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Kelly Bennett

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in Santa Cruz, California, The United States

August 08

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http://www.kellybennett.com/

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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) 4.08 avg rating — 1,318 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) 3.60 avg rating — 176 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 — 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 — 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) 4.45 avg rating — 29 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) 4.82 avg rating — 17 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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Poetry Challenge #120-Renew Attitude

At the beginning of the new year, everyone seems to have the best intentions. The most common resolutions people make are: exercise more, eat less, spend more time with family, get organized, save money, learn a new skill. Sound familiar?? See image: Look Familiar??? ... Read more of this blog post »

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Kelly Bennett rated a book it was amazing Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen (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
BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US is a simple, powerful, heartful dual immigration story! Written as a "Reverso Poem," one that begins one way and reverses on itself, BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US shares the historically repeated story of how immigrants --now and in th ...more
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Kelly Bennett rated a book liked it Swing Time by Zadie Smith	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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Kelly Bennett rated a book really liked it The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab	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
Fascinating premise! A master class in craft. I was not happy with the ending (not because it wasn’t perfectly fine.) happy to discuss it—or any part of the book because it sticks in the mind.
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Kelly Bennett rated a book liked it People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (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
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Kelly Bennett wants to read Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (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
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Kelly Bennett finished reading Out of the Mouth of Babe: Babe Ruth on Life: Pitching, Hitting, Striking Out, and Coming Back Swinging by Kelly Bennett (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
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Kelly Bennett rated a book really liked it Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (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
Fascinating glimpse into Amish life and beliefs swirled into a crime/lawyer/romance cocktail. You’ll want another round.
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Kelly Bennett rated a book it was amazing The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (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
This is one of those can’t-put-it-down-don’t-want-to-reach-the-end. Books. A mystery. A fascinating world. Sort of Gatsbyish meets Gone Girl.
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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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