Karen Robbins I first designed the Hands Across America flag in 1991 for my book, Big Bulletin Boards: A Cooperative Approach, by Good Year Books (Scott Foresman). Teachers and children across America learned how to make a large bulletin board flag for their schools by cutting or painting hand prints. This flag was created by children…
Kathleen Ripley Leo Kari Wolf, whose nom de plume is Kari Charsper, has written and published a novel, The Starliner Murders, that is so good Kirkus Reviews gave it the prestigious and hard to get “Get It!” Award. From Kirkus Review: “If the Kirk-Spock era starship USS Enterprise had a few spinner racks of paperbacks…
Jean Harris Congratulations to PebbleCreek’s own award-winning children’s author Karen S. Robbins! On May 16, Karen was awarded the Silver Medal for Children’s Picture Books, 0-3 years, by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) in a ceremony she attended in St. Paul, Minn. Her beautifully written and illustrated book, I Love You More Than Candy…
I was thrilled to learn that my picture book, I Love You More Than Candy Pops, is a finalist in the 37th Annual Awards for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). As of the writing of this article, the winners are scheduled to be announced at an awards banquet in St. Paul, Minn., on May…
Barbara (Babette) Bersch In 2019, I was run over by my own vehicle (SUV) … zero alcohol and no shenanigans. This life-changing accident resulted in a life-flight to a trauma-one center in critical condition and on life support. The phrase, “Everything can change in a New York minute,” is firmly and forever planted in the…
Andrew (Andy) Nazzaro has lived in PebbleCreek with his wife, Martha, since 2016. Born and raised in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Andy received his engineering bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1960, and received his master’s degree in Operations Research and Statistical Analysis in 1962. During the following eight years Andy was employed by IBM as…