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Leslie Van Zee, Children's Author

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Coming Soon: Taming of the Boo

Coming Soon: Taming of the Boo

July 7, 2019July 28, 2019leslievanzee

Barnabas might look like a mean dog who barks at anyone coming near his yard, but when his family adopts an annoyingly cute kitten he discovers his big, soft heart.  

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Following Authors on Amazon

Following Authors on Amazon

October 19, 2018November 2, 2018leslievanzee

Have you ever noticed the tiny little “Follow” button on Amazon book pages? I suspect not many people have. Here is how to find and use it.

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Searching for Author-Bloggers

Searching for Author-Bloggers

September 12, 2018November 2, 2018leslievanzee

Do children’s authors blog? I went on a quest to find good author-bloggers to use as a model for my own blogging, and found out they are a rare species.

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Kids Need Stories With Good Plots!

Kids Need Stories With Good Plots!

June 7, 2018November 2, 2018leslievanzee

When you look through the children’s section of your local library, have you ever noticed that the picture books for young children (those written for the illiterate 0-6 year-old crowd) don’t really get divided out into fiction and nonfiction the way adult books do?

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I’m a marketing executive, mother and former euphoniumist, and now I write children’s stories.

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