The Gorilla Picked Me! - Michele McAvoy

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Résumé :
The Gorilla Picked Me! is about little Olive who felt ordinary, always picked last for teams at recess and never a Valentine placed on her desk. Until one day at a dance with her daddy she is picked from the crowd by the dancing gorilla. It is at that moment that Olive realizes -she is not ordinary! This fun and sentimental story shows how one small single act of love can have a big impact. There is a mystery in the story. Children love finding clues as to who is in that gorilla suit? Michele McAvoy is an award-winning children's book author from New Jersey. She is also the creator and host of the popular kidlit podcast My Messy Muse. THE GORILLA PICKED ME! is Michele's second picture book. Her other titles include MY SUPERHERO GRANDPA (Children's Moonbeam Book Award, 2016) and COOKIE & MILK (with Cardinal Rule Press; IPG Top Shelf Title), and forthcoming BUCKINGHAM GETS A NEW SHELL (with Pigman Books 2021)

Biographie:
Michele is an award-winning children's book author from New Jersey. Her published titles include COOKIE & MILK (2019 Cardinal Rule Press- 1st Place Dragonfly Award Winner), THE GORILLA PICKED ME! (2018 The Little Press), MY SUPERHERO GRANDPA (2016 The Little Press- Moonbeam Award Winner) and BUCKINGHAM GETS A NEW SHELL (2021 Pigman Books).A personal piece Michele authored entitled WRITING FOR CHILDREN FROM TRAGEDY was published by The Children's Writer's Guild (CWG) in September 2017 (http://www.childrenswritersguild.com/writing-for-children-from-tragedy/).Michele is an active member of SCBWI (NJ & NY) and the Author's Guild.Michele is also the owner and publisher at The Little Press and middle-grade imprint Blue Bronco Books. www.littlepresspublishing.comShe is the creator and host of the popular kidlit podcast MY MESSY MUSE, available on all podcast apps.Michele grew up in a small town in northern New Jersey until she moved to New York City where she attended college and law school. Michele enjoyed the crazy, busy, single life of New York for over 15 years until she married and had her first child. With a small one-bedroom apartment and a baby that did not sleep, Michele moved back to her small hometown. She settled back to her roots and traded in the noisy city streets of NY and extra dirty martinis at trendy bars for manicured lawns and backyard BBQs.Michele avoids being a grown-up by writing stories for children.For more information about Michele, her books, and her inspiration please visit www.michelemcavoy.com or follow her on Twitter @michele_mcavoy and Instagram @michelemcavoy