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Raven Howell

Goodreads Author

Born

in Camden, NJ, The United States

Website

http://www.ravenhowell.com

Twitter

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Genre

Children's, Poetry, Fiction

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Member Since

March 2015

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Raven is an award winning author and poet of picture books. She's a journalist for Story Monsters Ink magazine and Voice. She writes for children's magazines such as Highlights for Children, Ladybug, Cricket, and Hello. Raven is the Creative & Publishing Advisor for RedClover Reader, and writes educational storybooks for various children's publishers. She's a contributing author for Reading is Fundamental (SOCAL) and I Am A Promise Books.

Her work is published in anthologies, in DVD and CD format, in both public and home schooling programs. Raven has won several awards including Excellence in Children's Literature, A Golden Box Books, NABE's Pinnacle, SCBWI Magazine Merit, and Global Impact Award. She remains active with charity work, and pr ...more

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Average rating: 4.53 · 680 ratings · 439 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Colorful Beginning by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Carina Povarchik (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 132 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Santa's Slip Up by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Savannah Horton (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Community by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Yeng Yang (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Want a Puppy? 4.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack and the Lean Stalk 4.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 20 Little Poems for 20 Little Gnomes by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Raven Howell (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blink and Glow by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Ann Pilicer (illustrator) 4.78 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glimmer, Sing of Sun! by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Carina Povarchik (Illustrator) 4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shimmer: Songs of Night by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Carina Povarchik (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons by Raven Howell (Goodreads Author), Ann Pilicer (Illustrator) 4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Christmas in July!

The sun is hot, the air is humid, and we have had unprecedented flash flooding this summer. Who WOULDN'T want to celebrate in a little fun, peppermint-y Christmas spirit?

My book, Santa's Slip Up, has a holiday mix-up theme incorporating Halloween's spookiness, the surprising arrival of Santa and good humor. For obvious reasons, I assumed my publisher would be releasing the book on the Halloween or Read more of this blog post »

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Raven Howell liked Thrifty Geek's review of A Day With The Dragons: "Raven Howell brings us a cheerful, cute world filled with dragons. The writing is playful and easy for children to understand. Illustrator Alexander Santos matches the book’s vibe with beautiful, colorful illustrations. The dragons are so adorable an" Read more of this review »
May 28, 2026 09:08AM · see review
Raven Howell liked READER VIEWS's review of A Day With The Dragons: "Two brothers, who just happen to be dragons, are spending the day together playing. But, just like human children sometimes do, they’re having a tough time agreeing on what would be fun. In Raven Howell’s picture book, A Day with the Dragons, we get " Read more of this review »
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Raven Howell liked Kathy's review of Word Up!: "A terrific book. Use it to teach your child individual words or as an early reader for a kid to have fun with. Either age is going to laugh and laugh at the cute and funny illustrations. I bet you do too. This is so colorful. It’s one of those books w" Read more of this review »
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Raven Howell rated a book it was amazing Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Selina's artwork perfectly compliments this whimsical poetry tribute to and about Judy Blume. It's colorful, imaginative and fun! ...more
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Della's mouse picture book is a friendly, fun adventure for the littlest readers. Get ready for some surprises and happy endings! ...more
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Raven Howell rated a book it was amazing Zenguin by Danna Smith (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Favorite winter penguin fun for little ones by a favorite author! Perfect for libraries and young children's bookshelves. ...more
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“I write lots of poetry on a regular basis. In fact, it’s something that I rarely think about consciously, it’s just something I do. Actually I may even say, it’s not something I do so much as what happens. Poetry chooses me!”
― Raven Howell

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