"Davina Bell & Hilary Jean Tapper's ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year 2023 winner captures the emotions children experience in challenging situations, providing consolation and reassurance. This essential picture book for students, parents, and teachers combines heartwarming illustrations with powerful prose promoting empathy and emotional awareness."
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I write southern historical fiction, local history, and I've written a devotional book. The two novels I'm writing are set in Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1760s. My weekly blog started out to follow my journey as a writer and a reader, but in 2025 it has been greatly expanded to include current events and politics in the United States as I see our democracy under attack from within. The political science major in me cannot sit idly by and remain silent.
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