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Raven Howell

Goodreads Author

Born

in Camden, NJ, The United States

Website

http://www.ravenhowell.com

Twitter

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Genre

Children's, Poetry, Fiction

Influences

Aileen Fisher https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poet...… ...more

Member Since

March 2015

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Raven is an award winning author and poet of several picture books. She also writes for magazines such as Highlights for Children, Ladybug, Cricket, and Hello. Raven is an author and Poetry Director with Story Monsters Press and writes a monthly kid lit column, THE BOOK BUG, for Story Monsters Ink magazine. Raven is a contributing author for Reading is Fundamental (SOCAL).

Her work is published in anthologies, in DVD and CD format, in educational material, and home schooling programs. Raven has won several awards including Excellence in Children's Literature, A Golden Box Books, NABE's Pinnacle, SCBWI Magazine Merit, and Mom's Choice Award. She remains active with charity work, and presenting children's workshops for elementary classes and i ...more

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Average rating: 4.53 · 599 ratings · 392 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Colorful Beginning by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Carina Povarchik (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 101 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Santa's Slip Up by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Savannah Horton (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 40 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Community by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Yeng Yang (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Want a Puppy? 4.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 20 Little Poems for 20 Little Gnomes by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Raven Howell (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack and the Lean Stalk 4.61 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blink and Glow by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Ann Pilicer (illustrator) 4.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glimmer, Sing of Sun! by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Carina Povarchik (Illustrator) 4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shimmer: Songs of Night by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Carina Povarchik (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Ann Pilicer (Illustrator) 4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Christmas in July!

The sun is hot, the air is humid, and we have had unprecedented flash flooding this summer. Who WOULDN'T want to celebrate in a little fun, peppermint-y Christmas spirit?

My book, Santa's Slip Up, has a holiday mix-up theme incorporating Halloween's spookiness, the surprising arrival of Santa and good humor. For obvious reasons, I assumed my publisher would be releasing the book on the Halloween or Read more of this blog post »

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Raven Howell rated a book it was amazing Janie Writes a Play: Jane Yolen's First Great Story by Heidi E.Y. Stemple (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a lovely capture of renowned poet, Jane Yolen's inspiration to write and create during childhood. Endearingly put together with easy vocabulary for the youngest picture book reader. The illustrations are bold and beautiful - switching between bo ...more
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Raven Howell and 1 other person liked Lindsay DeRollo's review of Who are we, really?: "Adorable Story! This is an absolutely adorable story that children will surely love and want to read over and over again! The cute and clever tadpoles (friends Polly, Molly, and Joey) in this story want to know what kind of animal they will grow up to" Read more of this review »
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Raven Howell liked Linda 's review of In the Forest: " There's loads of whimsey in this older cumulative tale by Marie Hall Ets, a Caldecott Honor Book. A young boy goes for a walk in the woods and with little surprise is happy to have thoses he meets join him on his walk. There's a bit of a surprise at" Read more of this review »
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Raven Howell rated a book really liked it Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony by Lisa Jean LaBanca Rogers (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
First and foremost, I was completely blown away by the illustrious artwork by Stacy Innerst! The picture book is about artist Joan Mitchell and her sense of feeling, internal "seeing", and hearing that guided her to create original art masterpieces. ...more
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Raven Howell rated a book really liked it A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this thriller - good character building and great setting. Probably just a smidge too long. Read it!
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Raven Howell rated a book really liked it Silly Gregory : A Collection of 10 Humorous Stories by J.R. Gibson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I laughed out loud while reading these silly stories. I think parents (adults) will get a kick out of Gregory's antics and funny shenanigans. By the last story in this collection, I was ready to welcome Gregory and his mother over for dinner - and fo ...more
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I'm so glad I'm entering the world of author Abby Jimenez. I plan on reading her other books after the delight of this one! You can't help but live along with main characters Alexis and Daniel as they navigate a way to be together since they come fro ...more
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“I write lots of poetry on a regular basis. In fact, it’s something that I rarely think about consciously, it’s just something I do. Actually I may even say, it’s not something I do so much as what happens. Poetry chooses me!”
― Raven Howell

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