Kristen Wixted
Children's author,
former mystery reader
She/Her/Hers
Miss Rita, Mystery Reader
A few snippets from the jacket flap:
Sparkle is serious business.
Tori loves it when Daddy becomes Miss Rita. But will the other kids at school love Miss Rita like Tori does? Luckily, a last-minute idea helps Daddy and Tori find a way to make story time sparkle for everyone.
This heartwarming and relatable family story celebrates drag queens, reading, and self-acceptance, teaching every kid to let their sparkle shine!
MacMillan, FSGBYR May 3, 2022
CURRENT PROJECTS
Edited by Kristen Wixted and Heather Kelly
Book Design by Robert Thibeault
Cover Art by Jodie Apeseche
Art Director: Sally Hinkley
Marketing Director: Audrey Day-Williams
(clever title also by Audrey)
The first illustrated collection of original poems for kids published by The Writers' Loft Press
Edited by Kristen Wixted and Heather Kelly
Book Design by Doreen Buchinski
Cover Art by Brian Lies
Creative Team: Sally Hinkley and Priscilla Alpaugh
Marketing Manager: Audrey Day-Williams
An Assortment of Animals
It’s fun…
There’s a centipede that goes shoe shopping, a cat who dreams of haute cuisine, a slug on a slip-n-slide!
Sweet…
Moms and babies: deer, pangolins, giraffes, elephants—with art that makes you want to cuddle.
A little bit scary…
Some of the predators in the book may … or may not … eat other characters. An anteater and an ant. A grizzly bear and a boy. You get the idea.
