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Daryl Gottier @dlkgotts.bsky.social Debut picture book SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL, illus. by Gal Weizman, coming from Flashlight Press in Sept. 2026. #kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. www.dlkgottier.com #SCBWI #12x12PB
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Kim A Larson @kimalarson.bsky.social Author of Doll Trouble (Clavis, 2026) and Goat's Boat Won't Float (Little Press, 2024) '23 & '22 #PBParty finalist '21 #SCBWI Ann Paul Award #Kidlit #12x12 Author of Unraveling Fairy Tales: Learning To Live Happily Ever After http://amzn.com/1734768819
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