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Laura’s Books

Here are some of my books for kids! Click on a cover to learn more about that book. See the groupings below the book covers if you’re only interested in a particular kind of picture book (poetry, rhyming, science-based, etc.). To order personalized, signed copies of any of my books, click through to the book’s page and order from Red Balloon Bookshop, my local independent bookseller. Be sure to put who you would like the book signed to in the Comments section when ordering from Red Balloon!

 

Zap! Clap! Boom!

Finding Family

Puddle Song

We Belong

Secrets of the LoonSecrets of the Loon

Clover Kitty Goes to KittygartenClover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten

If You Want to Knit Some Mittens

BookSpeak! Poems About Books

Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter, by Laura Purdie Salas and Claudine Gévry (Millbrook Press)Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle

Lion of the Sky

In the Middle of the NightIn the Middle of the Night

Snowman - Cold = PuddleSnowman-Cold=Puddle

Meet My Family!

If You Were the MoonIf You Were the Moon

A Rock Can Be... - cover - hi-resA Rock Can Be…

Water Can Be...Water Can Be…

A Leaf Can Be…

 

Fiction Picture Books

  • Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten
  • If You Want to Knit Some Mittens

Poetry Collections

  • Snowman – Cold = Puddle
  • In the Middle of the Night
  • Lion of the Sky
  • BookSpeak! Poems About Books
  • 30 Painless Classroom Poems
  • The Heart of a Teacher
  • The Putrid Poetic Ponderings of Louis J. Pasternak, AKA Dr. Skullstench
  • More titles here

Rhyming Books

  • Zap! Clap! Boom!
  • Puddle Song
  • We Belong
  • Secrets of the Loon
  • A Rock Can Be…
  • Water Can Be…
  • Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle
  • Meet My Family!
  • A Leaf Can Be…
  • More titles here

Books with Science Content/Connections

  • Finding Family
  • Zap! Clap! Boom!
  • Secrets of the Loon
  • Snowman – Cold = Puddle
  • Lion of the Sky
  • Meet My Family!
  • If You Were the Moon 
  • Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle
  • A Rock Can Be…
  • Water Can Be…
  • A Leaf Can Be…
  • More titles here

Books for People Who Want to Write for Kids

  • Making a Living Writing Books for Kids
  • Writing for the Educational Market
  • How to Query an Agent or Editor
  • Picture Books the Write Way
  • Rhyming Picture Books the Write Way

 

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MARCH NEWS

ZAP! CLAP! BOOM! is out, and FINDING FAMILY and PUDDLE SONG are hot on its heels. I'm celebrating all 3 with a storytime book launch party at Red Balloon on April 1st. No fooling! Hope you can come (with or without kids).

Join me on April 1st? Click image for details!

I'm also presenting at a Young Authors Conference, marketing all 3 new books, and doing several virtual field trips for students. Happy almost-spring!

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