I've been re-reading SECRET AGENTS FOUR by this gentleman again. It was my favorite book at age 10 in good old Roselle, NJ. Donald J. Sobol was a FABULOUS children's author! THE BEST! #authors #childrensauthors #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #readers #fun #justforfun

Dr. Marc Fetscherin is a distinguished marketing professor at Rollins College, recognized among the top 1% of scientists globally. Inspired by his daughters, he authored "Bones is Back: A Family Tradition for Halloween," introducing Bones, a playful skeleton who brings families together through daily pranks and surprises each October. Marc will be at space 156 at the Sunshine State Book Festival on Feb 1st.

#FamilyTraditions #HalloweenFun #BonesIsBack #ChildrensAuthors

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Another participating #ChildrensAuthor is Melissa Rooney. Her books are about the #sustainableStormWaterSolutions. (Another author who fits in nicely with our theme this year) Visit her website for more information: #ChildrensAuthors #SaveTheDate https://www.melissarooneywriting.com/

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Melissa Rooney Writing – Melissa Rooney Writing

For Melissa (Bunin) Rooney's children's books, editing and writing services, hands-on science (STEM)-related workshops, and blog.

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#ChildrensAuthors - we are happy to welcome another great author to our 2025 #SunshineStateBookFestival along with her 4 books, a coloring book and even a stuffed horse with it's own barn. She is Donna Anderson Horbal and she writes the Lady Thistle Series: https://youtube.com/shorts/v6NUUhWTxjo?feature=share
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We were in Salisbury the other day, where Sarah Fielding, the mother of children's literature, spent some of her childhood.

She later moved to #Bath, #Somerset, where she died.

I've loved researching her for my books about women in Somerset!

#qotd Have you visited somewhere associated with an author?

#sarahFielding #childrensauthors #womeninsomerset #unsungWomen

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Image: Old George Mall in Salisbury

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Unsung Women in Somerset by Helen Pugh

#OnThisDay in 1768, Sarah Fielding, the mother of children's literature, died in Bath.

#somerset #childrensauthors #childrensliterature #bath #sarahFielding #histodon #bookstodon

4. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.
She died in 1958, Mosman, Sydney, Australia. #childrensauthors #yorkshire
3. Her best-known work is her first novel Seven Little Australians. She wrote sequels to this book The Family at Misrule in 1895 and Little Mother Meg in 1902. The book The Seven Australians was made in to a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. #childrensauthors #yorkshire
2. Henry died suddenly leaving Sarah with 9 children and very little income. In 1879 the family moved to Australia.
She started writing at the age of eighteen, she wrote a journal with her sister Lillian for young people. She wrote children’s column in the Sydney Times and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal.
In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis a lawyer. They had two children. #childrensauthors #yorkshire