Kara Navolio
Kara Navolio is a children’s book author and freelance writer. Her first picture book, Everybody Can Dance!, celebrates the joy of dance with a message of inclusion. Her second book, Maggie Discovers the Rainbow, is a magical adventure discovering how color can make us feel.
When she isn’t writing for children, Kara tells stories of real-life heroes, artists and authors for local newspapers. Kara also volunteers her time as a docent at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, CA, where she takes school children on tours and teaches art in local schools. She loves to read, travel, take photographs, paint, hike, dance, cook, and spend time with her family, especially her now grown up kids. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, and makes it a goal to learn something new every day.
When she isn’t writing for children, Kara tells stories of real-life heroes, artists and authors for local newspapers. Kara also volunteers her time as a docent at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, CA, where she takes school children on tours and teaches art in local schools. She loves to read, travel, take photographs, paint, hike, dance, cook, and spend time with her family, especially her now grown up kids. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, and makes it a goal to learn something new every day.
Books
Maggie Discovers the Rainbow
$15.95 - $26.95
written by Kara Navolio
illustrated by Tracie Timmer
Maggie Discovers the Rainbow will empower young people to reach out of their comfort zones to try something new. In this story, a cautious girl’s shiny new rain boots inspire her to explore the possibilities of a gray afternoon. When she finds the courage to seize the moment she is rewarded with an adventure through all the colors of a rainbow and the emotions they evoke from safe, comfortable purple to fierce, brave red. Children will love following Maggie as she dances, drifts, and delights in a magical world of color.
illustrated by Tracie Timmer
Maggie Discovers the Rainbow will empower young people to reach out of their comfort zones to try something new. In this story, a cautious girl’s shiny new rain boots inspire her to explore the possibilities of a gray afternoon. When she finds the courage to seize the moment she is rewarded with an adventure through all the colors of a rainbow and the emotions they evoke from safe, comfortable purple to fierce, brave red. Children will love following Maggie as she dances, drifts, and delights in a magical world of color.