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Carol Gordon Ekster's first published children's book, Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?-A Story of Divorce, Boulden Publishing, 2008, was inspired by one special former 4th grade student who lived the schedule described in the book. The book was a finalist for About.com's Readers'Choice Awards for Best Children's Book for Single Parent Families, 2012. Another of her stories was in Library Sparks magazine, February 2010. And her picture book, Ruth the Sleuth and the Messy Room, on the debut list of Character Publishing, December 2011, received the Children's Literary Classics Seal of Approval in July 2013. Watch the book trailer at this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IQeZaDUpt4&feature=youtube_gdata
Carol's picture book, Before I Sleep: I Say Thank You, released January 1, 2015 with Pauline Books and Media, and is now in its third printing. It was a finalist for the ACP Excellence in Publishing Awards 2016 and a third place winner in the Catholic Press Association awards in the children's book category, 2016. You can watch the trailer at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbf_KXG73HY Her first e-book, Hip Hopping Books, came out spring 2015 as part of a digital library with Schoolwide, Inc. And a new picture book, You Know What?, came out first in Dutch (Mama, Wist je dat?), December 2016 with Clavis Books, and the English version released September 1, 2017.

After 35 years of teaching, Carol is retired. She now works on her writing and book promotion full time and is excited that her writing gives her another way to communicate with children. Find out more at
www.carolgordonekster.com

Carol Gordon Ekster's first published children's book, Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?-A Story of Divorce, Boulden Publishing, 2008, was inspired by one special former 4th grade student who lived the schedule described in the book. The book was a finalist for About.com's Readers'Choice Awards for Best Children's Book for Single Parent Families, 2012. Another of her stories was in Library Sparks m... More