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  • Promotional banner for “Deborah Kerbel & Tine Modeweg-Hanson in conversation.” The left side features text in white and olive green on a dark background, with the Open Book logo below. The right side shows portraits of two women: Deborah Kerbel, smiling with long blonde hair, and Tine Modeweg-Hanson, in black and white, smiling with short light hair and a textured sweater. Behind them is an illustration from Community Snowman showing children joyfully playing and rolling snowballs across fluffy white clouds against a bright blue sky.
    Promotional banner for “Deborah Kerbel & Tine Modeweg-Hanson in conversation.” The left side features text in white and olive green on a dark background, with the Open Book logo below. The right side shows portraits of two women: Deborah Kerbel, smiling with long blonde hair, and Tine Modeweg-Hanson, in black and white, smiling with short light hair and a textured sweater. Behind them is an illustration from Community Snowman showing children joyfully playing and rolling snowballs across fluffy white clouds against a bright blue sky.
    December 04, 2025

    KidLit Convos Featuring Deborah Kerbel and Tine Modeweg-Hansen, Author and Illustrator of COMMUNITY SNOWMAN

    In our featured title today, Community Snowman (Groundwood Books), one particularly snowy morning sparks an unexpected chain of kindness as one girl’s simple plan to build a snowman quickly turns into ...

  • Interview with Deborah Kerbel, author of What About an Octopus? banner. Background image of deep blue ocean with Octopus gracefully swimming to left of banner, to the centre right a solid dark blue section with text and Open Book logo overlaid. At far right of banner, image of the author. Woman with long blonde hair, colourful blouse and pendant necklace, smiling outwardly.
    Interview with Deborah Kerbel, author of What About an Octopus? banner. Background image of deep blue ocean with Octopus gracefully swimming to left of banner, to the centre right a solid dark blue section with text and Open Book logo overlaid. At far right of banner, image of the author. Woman with long blonde hair, colourful blouse and pendant necklace, smiling outwardly.
    August 20, 2024

    Dive Into the Strangely Wonderful World of an Octopus in Deborah Kerbel's Newest Picturebook

    Prolific children's author Deborah Kerbel has written a number of picture books for young people, and this time she takes them to the deep blue to explore the fascinating life of an Octopus. In her ...

  • "Be Patient...and Develop a Thick Skin" Deborah Kerbel on Literary Events, Breaking into Picture Books, & Cover Reveals
    "Be Patient...and Develop a Thick Skin" Deborah Kerbel on Literary Events, Breaking into Picture Books, & Cover Reveals
    August 03, 2021

    "Be Patient...and Develop a Thick Skin" Deborah Kerbel on Literary Events, Breaking into Picture Books, & Cover Reveals

    In 1923, 32-year old Frederick Banting received the Nobel Prize for Medicine, remaining to this day the youngest Nobel laureate in his category. His contribution, now one of the most well-known medical ...

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