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Awards for ‘A Duck Named Goose’


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Gold Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

This award brings increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and is dedicated to supporting childhood literacy and life-long reading.


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Honorable Mention Purple Dragonfly Book Award

With children in mind, this award highlights and rewards up-and-coming, newly published authors and younger published writers.


Book Reviews + Praise

Video from my Oregonian interview:

Story Monsters Ink Magazine feature – March 2015 (pages 8-9)
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The Oregonian feature – November 2014
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SCBWI Oregon newsworthy – October 2014 (page 16)
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Jenn Unplugged review
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Book Pleasures review
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Jinxy Kids children’s book roundup
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