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FEATURES:
- STARRED Review from Kirkus: A Stunning Tale Poetically Told and Luminously Illustrated
- STARRED Review from School Library Journal: An Essential Purchase
- RAVE Review from Publisher’s Weekly: Brims With Wonder
- RAVE Review from ALA Booklist: Magical
- Cover Reveal for What Marcel Found – Featured in The Children’s Book Review
- Fire Flight Named a 2025 Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education
- Follett Story Corner: Author Reading of Fire Flight
- Fire Flight Featured as a Story Walk on Historic Boston-area Estate!
- Author Cedar Pruitt Interviewed on CBS Morning Show in Fresno, CA by Journalist Mederios Babb
- Fire Flight Long-Listed for Green Earth Book Awards
- Author Cedar Pruitt Interviewed by Educator/Influencer/Librarian Shannon Miller
- GoodReads: Most Anticipated STEM Books of 2024
- RAVE Review Publisher’s Weekly: Review of Fire Flight: A Wildfire Escape
- Fire Flight – A 2024 Endies Award Winner!
- Author Panel: National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Conference Presentation titled “Falling for Nonfiction: How Nature Can Nurture Heart in Young Writers” – 11/21/24
ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
- Article, 24 Carrot Writing: Curriculum as Flypaper for Your Nonfiction Writing September 2026
- Podcast, You May Contribute a Verse: Words Matter A Lot to Cedar Pruitt September 2025
- Article, NonFiction Fest: The Writing (and Life) Advice Next to my Stack of Sweaters February 2025
- Podcast: Why We Write: Dangerous Laundry Featuring Cedar Pruitt May 2024
- Article, 24 Carrot Writing: Using Poetry in Nonfiction Picture Books: First, Stop Making Sense January 2024
- KidLit Village: Featured Author Interview and “Selfie” with Chris Van Allsburgh January 2024
- Lynn Becker Books: Fire Flight is Book of the Month January 2024
- Article, Writer’s Rumpus: Joy, Play and Magic in Nonfiction January 2024
- SteamTeamBooks 2024: Picture Book Buzz Featured Interview January 2024
- KidLit411: Picture Book Feature and Giveaway December 2023
AUTHOR VISITS:
- FEBRUARY 2027
- Saturday 2.6.27 – 11am, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore (Acton)
- https://silverunicornbooks.com/events
- NOVEMBER 2026
- Sunday 11.1.26 – 11am, Brookline Booksmith
- https://brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2026-11-01/story-hour-cedar-pruitt-what-marcel-found
- Sunday 11.15.26 – 11-3, Newton Children’s Book Festival
- https://newtonchildrensbookfest.com/details
- OCTOBER 2026
- Tuesday 10.13.26 – 4pm, Beacon Hill Books https://www.eventbrite.com/e/squirrel-tales-author-visit-cedar-pruitt-tickets-1999689023700
- Tuesday 10.13.26 – 7pm, virtual webinar, Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators https://www.scbwi.org/events/a-million-untold-stories-with-author-cedar-pruitt
- Saturday 10.17.26 – 10:30am, Molly’s Bookstore (Melrose)
- Wednesday 10.21.26 – 10:30am, Moon and Back (Medford) https://www.meetdaisy.co/calendars/moon-and-back-bookstore/events/join-us-for-storytime-with-local-author-cedar-pruitt-for-what-marcel-found
- MAY 2026
- Mass Kids Literary Festival Featured Author: School Visit in Agawam, MA
- FEBRUARY 2026
- World Read Aloud Day – Free Virtual Author Visits, K-12! 2/4/26
- Reading Fire Flight for 11am Storytime at Ten Trees Books, Natick, MA 2/21/26
- NOVEMBER 2025
- Newton Children’s Book Festival, Author, Newton, MA 11/16/26
- SEPTEMBER 2025
- Brooklyn Book Festival, Children’s Day Presenter, New York, NY – 9/20/25
- Reading with Lisa Varchol Perron at Beacon Hill Books & Cafe, Boston, MA – 9/16/25
- AUGUST 2025
- McNally Jackson, New York, NY – Signing and reading with Fire Flight illustrator Chiara Fedele, 8/23/25
- FEBRUARY 2025
- World Read Aloud Day – virtual – Wednesday 2/5: Reading to 3rd grade classes in Michigan and Texas
- Hummingbird Books, Newton, MA – 2/2/25 Sunday 11am Storytime with Cedar Pruitt
- DECEMBER 2024
- Author, First Annual Newton Children’s Book Festival, New Art Center – 12/13/24
- NOVEMBER 2024
- Author Panel: National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Conference Presentation: “Falling for Nonfiction: How Nature Can Nurture Heart in Young Writers” – 11/21/24
- Newtonville Books, Newton, MA – 11/30/24 Author Reading
- JUNE 2024
- Day Middle School, Newton, MA – Tuesday, June 11: Grade 7-8, Careers, Goals and Fire Flight
- MAY 2024
- Laura Irwin Elementary, Basin, WY – Thursday, May 16: Grade 2, Author Visit
- Copper Dog Books, Beverly, MA – Saturday, May 11 at 11:00am *Spring Book Tour*
- APRIL 2024
- Devereux School, Marblehead, MA – Friday, April 5: K-3, “Let’s Write A Poem!” workshop
- Barnes & Noble, Philadelphia, PA – Saturday, April 13 at 11:00am *Spring Book Tour*
- MARCH 2024
- The Curious Cat Bookshop, Winsted, CT – Saturday, March 16 at 10:30am *Spring Book Tour*
- FEBRUARY 2024
- Book Ends, Winchester, MA – Saturday Feb 3 at 11:00am *Winter Book Tour Stop*
- World Read Aloud Day – virtual – Wednesday Feb 7: Reading to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade classes in Georgia, Texas and New York State
- JANUARY 2024
- Newton Public Schools Horace Mann and Mason Rice, Newton, MA – January 3, 4, 5, 12: Grades K-5
- White River Valley Elementary School, Bethel, VT – January 19: Grades K-5, entire school
- Inklings Children’s Bookstore, Waitsfield, VT – Saturday Jan 20 at 10:00am *Winter Book Tour Stop*
- Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA – Sunday Jan 21 at 10:30am *Winter Book Tour Stop*
- The Silver Unicorn, Acton, MA – Saturday Jan 27 at 11:00am *Winter Book Tour Stop*
- Hummingbird Books, Newton, MA – Sunday Jan 28 at 11:00am *Winter Book Tour Stop*
- DECEMBER 2023
- Charlotte Public Library, Rochester, NY – Wednesday Dec 27, 10:30am
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