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Corinna Luyken

Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of Abc and You and Me; The Tree in Me (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller); My Heart (A New York Times Best Seller); and The Book of Mistakes (which The Wall Street Journal called “sublime”). She is also the illustrator of In the Dark (Aug 2023) and Nothing in Common, both written by Kate Hoefler; Patchwork (A New York Times and Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2022), written by Matt de la Peña; Something Good and Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse, both written by Marcy Campbell; and Weird Little Robots, written by Carolyn Crimi. She was raised in Oregon, California, and Hawaii; and studied dance improvisation, poetry, and printmaking at Middlebury College in Vermont. She now lives in Western Washington, near the Salish Sea, where she also likes to dig in the dirt, surf, and read with a cat (or two) on her lap.
Hello, Ocean!
The Arguers
In the Dark
ABC and You and Me
Retazos
Patchwork
The Tree in Me
My Heart
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
The Book of Mistakes

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The Tree in Me - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

Books

Hello, Ocean!
The Arguers
In the Dark
ABC and You and Me
Retazos
Patchwork
The Tree in Me
My Heart
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
The Book of Mistakes

Events

Tue Jun 09 | 06:30 PM
BRICK AND MORTAR BOOK LLC
7430 164TH AVE NE STE B105
REDMOND, WA 98052-7850
Google Map

Sat Jun 27 | 11:00 AM
GREEN BEAN BOOKS
1600 NE ALBERTA ST
PORTLAND, OR 97211-5048
Google Map

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The Tree in Me - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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