Gehrlein liked Patricia Nozell's review of This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book: "In THIS IS NOT A SLEEPY BEAR BOOK, Gehrlein tackles an evergreen subject, bedtime, in a fresh way by breaking the fourth wall, by including loads of humor, and by ending with a twist. As the story commences, readers meet Owl who invites readers to “se" Read more of this review »
Nov 11, 2025 10:50AM · see review
Brian Gehrlein liked Brittany Pomales's review of This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book: "I have read bear books, sleep books, and hibernation books and this is not like any of them. IT’S HILARIOUS! If the sleepy bear book super abridged edition isn’t every parent at bedtime I don’t know what is. Kids will love it and so will you. "
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Brian Gehrlein liked Nicole Loos Miller's review of This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book: "An absolutely delightful read aloud that will amuse parents (which is good because kids will request this one again and again). Clever and filled with fun twists and amazing illustrations, this book is sure to become a bedtime classic!"
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