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I did not expect my little doodle to be shared so much. Turns out there is a large overlap in the Venn Diagram of Heated Rivalry and people who want to protect all our neighbors. I got many requests for stickers and had no idea how to make it happen!

I just think people should know that the "stupid Canadian wolf bird" (aka the common loon) is the Minnesota state bird. They're a big deal in Minnesota. This feels fitting because my entire feed is heroes protecting their communities agains

I've had immigrants and 🧊 and my home state of Minnesota on my mind incessantly lately. I went to a dark place for a few days where I felt very overwhelmed and helpless and I've been getting back on track by doing the usual things: nurturing family

What happened to @carolinepritchardwrites and me in October was not an isolated incident. It's not even the only thing that happened to us! There was at least one school who cancelled their invitation to us because the topic of book banning was &quot

Biggest blessings of 2025 ❤️

My latest newsletter is out today and I included a graphic gift guide to all 12 of my books so you can give your loved ones of ALL AGES books they will love all year round! Picture books are amazing gifts for grown ups too!

Today's newsletter includ

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We’re baaack with some incredible books signed by incredible authors!

The bundles are particularly gift-able with lots of novels, children’s books, and memoirs as well as cookbooks and a special limited

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