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I'm Karin Fisher-Golton. I love the water and my family and friends—this photo reminds me of both. I write picture books, poetry, early readers, middle grade novels, and nonfiction for children. I also edit children's books (picture books through young adult books). Click on my photo above for more about me.
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- butterflies (3)
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Previous Posts
- The Generous Fish: MCBD Book Review
- That Little Girl
- Gratitude during the Pandemic
- Lily and the Great Quake: MCBD Book Review
- It Rained Warm Bread: Holocaust Remembrance Day Book Review
- God’s Dream: MCBD Book Review
- Hey, Doodle, Doodle
- Love Family: MCBD Book Review
- Milkweed Life
- Butterfly Cap Found
- Mama and Papa Have a Store: MCBD Review
- Thank You, Bev Bos: a National Poetry Month Post
- What Creativity Looks Like
- A Monumental Poem
- A Cento for National Poetry Month
- A Rainbow in California, with Tanka
- More February Poems
- February Poems
- A Poem a Day for February
- Stay Calm, Leave Room For Gratitude
- Amazing May Posts
- An Ekphrastic Pantoum on February 27
- Metal Bowls and Memories
- Goodbye and Thank You, Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge
- Butterfly Words
- What’s Right in Front of You
- Lemon Tree, Very Pretty
- Unbridled Creativity: An Experience with Children and Poetry
- Halloween Candy Science!
- Remembering Paul Wellstone
- A Grand Finale for the 2012 Oakland A’s
- The Oakland Athletics Are Fired Up
- Flying High from a Shuttle Flyby
- Praise for A Perfect Time for Pandas
- I Might Be an Elephant
- Double-homemade Bread
- Ichiro’s All-Star Feat
- First Post—Still in Awe
Author Archives: Karin Fisher-Golton
The Generous Fish: MCBD Book Review
Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021! Celebrating books that allow children to read their world—to see themselves in books and to see the rich human diversity of this planet we share—is a good way to start any year, and especially … Continue reading
That Little Girl
A woman about my age who grew up in my hometown got chosen to be the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States of America this week. Kamala Harris wasn’t my top choice for vice presidential candidate (though … Continue reading
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Gratitude during the Pandemic
(This post is identical to one I posted earlier today on my book’s blog, OurAmazingDays.com.) I hope this post finds you and those close to you well. Whatever you are facing, may you also find what gives you peace and … Continue reading
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Lily and the Great Quake: MCBD Book Review
Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day! I am grateful for a world of books reflecting children’s diverse experiences and histories. I hope you will join me in reading many of them throughout the year and celebrating them today. This year Capstone … Continue reading
It Rained Warm Bread: Holocaust Remembrance Day Book Review
Today is the United-Nations-designated Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. As part of my remembrance, I want to spread the word about the impactful It Rained Warm Bread, a novel in … Continue reading
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God’s Dream: MCBD Book Review
Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day!—the day when we celebrate and highlight books that reflect our diverse world. Check the end of this review for more about Multicultural Children’s Book Day including free resources for educators. This year I was thrilled … Continue reading
Hey, Doodle, Doodle
Here’s a doodle ditty for Poetry Friday: Hey, Doodle, Doodle Hey, doodle, doodle, the sauce and the noodle, The wolf howled up with a tune, The little fish splashed to applaud such sound, And the fork rode away by balloon. … Continue reading
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Love Family: MCBD Book Review
Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day! I am thrilled to be involved in this event—now in its fifth year and, very happily for this world, growing each year. It’s so important for children to be able to see themselves in books. … Continue reading
Milkweed Life
Last I posted here I had a newly planted butterfly garden. It grew faster than I imagined, including the milkweed, planted because it is the favorite food of monarch butterfly caterpillars. One appeared in July, but I never saw it … Continue reading
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Butterfly Cap Found
This morning I found a hat with sentimental value that had been lost for over a year. I had been in my coat closet getting a hat to wear on a walk. I thought of the butterfly cap and another … Continue reading
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