WELCOME

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FIRE FLIGHT: A Wildfire Escape by Cedar Pruitt, illustrated by Chiara Fedele. Capstone Editions (2024).
Named a Best Picture Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education
Publisher’s Weekly calls it “skillful,” “rhythmic,” and “kid-friendly“
Lyrically explores the true story of an owl’s flight out of a California wildfire and through the window of a firefighting helicopter. The pilot took a picture that went viral – and is included in the book.
Themes: Wildfire; Owls; Helicopters; Vehicles; Firefighters; Climate Change; Poetry; Nonfiction; Ecology; Safety; Connection; Friendship; Forests
Learn more about FIRE FLIGHT here!

A (very) short biography:

1. Cedar began writing poems in second grade.

2. Her first job was selling children’s books at Once Upon a Time Books and Toys in Rochester, NY. She also got to wrap them. And read them. Not in that order. It was pretty great.

3. Her writing has appeared in Exquisite Corpse, McSweeney’s, and Scary Mommy (poetry, humor, memoir, respectively).

4. She really likes to dance.

5. Her happiest place is in the woods with her family.

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And a more official biography:

Cedar Pruitt is a children’s author with many stories to share, from board books to early readers to middle grade novels. Represented by literary agent Mary Cummings of Great River Literary, Cedar is an active participant in the writing community, including SCBWI, 12×12 Challenge, and Storystorm. She has presented to teachers at the National Conference for Teachers of English; taken many workshops and courses, including at Writer’s Loft, Grub Street, and The Writing Barn; and shared her work and love of poetry with children in schools, libraries and bookstores nationwide. She is a member of the Boston Author’s Club and the New England Poetry Club. Her debut book, FIRE FLIGHT: A WILDFIRE ESCAPE (illustrated by Chiara Fedele; Capstone, 2024) was named a Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education. Her forthcoming book is titled WHAT MARCEL FOUND: THE INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY OF THE LASCAUX CAVE PAINTINGS (illustrated by David Litchfield; Simon & Schuster, 10/13/26). She says, “I was deeply impacted by picture books in my childhood, and the experience taught me that the stories that leave the biggest mark on the hearts of young readers are the ones that cultivate joy, empathy, and awareness. ” She holds an M.Ed. from Harvard University and lives in New England with her family.

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