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Sara Holly Ackerman is an early childhood educator who delights in finding the just-right book that will make a child gasp or giggle, ask questions or proudly declare “I knew that,” feel represented and loved, or expand their thinking with the exciting and unfamiliar. She is represented by Tricia Lawrence of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Her picture books include The Gabi That Girma Wore (co-authored by Fasika Adefris and illustrated by Netsanet Tesfay), Not Just the Driver! (illustrated by Robert Neubecker), Challah for Shabbat Tonight (illustrated by Alona Millgram), Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver (illustrated by Naoko Stoop), and Good Knight (illustrated by Ma Pe).​ After a decade overseas, Sara now lives in Brooklyn, NY and never leaves home without her library card.