
Laura Sassi has a passion for telling stories in prose and rhyme. She is the author of five picture books including the best-selling Goodnight, Ark, which was a 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist; Goodnight, Manger; Diva Delores and the Opera House Mouse, which won First Honor Book for the 2019 Best in Rhyme Award; Love Is Kind, which was a 2020 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Honor Book; and Little Ewe: The Story of One Lost Sheep. Her next book, Bunny Finds Easter, will release in 2022. In addition to books, she’s published over one hundred poems, stories, crafts, and articles in various children’s publications.
A graduate of Princeton University and UCLA, Sassi had a successful teaching career before becoming a children’s author. She’s been a homeschool mom, children’s ministry director, historic museum interpreter, and more. She writes daily from her home in New Jersey and finds special joy in sharing her love of reading and writing with the next generation at school visits and other book events.
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What an inviting look and feel your blog has! Best wishes with it,
LeslieG (BBers strike again 🙂
Thank you, Leslie.
Well done! Congrats on the new blog!
Thanks for checking it out.
Very nice blog! I wish you the best!
Thanks for following, Elpida.
Love your blog, Laura! I’ll be following it.
Laurie
So nice to meet you today! Your blog looks great:)
We enjoyed seeing your work in Highlights!!!!
I am so delighted to have found your blog! Thank you so much for sharing my “Goodnight, Manger” review on your Facebook page! This is such a beautifully-written and illustrated book, and I have purchased it as a birthday surprise for my youngest daughter! I look forward to more of your writings!
Blessings!
~ Anna
Thank you for finding me here. I’m delighted that you are enjoying “Goodnight, Manger” and I hope it is a hit with your youngest daughter on her birthday. Blessings to you!
I know she will love it! “Goodnight, Manger” is sure to become a family favorite in our home! Blessings to you as well!
Hi Laura! It was great to meet you at the KidLitTV event and read your adorable “Good Night, Ark!” Your blog looks great!
And “Maxi the Little Taxi” is super cute too! It’s fun to meet a fellow rhymer!
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