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Laura Jensen-Kimball

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in Des Moines, The United States

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Children's, Humor and Comedy, Fiction

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David Shannon,Mo Willems, David Ezra Stein, E.B. White

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Laura Jensen-Kimball is the mother of four children and married to Jeff. She was inspired to write after her youngest child was diagnosed with a speech delay. Books were a common tool used in improving his speech. Laura creates books with a touch of humor she feels both parent and child will enjoy. Check out Laura’s website at Wackystackbooks.com.

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Average rating: 4.72 · 58 ratings · 17 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	MOMSTER by Laura Jensen-Kimball (Goodreads Author), Peter Mahr (Illustrator) 4.70 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dear Mr. Wasn't Me it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 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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Hello MOMSTER fans! I have a YouTube Challenge for you! After reading MOMSTER to your children ask them, "Does mommy ever act like a MOMSTER?"
Record their answer, upload it to YouTube and share it with me on Facebook.
You will win a free Audio CD of MOMSTER.

Thanks you and I look forward to hearing from you!

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Published on August 04, 2015 15:15 • Tags: laura-jensen-kimball, momster, peter-mahr, youtube-challenge

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Foxx (The Soldiers of Bedlam, #3)

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