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Joni Halabi

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Children’s book author Joni Halabi first entrée into publishing was spurred by what she saw as a necessity. A single mother by choice who lovingly took a less customary path to having a child on her own, Joni was frustrated by the lack of selection for picture books that depicted families like hers. Though many “welcome baby” and storybooks addressed varying family structures, few spoke about single mothers by choice. She wanted her daughter to see her own type of family represented, so she wrote one and Sweet Little You was born.

The books that Joni writes are personal stories based on books she wishes existed about her life’s path. Sweet Little You is the book she wished she had for her daughter when she was born. She hopes that her book r ...more

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Sweet Little You
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Joni Halabi (Goodreads Author),

Lisa Wee (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations)

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Joni Halabi rated a book really liked it Delta-v (Delta-v, #1) by Daniel Suarez (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
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Joni Halabi rated a book it was amazing Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (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
Of its 800+ pages, it took roughly 200 pages for me to be fully engaged with the story. But once that happened, I could not put the book down. Loved it! Even my 6 year old took notice and asked for updates. (She got the watered down version.) Definit ...more
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Joni Halabi rated a book it was amazing Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams	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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Joni Halabi made a comment in the group Kids Reads — Have questions? We have answers! topic " I'm going to start out by saying that I am terrible at marketing. I published my book a couple of years ago and did quite a bit of promotion for the f ...more "
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