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Mara Van Fleet

Mara Van Fleet
Photograph by David Gonzalez

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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Little Color Fairies will be released on March 01, 2012 in Hardcover, Novelty
Mar 01, 2012
Little Color Fairies is now available in Hardcover, Novelty
Mar 01, 2012
Three Little Mermaids will be released on March 31, 2011 in
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Three Little Mermaids is now available in
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Date Set for First Annual Chappaqua Children's Book Fair
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...
Today: Chappaqua Book Festival's Fundraiser
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...
Meet the Writers Behind Children's Books
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...
Celebrate Children’s Book Day Sept. 15
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...
Mamaroneck Author to Read From New Book At Children's Book Day
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 Author at Children’s Book Day
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...
Celebrate Children’s Book Day Sept. 15
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...
Date Set for First Annual Chappaqua Children's Book Fair
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...
Photo Flash: Children's Book Day Set for Sunnyside in Tarrytown, Sept 15
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...