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Deborah Freedman

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Once upon a time, I was an architect. But now I'd much rather build worlds in books. :)

I am the author and illustrator of 12 of them, featuring protagonists that include an earthworm searching for its purpose in life, a house that dreams of its origins, and a character that is almost too shy to appear in its own book.

My stories have been translated into ten different languages, adopted in classrooms across the country, and honored with many starred reviews and awards. I live in a colorful house in Connecticut, where I'm always busy at work on my next books.

I love reading books and telling you about them; I hate rating them! Let's just say that if I didn't like a book, it isn't here at all.

Website: www.deborahfreedman.net
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Average rating: 3.89 · 10,088 ratings · 1,868 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors
Blue Chicken

3.78 avg rating — 2,179 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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The Story of Fish and Snail

3.86 avg rating — 1,794 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions
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Carl and the Meaning of Life

4.22 avg rating — 1,502 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions
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Shy

3.86 avg rating — 1,169 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions
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This House, Once

3.86 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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By Mouse and Frog

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Is Was

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Tiny Dino

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Partly Cloudy

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Scribble

3.62 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Have you ever felt small or unheard?

In cast you missed it… an interview with author Sarah Steinbacher!

“I’m hoping that kids will be inspired by this tiny creature with a strong sense of self. This hummingbird knows exactly who he is— and has the facts to back it up. “

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“This door was once a colossal oak tree about three hugs around and as high as the blue.”
― Deborah Freedman, This House, Once

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“...what I write is smarter than I am. Because I can rewrite it.”
― Susan Sontag

“You can keep your willpower, Frog. I am going home to bake a cake.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Together

“What I really do is take real plums and put them in an imaginary cake.”
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I asked how can you ever be sure
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you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write”
― W.S. Merwin, Opening the Hand

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Deborah I'm glad you found me too — I am a shameless book nerd and love to connect with others who like to book-talk, especially about children's books!

Sandra wrote: "Thanks for friending me! I feel so honored! I'm so glad I found you on Twitter and I can't wait to read Blue Chicken and Scribble! :)"


Sandra Thanks for friending me! I feel so honored! I'm so glad I found you on Twitter and I can't wait to read Blue Chicken and Scribble! :)


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