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Aviva Gittle

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Aviva Gittle was born and raised on Long Island in New York. She earned a B.Sc. in General Studies at National University in La Jolla, CA. Now a grandmother, she writes and publishes children's books. Although Aviva has been owned by many cats through the years, today her only furry friend is an imaginary kitten named Kitten. He lives in Aviva's heart. Kitten is everything a friend should be: kind, patient, loving, understanding ... and fun! ...more

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	Kitten & Butterfly (Kitten and Friends #1) by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Tekla Huszár (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Kitten & Snake (Kitten and Friends, #3) by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Tekla Huszár (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Kitten & Koi (Kitten and Friends, #2) by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Tekla Huszár (Illustrator) 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Moon Jump: The Boy Who Bounced to the Moon (Aviva Gittle eBooks My First Chapter Book) by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Mark Megson, Carlos Brito (Illustrations) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Kitten & Squirrel by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Tekla Huszár (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	In Nana's Arms by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Carlos Brito (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Bagel Boy by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Chappell (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Kitten & Butterfly - FREE Preview!: Book 1 of the Kitten and Friends series 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Un libro con amor para mi abuela: Un libro de agradecimiento de tu nieto by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Carlos Brito (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Mort the Fly: The Story of a Very Hungry Guy by Aviva Gittle (Goodreads Author), Andrés Cornejo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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

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Aviva Gittle's Blog: Children's Book Writing

The Gittle List Contest is No More

After 5 years and 59 winning books, I decided to stop hosting The Gittle List contest for self-published children's picture books. Too much work and not enough bang for the buck.

You probably didn't know about the contest in the first place and are not likely to lament its passing. That was part of the problem. There were two other key issues:

1. Authors did not seem to understand the concept of "c Read more of this blog post »

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Published on July 14, 2018 14:13 • Tags: aviva-gittle, book-contests, children-s-books, children-s-picture-books, self-publishing

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Kitten & Friends (4 books)
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Tekla Huszár (Illustrator)

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North African Cuisine: Recipes of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia

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Vegan Cookbook: 100 Simple Vegan Recipes For Beginners (Plant-Based, Beginner Vegan, Clean Eating Made Simple)

by Clark Johnson

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

by Agatha Christie

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A Fun Read for Kids — And Adults This is the kind of story you can read several times and discover new things to laugh out loud about each time. By the third read I started paying more attention to the illustrations which hold humor as funny as the m ...more
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