Background
Kristine George was born on May 6, 1954, in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Kristine received a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University in 1976.
Kristine O'Connell George and her dog, Riley
(From cold-nose wake-up to bedtime with a Little Dog-shape...)
From cold-nose wake-up to bedtime with a Little Dog-shaped lump under the covers, a day that a little girl spends with her Little Dog is recounted in thirty short, playful poems and enchanting watercolor illustrations.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395822661/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Everything that happens when you go camping can be an adv...)
Everything that happens when you go camping can be an adventure, from getting dressed inside your sleeping bag on a chilly morning to meeting a moose to sharing secrets in a tent at night.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/061804597X/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Filled with lively text and vibrant illustrations, an ado...)
Filled with lively text and vibrant illustrations, an adorable picture book celebrates a small child's very first discovery of the magic and wonder contained within a book.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395982871/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(The first year brings an array of challenges: making new ...)
The first year brings an array of challenges: making new friends, moving from class to class, tests and homework, changing for PE, gossip, school dances, and, of course, budding romance.
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2002
(When a child discovers that she only has one mitten, her ...)
When a child discovers that she only has one mitten, her imagination is set into motion as she thinks of all the creative things that can be done with just one mitten, but when the second one is found, the young girl comes up with a whole new collection of creative ideas.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618117563/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(The author of The Great From Race and Other Poems has cre...)
The author of The Great From Race and Other Poems has created a collection of short poems that celebrate trees and the amazing variety of ways they touch our lives.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618752420/?tag=2022091-20
2007
(Emma is Jess's little sister and her dilemma. How can one...)
Emma is Jess's little sister and her dilemma. How can one small girl be sweet, funny, imaginative, playful, and affectionate as well as a clinging vine, brat, tattletale, and nuisance–all at the same time?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618428429/?tag=2022091-20
2011
Kristine George was born on May 6, 1954, in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Kristine received a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University in 1976.
Kristine George fell in love with children's poetry in 1989 in a children's poetry writing class taught by Myra Cohn Livingston at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). George studied with Livingston until her death in 1996 and has taught courses on writing poetry for children at the UCLA Writer's Program where she first met Livingston.
Her first highly-acclaimed book, The Great Frog Race, was published in 1997. Since then she wrote and published a dozen of other children's books, which include: Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems (2011), Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems (2004), and others. He poems for children offer accessible, humorous, and lyrical perspectives on everyday objects, animals, and moments.
George has also served as poetry consultant for PBS's Storytime television series and a board member for the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California. A frequent speaker at conferences, George also enjoys visiting schools, conducting poetry enrichment workshops, and sharing her enthusiasm for poetry with students of all ages.
(When a child discovers that she only has one mitten, her ...)
2004(From cold-nose wake-up to bedtime with a Little Dog-shape...)
1999(Everything that happens when you go camping can be an adv...)
2001(The first year brings an array of challenges: making new ...)
2002(Filled with lively text and vibrant illustrations, an ado...)
2001(The author of The Great From Race and Other Poems has cre...)
2007(The endearing characters from Little Dog Poems are back—a...)
2002(Join a young boy as he creates a world filled with origam...)
2005(For two glorious months, one lucky family gets an intimat...)
2004(A trip to the park with Daddy is full of joyful opportuni...)
2005(A fresh collection of twenty-eight poems about a girl liv...)
2005(Emma is Jess's little sister and her dilemma. How can one...)
2011Kristine is a member of PEN, The Author's Guild, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.