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Cynthia Wylie

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Bloomers’ creator, Cynthia Wylie, was raised on a farm in Western Pennsylvania. She came up with the idea of “Bloomers” as she was raising her own children and trying to get them to eat their vegetables.

“One day, I made up little garden characters I called the “Bloomers” who lived in a mythical place called Bloomers Island, where they would grow their own food and eat only vegetables. When my children would visit the family farm they would look for the “Bloomers” while digging up potatoes and laughing with delight in discovery. Naturally, they always ate the vegetables they harvested.”

Wylie herself spent the better part of her childhood playing in the woods, fields, and gardens of her family farm, before the advent of computers, smart phone ...more

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	The Great Garden Party by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Courtney Carbone, Katya Longhi (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Pete Moss and the Super Strong Spinach by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Katya Longhi (Illustrator), Courtney Carbone 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Rosey Posey and the Perfectly Pink Radish by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Courtney Carbone, Katya Longhi (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Violet and the Eggplant Painting Problem by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Courtney Carbone really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Big Red and the Terrible Tomato Hornworm by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Katya Longhi (Illustrator), Courtney Carbone really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Quest by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Rhonda Voo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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
	Finding The Acorn by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Rhonda Voo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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
	Rain Rain Go Away by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Rhonda Voo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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 Secret Recipe by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Rhonda Voo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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 Snail Mailman by Cynthia Wylie (Goodreads Author), Rhonda Voo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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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Some licensing research I did. It's a bit dated, but still relevant.

Top Ten Licensors for Children (First number is overall licensor in all categories)

#7 Sanrio (U.S. includes Hello Kitty, My Melody, Chococat, Keroppi, BadtzMaru etc.)
1,047,399 facebook likes
89,700 twitter followers
10,199 pinterest followers
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Leading Change

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Born to Create: How Creativity Sparks Connection, Innovation, and Belonging in our New World of Work

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