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Cedar Pruitt, M.Ed., is a children's author and poet. Her published work features themes of connection, discovery, humor, suspense, and the magic of forests.

Her debut picture book, FIRE FLIGHT: A Wildfire Escape, illustrated by Chiara Fedele (Capstone), was named a 2025 Best Children's Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education. This lyrical exploration of an owl’s real-life flight out of a California wildfire - and right into a surprise that made headlines around the world - was also long-listed for a Green Earth Award.

Launching on October 13, 2026:
WHAT MARCEL FOUND: The Incredible Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings, illustrated by David Litchfield, is about four brave children who, in 1940s occupied France, made an astoundi
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Fire Flight is now a Fall Story Walk at Gore Place!

October, 2025. Waltham, MA.

50 acres. 3 centuries. And 1 story walk on this gorgeous historic working farm and forest in Waltham, MA.

Has there ever been a more beautiful time to visit Gore Place?

Enjoy the trees, the flowers, the sheep 🐑 and…. 🔥FIRE FLIGHT: A WILDFIRE ESCAPE !

For this local author, it is a dream come true.

Stroll along the Story Trail on the Gore Estate, where you can read a book f

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Owls Make Terrible Teachers by Kristi Mahoney
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This fun, kid-friendly book is every bit as bouyant, delightful, and laugh-inducing as Mahoney's "Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians." Interesting facts about owls are woven in throughout the story of a class that is taken over by a substitute teacher ...more
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A soft, beautiful and inviting book that follows a young protagonist through trouble, distraction and the rich texture of life on her search for butterflies. She's joyfully in nature, but she's also a responsible sibling and world citizen, taking in ...more
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Hazel the Handful by Jamie Michalak
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Delightful. This is a joyful, fun and loving journey towards acceptance of a new sibling through the eyes of a sweet and slightly rambunctious dog, Hazel. Author Jamie Michalak brings us a bit of a twist on feeling left out when a family expands, bec ...more
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Wonder Why by Lisa Varchol Perron
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I don't think anyone could improve on this beautiful STEAM book. Author Lisa Perron has tightly woven a rhyme that feels easy to both read and say, and constructed it as a dialogue between a curious reader and an answering natural force that provides ...more
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If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe by Cynthia Mackey
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An astonishing, gorgeous, fanciful journey through the colorful emotions and thrilling trepidation that occur when a bumble bee lands on one's toe. Author Cynthia Mackey playfully suggests a "freeze dance" reaction of joyful noticing, a quiet observa ...more
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Iggy Who Breathes Fire by Carrie Kruck
Iggy Who Breathes Fire
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Brought to life in bright vivid colors, clean lines and brilliant sparks, main character Iggy is a joy to get to know - she's engaged with her own voice, she's standing tall, and she's becoming more sure of herself by the page. Author Carrie Kruck ha ...more
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Hanukkah Pajamakkahs by Dara Henry
Hanukkah Pajamakkahs
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This story is a fun romp through all eight nights of Hanukkah in one family as a little girl tries....and tries....to keep her new pajamas clean for the holiday. The reader feels her giddy happiness as she wears them for the first time and her pure j ...more
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
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First, make sure you find a copy that is unabridged. Most editions in English ARE abridged, but usually don't say they are. Not sure if this Penguin edition is, it's not the one i read.
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