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KIRSTEN MCDONALD
AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR
Picture Books
All manuscripts are unpublished and un-agented.
No Birds for Bongo!
Summary: Bongo would really like to catch a bird! And there are blue birds, red birds, and yellow birds just outside the window. A quick dash through the cat door takes Bongo outside where he tries his best to catch a bird. Fortunately for the birds, Bongo's friend has a different plan. The use of repetition, counting, and colors make this book perfect the text is is perfect for the very youngest readers.
Word Count: 50 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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Daddy Days
Summary: When dad's in charge, the day's sure to be filled with unexpected fun. Join in that fun with Daddy Days. Ride and slide and glide through this 200-word, first person narrative as you follow a child and dad through their special day together. (Note: the text is written in such a way that the illustrations could follow a single child and father or could move between all sorts of father/child combinations.)
Word Count: 200 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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Illustration © 2017 by Magic Wagon, ABDO Publishing
80 Hands
Summary: When a rip current captures a young boy, it’s up to his sister to save him. In less than 300 words,
80 Hands’ sparse yet lyrical first person narration shows how a young child can change the course of events. The picture book reveals the strength of strangers of all hues and ages united by a common goal. And, it celebrates the intense love shared between siblings.
Word Count: 275 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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Squirrel Crossing
Summary: Only one thing stands between the squirrel brothers and those delicious pecans — a road filled with tire-squealing, oil-slinging cars. MickMack and TimTom devise a variety of outlandish ideas to try to get trio safely across the road, but, in the end, it's JeremyJay who comes up with a plan that actually works.
Word Count: 740 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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First Day of School
Summary: No matter who you are, your stomach’s likely to flip and flop as you get ready for the first day of school. You’ll be anxiously excited, and you’ll do everything you can to set yourself up for a great first day. You’ll repack your bookbag more times than you can count, and you’ll worry about who’ll be in your class. There’s just no escaping those first day jitters. Readers of all ages will relate to First Day of School and the anxious anticipation it depicts. Best of all, they’ll laugh at its surprise ending.
Word Count: 100 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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Four Dog Farm
Summary: Audrey knows that a lamb born too early is not likely to survive, and when a lamb is the smallest of a set of triplets, the odds are even slimmer. But Audrey's not daunted by the task, and soon the whole family finds itself with a very healthy lamb who thinks she belongs in the house. And, that's when the trouble begins.
Word Count: 1400 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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Illustration © 2014 by Adrien Ussery
The Blue Horse
Summary: Lamar and Selma have been looking forward to the carnival coming to town -- even though their family won't be able to afford tickets this year. However, when their mother rents out a room to the illustrated man, the fire eater, and the carousel man, the children find themselves more involved in the carnival than they could have ever dreamed.
Word Count: 1700 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
This Is . . . Lola and Moon
Summary: Lola loves digging for treasure, wearing feather boas, and riding bucking bronco brooms. Her cat Moon prefers keeping his paws clean, napping in sunny spots, and maintaining his feline dignity, which is rather difficult when Lola's around. Young children and their parents will laugh at Lola's enthusiasm, they'll see through Moon's gruff attitude, and they'll love the happy ending of this picture book.
Word Count: 525 words
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Manuscript Status: Available/No Representation
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