May 4, 2022: Children's Books about Riding a Bike (my favorites) on Mia Wenjen's Pragmatic Mom Blog June 6, 2022: Children's Books about Parent-Child Special Moments (my favorites) on Mia Wenjen's Pragmatic Mom Blog June 11, 2022: Father's Day Panel at Books of Wonder June 18, 2022: Featured Author in The Brown Bookshelf's 'Why Juneteenth Matters' July 7, 2022: Blog Post on Diverse Verse: 'Poetry as Community, Connection, and Celebration in the Classroom' July 13, 2022: Interview on 'The Room to Write' with Colleen Getty July 28, 2022: Blog Post on Multicultural Children's Book Day: 'How I Got Published Without Following the Rules' 1, 2022: Blog Post on 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge: 'Beyond the Manuscript: Elevating the Critique Group Experience' 7, 2022: Cover Reveals for Rainbow Days on 'Watch. 12, 2022: Children's Books about Dance (my favorites) on Mia Wenjen's Pragmatic Mom blog 13, 2022: ' Be Someone's Opportunity with Valerie Bolling' on 'You May Contribute a Verse' podcast with Brenna Jeanneret and Josh Monken 14, 2022: Blog Post on Diverse Verse: 'Writing Rhyming Picture Books' 3, 2022: Children's Books about Outdoor Activities (my favorites) on Mia Wenjen's Pragmatic Mom blog 14, 2022: Featured Author Interview in Publishers Weekly School & Library Spotlight 5, 2022: Featured Author on 'StoryMakers' on KidLit TV 27, 2023: Color of Change Black History Live Episodeĭec. Valerie and her husband live in Connecticut and enjoy traveling, hiking, reading, going to the theater, and dancing. She has served as a WNDB mentor and is deeply immersed in the kidlit writing community, particularly involved with SCBWI, the 12X12 Picture Book Challenge, and Black Creators HeadQuarters. She currently works as an Instructional Coach and, additionally, teaches picture book writing classes, independently and at the Highlights Foundation.

I SEE COLOR will be published in 2024.Ī graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University, Teachers College, Valerie has been an educator for 30 years. Sequels to these books (TOGETHER WE SWIM and BING, BOP, BAM: TIME TO JAM!) as well as the Scholastic Acorn early reader series, RAINBOW DAYS, are slated for 2023. In 2022 Valerie welcomed TOGETHER WE RIDE and RIDE, ROLL, RUN: TIME FOR FUN!. Valerie Bolling is the author of the 2021 SCBWI Crystal Kite award-winning and CT Book Award finalist LET’S DANCE! (2020).

Together We Ride by Valerie Bolling