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Kelly Bennett

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in Santa Cruz, California, The United States

August 08

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I write books for children celebrating imagination, families, friends, pets…all that goes into being a kid! What books? Baseball books for fans of all ages, including: OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABE & THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT, picture books including. NORMAN ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH & NOT NORMAN, featuring our finny fish friend, Norman T Goldfish, illustrated by Noah Z Jones (Candlewick Press); VAMPIRE BABY about a biting baby sister/vampire; DAD AND POP: Ode to Fathers & Stepfathers, illustrated by Paul Meisel; ONE DAY I WENT RAMBLING & DANCE, Y’ALL, DANCE illustrated by Terri Murphy; YOUR DADDY WAS JUST LIKE YOU & YOUR MOMMY WAS JUST LIKE YOU illustrated by David Walker; and POETRY LAB, 7-Minute Poetry Prompts you can find—and try!—on my blog, Kel ...more

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	Not Norman: A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Noah Z. Jones (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,300 ratings — published 2005 — 22 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
	Vampire Baby by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Paul Meisel (Illustrator) 3.59 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2013	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
	Your Daddy Was Just Like You by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), David Walker (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2010 — 3 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
	Norman: One Amazing Goldfish by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Noah Z. Jones (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 125 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
	Dad and Pop: An Ode to Fathers and Stepfathers by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Paul Meisel (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2010 — 3 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
	Your Mommy Was Just Like You by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), David Walker (Illustrator) 3.42 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	The House That Ruth Built by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Susanna Covelli (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 28 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
	One Day I Went Rambling by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Terri Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	My Dads really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 4 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
	Dance Y'all, Dance by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), Terri Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009 — 3 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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Poetry Challenge #99 Two Scoops of Gratitude!

Gobble Gobble Gobble! That’s what I’ll be doing tomorrow. Maybe you, too? Or maybe you’ve already enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast and will be going in for seconds…or thirds. Or your feasting is yet to come. Regardless of what you’ll eat, where you’ll go, what you’ll do, or whether you’ll celebrate alone or with other, let’s take a moment to reflect on reasons we have to give thanks. (For if you are r

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Here One Moment

by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author)

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Kelly Bennett made a comment on Brady Lockerby’s review of Here One Moment " I agree, it brought to mind THE MEASURE, but was more satisfying "
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If you are a fan of Emily St John Mandel’s other books, this is a must read—but not first! Try Station 11 first, maybe. I do not like to tell what a book is about so go elsewhere if you are one who needs to know beforehand.
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Kelly Bennett rated a book it was amazing Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson (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
I love Kevin Wilson’s mind. Such a great premise! Surprising from the first, heartful to the end. Read it!
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Kelly Bennett rated a book really liked it Bel Canto by Ann Patchett	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
One of the most well done opening! Be warned: I fell in love with every character in the book. Patchett, pull up, straps us in and takes us for a ride.
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Kelly Bennett rated a book it was amazing Little Witch’s To-Do List by Helen Kemp Zax	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
Little Witch is busy! And glittery! And charming! Busy little creatives will love this rhyme, list making & the sense of accomplishment that comes with it! A great springboard for using lists for good!
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