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Ariel Bernstein

WE LOVE FISHING (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Mark Rosenthal, illustrator)
I HAVE A BALLOON (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Scott Magoon, illustrator)
WHERE IS MY BALLOON? (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Scott Magoon, illustrator)
WARREN & DRAGON chapter book series (Viking Children’s; Mike Malbrough, illustrator)

Ariel Bernstein’s latest book, WE LOVE FISHING, features four animal friends setting out to spend a day fishing. But for Squirrel, going fishing means bugs, rain, and smelly fish. How will it end up being a fun day for everybody?

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In Ariel’s debut picture book, I HAVE A BALLOON, Monkey frantically searches for objects to trade for Owl’s balloon, but ends up with his own wonderful object: a sock. Defying readers’ expectations, this is not a book about sharing. The characters return in WHERE IS MY BALLOON? Owl asks Monkey to hold his balloon, and what he gets back is, well, NOT his balloon.

Ariel’s WARREN & DRAGON chapter books feature a
modern day Calvin and Hobbes-esque friendship between a dreamy boy and his vain dragon companion. Kirkus praised them as “adorable fun for chapter-book newbies looking for…giggles.”

Visit Ariel’s website here.

(Co-agent: Mary Cummings)

"Both relatable and funny." –Publishers Weekly (STARRED review of WE LOVE FISHING)

"An owl and a monkey confront jealousy, the fickleness of want, and the influence of other perspectives in this high-energy story from debut author Bernstein." –Publishers Weekly (STARRED review of I HAVE A BALLOON)