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As children’s book authors we get so caught up, first in creating our books, then in submitting, revising, and marketing them that we sometimes forget the best part – getting them into the hands of our readers! When I wrote my first book NOELLE OF THE NUTCRACKER, illustrated by Jan Brett, I truly did forget or perhaps I never fully realized that one day children would read the book and bring to it their own imaginations, stories, and dreams.  I had been so immersed, first in writing it, and then in the euphoria of having it published, that I didn’t think about the kids.  Then I got my first fan letter from a little girl in Chicago.  “I liked your book because it made me happy,” she wrote.  “Thank you for writing this book.” (What a review!  Children not only make great readers, they are the best reviewers.) A friend recently sent the photo above of her God-son reading my new … Read on