Karen Schaufeld
Karen Schaufeld is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, lawyer and award-winning author. Karen describes the development of her first book as “the exhausting process of holding a story that lives in your mind until you are forced to put it on paper.” She published her first children’s book, The Lollipop Tree, in 2013 and released Larry and Bob in 2016 and How to Eat a Peach in 2019. Her latest book, Vultures, A Love Story, is now available.
Larry and Bob
Larry and Bob is a beautiful story of a unique friendship between a Bald Eagle and a Smallmouth Bass. In the midst of their everyday lives, Larry and Bob meet one fateful day that will change them both. Larry and Bob is an exciting story that will keep readers intrigued about what will happen next.
How to Eat a Peach
How much would you do to follow your passion? Squirrel’s only passion is peaches, and a farmer and a wall stand between him and his goal. This suspenseful fable is a tale of determination and an unexpected change of heart.
The Lollipop Tree
Follow us on the exciting journey of a strong and proud little tree! Once remarked upon for her tall stature and growing limbs, an incredible storm leaves her scarred and the tree must fight all odds to regain the strength and beauty once marveled at by passersby. The Lollipop Tree is a beautiful and unusual story that young readers will come to love through seasons of change.
Vultures, A Love Story
Little Igor (eye-gore), a vulture, was born with a limp and an unusual feather sticking up from his otherwise bald head. This tale is about appreciating our differences and our skills and recognizing that we all deserve love.
Mission
Karen Schaufeld co-founded All Ages Read Together (AART) a school readiness program for low-income preschool-aged children. AART looks at Kindergarten Readiness Indicators and the individual strengths of each child in the class. When children learn to read at an early age, they gain greater general knowledge, expand their vocabularies, and become more fluent readers. Karen’s support of early childhood reading extends beyond AART into her own fables. She knows that stories that have the most significant impact make an emotional impression on children. She also has created her books to be read to children using advanced vocabulary to support vocabulary acquisition. The power of the written word is displayed in the memories of adults who can remember their favorite books from childhood and how they made them feel. She hopes that one day she will learn that one of her books had that impression on a child.
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As we close out Women’s History Month, let’s take a moment to appreciate the role that women have played in literature. What a legacy that Beatrix Potter left behind – not just in children’s literature but in her environmental contributions to society.
Just like Beatrix, my children’s writing is inspired by nature and the amazing world around us. Check out my collection at karenschaufeld.com or search for my nature-based fiction books on Amazon.Beatrix Potter -- the beloved English author and illustrator of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and many similar animal books -- is pictured here with a real-life "Peter Rabbit." As a child, Potter and her brother kept, cared for, studied, and drew their impressive collection of animals and insects which they kept in their school room and on the Scottish and northern England estates where they spent many of their summers. In 1902, Potter’s most famous work, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” was published to immediate success. For almost two decades, she continued to publish two or three similar books per year, ultimately writing 24 children's tales.
Potter also spent a good deal of time drawing and observing things found in nature. Mycology, the study of fungi, was of particular interest to Potter, and she even wrote a paper on the subject of fungal spore reproduction. Her paper was presented at a meeting of the Linnean Society in 1897 by a mycologist from the Royal Botanic Gardens, because women of the time were not permitted to attend the meetings. Upon her death in 1943, Potter, a dedicated conservationist, bequeathed sixteen farms and over 4,000 acres of land to the National Trust, enabling significant preservation of the lands that created the Lake District National Park. At the time, it was the largest gift the National Trust had ever received.
For a beautiful collection of all 23 of her classic stories, complete with their original illustrations, we highly recommend "Beatrix Potter the Complete Tales" at amzn.to/2Dfneji
To introduce children to Beatrix Potter's inspiring story, we recommend the picture books "Beatrix Potter, Scientist" (www.amightygirl.com/beatrix-potter-scientist) and "Saving the Countryside: The Story of Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit" (www.amightygirl.com/saving-the-countryside), both for ages 5 to 9
For older kids, we recommend the illustrated biography "Who Was Beatrix Potter?" for ages 8 to 12 at www.amightygirl.com/who-was-beatrix-potter
Adult fans of Beatrix Potter and her many books will love "Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life" (www.amightygirl.com/beatrix-potter-s-gardening-life) and "Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature" (www.amightygirl.com/beatrix-potter-a-life-in-nature)
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