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Kelly Bennett

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in Santa Cruz, California, The United States

August 08

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Children's Books, Sports, Nonfiction

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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 — 1,310 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 — 175 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) 3.65 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) 3.77 avg rating — 126 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 — 111 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
	Rainbow Kite by Kelly Bennett (Goodreads Author), K M Brown (Illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 15 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
	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

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What Inspires Me #88-Lighthouse Keepers

It’s the dead of winter, the wind is truly howling, I am sure the seas are churning. If I were a boat…

Lighthouse Keepers inspire me. Think about it, they live, often on isolated islands, sometimes alone, with the full time mission of shining light. Light to guide. Light to reassure. Light to point the way.

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Swing Time

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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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Kelly Bennett rated a book really liked it Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (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
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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