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TATE Turns One: A First Anniversary Debut Book Interview with Jenny Turnbull

18 Wednesday Jun 2025

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by Kelly Pellico

Kelly Pellico: Jenny, welcome to Kite Tales and congratulations on the one-year anniversary of your debut picture book, Tate’s Wild Rescue!

Jenny Turnbull: Thank you, Kelly. It’s exciting to be here celebrating Tate‘s first book birthday!

KP: What was the initial spark for this story?

JT: Tate’s story is rooted in my lifelong love of animals and feeling wild animals are happiest free in the wild where they can thrive, while companion animals deserve the love and comforts of home. Commitment to our furry family members, and animal welfare, has always been so important to me. 

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10 Inspiring Kite Tales Quotes from 2024

27 Friday Dec 2024

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It’s been a roller coaster of a year. But that means there’ve been ups as well as downs. Joy, growth, progress, breakthroughs, satisfaction. So, take a moment to peruse our traditional year-end inspirational quotes column, which this year includes a baker’s dozen. We need ’em! And we have them, thanks to all of you who have been kind enough to share your time, expertise, images, thoughts, words—and reasons for huzzahs—with all of us through Kite Tales. Now, let’s hop in the time machine together and take a look back at some of the highlights.

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Writing as a Fool’s Errand

13 Wednesday Nov 2024

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by Kelly Pellico

Writer Kelly Pellico asks, “Is writing a fool’s errand?”

I’ve spent 148,628* hours reading, studying, and writing picture book manuscripts. I’ve scoured library shelves and listened to an endless stream of craft advice through podcasts, webinars, classes, and conferences. And . . .

(Insert suspenseful page turn)

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