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Vicki Riske

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The United States

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https://wearepuppeteers.com

Genre

Children's, Fiction

Member Since

February 2020

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Vicki has been interested in puppetry and storytelling for many years. She created puppets for theatre productions at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. After graduation, Vicki produced a television show for Channel 4 in Fargo, “Owlwitness News with Olivia de Hoot and the Owlwitness News team.

Over the years Vicki worked in several theaters painting scenery, making props, crafts, and costumes. She worked in theaters in Detroit; Ann Arbor; Boston and Tempe. Vicki was also involved in the commercial and film industry in Arizona working on numerous commercials, television productions and films; most famous being “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”

In the 90s she made a shift to Computer Graphics and worked for several years as an a ...more

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Average rating: 4.8 · 20 ratings · 8 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Polka Dot Tea Party 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Grandma Bibi by Vicki Riske (Goodreads Author), Laura Best (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	My Teeth Are Too Big 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Fishy Tales 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Los pececitos aventureros by Vicki Riske (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Sonia Elizabeth Urrutia de Soto (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021 — 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
	La Abuela Bibi by Vicki Riske (Goodreads Author), Sonia E Soto (translator), Laura Best (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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 New Polka Dot Tea Party by Vicki Riske (Goodreads Author), Elisabeth Rinaldi (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Dear Grandma and Grandpa / Queridos abuelos by Vicki Riske (Goodreads Author), Sonia Soto it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Literally A Bookshop

I will be in Gilbert at Literally A Bookshop on May 25th at 12 noon for story time. I will be reading the New Polka Dot Tea Party. Please join us for the BEST POLKA DOT TEA PARTY ever!

The New Polka Dot Tea Party

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