Books
Milkweed Manor Animal Fiction Series
I've written a series of three books about the animal community living in the forest behind an old English manor house. There are hares, badgers, squirrels, crows, an owl, a fox shaman and his weasel assistant, an expatriated raccoon, and even a disaffected domestic cat. These books contain many full-color illustrations (by me). To find out more and/or purchase my Milkweed Manor books, please click the button below.
Milkweed Christmas Series
Christmas is every bit as exciting to the animals of Milkweed as it is to anyone else, and they've developed a very special tradition over the centuries. Each year, one family takes on the duties of planning and hosting the festivities. These books document those special times, both with writing and so many full-color illustrations. To find out more, and/or order the Milkweed Christmas books, please click the button below.
Other Animal Fiction
The two Milkweed series were just the beginning of my animal fiction writing. There were so many other little creatures who wanted to tell their stories.
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Scarlet, a young rat, was the first to share her story with me, and once the book was written and illustrated, we were both happy with the results.
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The word spread and before I knew it, there were Evangeline and Oliver knocking on my door. And I know there will be more...
Art Instruction Books
Back in the 2000's I worked with a wonderful book packager to publish three art instruction books from Sterling Publishers. And a little before that, PLAID, a decorative painting company, published a book of my animal themed decorative painting projects. You can see Drawing Birds with Colored Pencil, How to Sketch Animals, Simple Landscape Painting, and Nature's Vignettes on Amazon. To do so, please click the button below.
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Note: Sometimes Amazon doesn't like the way my first name is spelled and you'll get a different page searching for "karen poole." But at the top of the page it will ask "did you mean kaaren poole?" Just click that to find my books!
