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It’s finally here!  Summer of the Wolves in available nationwide after May 8th, 1012.  Check your independent book store!

NEW!  Winter Greeting Card Set from Someone Walks By illustratons.

Raven Productions, Inc. is offering a set of winter greeting cards featuring key illustrations from Someone Walks By:  Owl, Moose, Fox, Flurry of Birds.  The cards are packaged in sets of 8, two of each illustration.  You can see them at www.ravenwords.com .

The preliminary Kirkus review was exciting and can be viewed at http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/polly-carlson-voiles/summer-wolves/#review

Polly has recently appeared at Spotlight on Books, Grand Rapids, MN, the Aurora Public Library, Aurora, MN, and she is addressing an education class ad Gustavis College, in St. Peters, MN on May 9th.  She is excited to anticipate a private book release celebraton on June 17th in Ely, MN.

Check the Summer of the Wolves page for more about this debut novel, what it is about and how it came into being.

I am an author/illustrator, a nature lover, a wilderness lover, a wife and mother, a book lover, a retired teacher…  as least those are some of the things I do; who can say what a person “is.”  My dream is to have my books in libraries everywhere where children, parents, grandparents and teachers will use them to pursue and deepen a love for the remaining wilderness and the natural world.

 I have tried to build upon those  values  in my second book Summer of the Wolves will be released by Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt on May 5th, 2012.  It is a novel written for ages 10 and older, a story about a young girl whose encounter with wolves in the northern woods leads her unexpectedly to surprising discoveries about herself.  I’m hoping the readers’ discussion guided will help people share the ideas that they have about the issues in the book.

 Those values also compelled me to write and illustrate Someone Walks By, The Wonders of Winter Wildlife published by Raven Productions, Inc. That is also why I put an extensive curriculum guide on the publisher’s website at www.ravenwords.com.  We know that children who spend time in nature and those involved with the arts also do better academically, so lets let others know, too!

I would love to continue to connect with others involved in the creation of art and writing for children.  I admire and respect each person doing what they can to learn about and share the beauty of the natural world.  It is the natural world we must preserve, since it is the natural world we all depend upon.  There is so much to learn.  I hope we  can be  resources for each other.

Polly can be contacted  someonewalksby@gmail.com