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Mara Van Fleet

Mara Van Fleet
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Mara Van Fleet

Mara Van Fleet has worked in children’s publishing for more than twenty years. She is the bestselling creator of Three Little Mermaids, Mama Loves Me, The Very Mixed-Up Princess, and Up the Water Spout and Other Nursery Rhymes, among others. She lives with her husband, author and illustrator Matt Van Fleet, and their sons in New York state.

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Night-Night, Princess will be released on January 07, 2014 in Novelty
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Feb 06, 2012
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Little Color Fairies
Feb 06, 2012
Little Color Fairies will be released on January 24, 2012 in Novelty
Jan 24, 2012
Little Color Fairies is now available in Novelty
Jan 24, 2012
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Little Color Fairies
Aug 23, 2011
Author Appearances have been announced:
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May 05, 2011
Three Little Mermaids is now available in Novelty
Jan 25, 2011
Three Little Mermaids will be released on January 25, 2011 in Novelty
Jan 25, 2011
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Three Little Mermaids
Nov 23, 2010
Graphic Excerpt:
Three Little Mermaids
Jul 16, 2010
The Very Mixed-Up Princess is now available in Board Book
May 26, 2009
The Very Mixed-Up Princess is now available in
May 05, 2009
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May 05, 2009
The Very Mixed-Up Princess will be released on May 26, 2009 in Board Book
Dec 19, 2008
Mama Loves Me will be released on March 25, 2008 in Board Book
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Authors on the Web

Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch, April 19, 2013
...Van Fleet, Chappaqua resident and best-selling author illustrator of books for small children, including, CAT, DOG and MOO. Mara Van Fleet, Chappaqua resident and bestselling author of Mama Loves Me, The Very Mixed-Up Princess and Up the Water...
Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch, April 4, 2013
...Today, folks are expected to gather for a tea fundraiser for a new event, called the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. The event will be this afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at an undisclosed location, which is only revealed for folks who purchase...
Yorktown Patch, September 13, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Rivertowns Patch, September 12, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Patch, September 10, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Ossining-Croton-on-Hudson Patch, September 8, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Tarrytown Patch, September 7, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Yorktown Patch, September 13, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Rivertowns Patch, September 12, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
White Plains Patch, September 7, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Tarrytown Patch, September 7, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Bedford-Katonah Patch, September 7, 2012
...the program:  Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, Jerry Davis Chappaqua: Matt Van Fleet, Jean Van Leeuwen, Barbara Dee, Mara Van Fleet Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, Helen Pashley Croton: Gloria Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney Goldens Bridge: Nora Raleigh...
Broadway World, August 29, 2012
...Sniff!; Jean Van Leeuwen, author of the Amanda and Oliver Pig series; Barbara Dee, author of Trauma Queen. Mara Van Fleet, author/illustrator of Little Color Fairies. From Cortlandt Manor: Mayma Raphael, author of I Love the Skin I’m In!, Helen...