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Joanie Stone

JOANIE STONE was born and raised in Virginia, where she still lives today with her husband and young daughter. She spends her days painting in her studio in the country, surrounded by nature. She is the illustrator of Julia Child: A Little Golden Book Biography and the Little Golden Books Let's Go Trick-or-Treating! and I'm Going to Kindergarten!
A Monkey Named Punch
Coco and Stephen, Together Forever
Caitlin Clark: A Little Golden Book Biography
Passover: A Celebration of Freedom
Julia Child: A Little Golden Book Biography
Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
I'm Going to Kindergarten!
Let's Go Trick-or-Treating!
Hanukkah
Me and the Sky

Books

A Monkey Named Punch
Coco and Stephen, Together Forever
Caitlin Clark: A Little Golden Book Biography
Passover: A Celebration of Freedom
Julia Child: A Little Golden Book Biography
Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
I'm Going to Kindergarten!
Let's Go Trick-or-Treating!
Hanukkah
Me and the Sky

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