Allison Crotzer Kimmel
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Allison Crotzer Kimmel attended Oxford University and graduated from Bucknell University before moving west. Having worked as a high school English and Journalism teacher, Allison left teaching to follow her writing dream. She earned a Master of Professional Writing, with concentrations in fiction and screenwriting, from the University of Southern California. After USC, Allison discovered a love of children’s books and soon joined the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She now serves as the SCBWI Kern County regional advisor. In the summer of 2012, her middle grade manuscript Toots was named a Sue Alexander Honor Book at the SCBWI national conference in Los Angeles. Allison currently lives in Bakersfield, CA with two cute dogs, two even cuter children, and one handsome husband. She writes fiction, nonfiction, and loves working with young authors who share her writing dream. |
View our June 9, 2020 Virtual Book Release Celebration with author Allison Crotzer Kimmel, illustrator, Joanie Stone, and Betty Robinson's granddaughter, Brook Doire HERE.
This is the untold story of Sallie, a dog whose life as a soldier began in a basket and ended as a Civil War hero.
The pup barked and nearly tumbled out of the basket. We laughed, and immediately we knew--she was one of us already.
Brindle fur with streaks of brown and black swirled all over her like a patchwork quilt.
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For more than 100 years, slavery was a way of life in the United States. Many people believed slavery was necessary and right. Many others fought tirelessly to end it. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words they read. And see the differing points of view about slavery through the eyes of the people who lived it.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott began when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The campaign that followed was one of the most important protests against racial segregation in the United States. The boycotters endured violence and vicious words. But they stood up for their beliefs.
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This library-bound edition is ideal for schools.
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This paperback edition is ideal for youth and adults. It contains the great majority of Allison's above book along with the three additional books which make up the series.