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Aurora Whittet Best

writer | illustrator

Young Adult Fantasy Adventures

Bloodmark, the second book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Bloodmark, the first book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Bloodmoon, the third and final book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Children’s Picture Books

How to Turn Your Mom into a Monster By Aurora Whittet Best. 2018 Gold Medal IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award. 2018 Bronze Moonbeam Children's Book Award. 2018 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Finalist.

Mama's Knight: A Cancer Story of Love by Aurora Whittet

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I couldn't possibly have captured a better moment

I couldn't possibly have captured a better moment with this little honey. Lol. That is some crazy skills! #calf #countrygirl

Some portrait work colored pencil on paper of Simo

Some portrait work colored pencil on paper of Simon and Daphne from Bridgerton. I'm obsessed with how her sleeve turned out. It's always funny to me how one random spot will be my favorite part. #bridgerton #simonanddaphne #portraitillustration #fanartdrawing #coloredpencildrawing

I am such a sucker for beautiful wardrobe and jewe

I am such a sucker for beautiful wardrobe and jewelry in real life and movies. The costume design in Bridgerton is utterly stunning. I fell in love with all the jewelry Daphne wears and I set out to make my own because I love creating things and because...well...I'm cheap. Hahaha. I made this beautiful necklace and hair comb and put the instructions up on my craft site themamavillage.com for anyone else feeling pandemic crafty. I even got out my precious blue wedding dress designed by the enchanting Tara La Tour for this beautiful moment. Because any excuse to wear this treasure again is music to my heart. And yes I did photoshop myself with this gorgeous horse photo by photographer Missi Kopf. I'm just a nerdy book loving mom playing dressup.
#bridgerton #regencyromance #regencyjewelry #regencyfashion #taralatour #weddingdress #bluedress #blueweddingdress #diyjewelry #horsesofinstagram

With all these silly debates of high rise vs low r

With all these silly debates of high rise vs low rise, center part vs side part, skinny jeans vs loose fit...I'm just excited scrunchies are back in! And I scored myself two crushed velvet ones! Oh yeah! Fourteen year old me is thrilled. I also had to go dig out my sweet vintage Calvin Klein denim jacket! As to this center part vs side part business, I have curly hair. If I do a center part I will look like Weird Al, now he's a legend, but that isn't the look I'm going for, so I will stick with letting my wild hair do whatever it pleases. So you do you. Now if you'll excuse me I gotta find my radio dubbed cassette tapes... #vintage #scrunchies #calvinklein #beyourself

Please join me on the never growing up island. Sec

Please join me on the never growing up island. Second star to the right, and straight on till morning. I will be waiting for you. ;) #peterpan #nevergrowup #blowingbubbles

This is so adorable! Barnes and Nobel at Ridgedale

This is so adorable! Barnes and Nobel at Ridgedale had blind date books! What a cute idea to actually see all done up! #barnesandnoble #amreading #tbrpile #blinddatewithabook

I'm teaching at the LOFT again and I'm so excited!

I'm teaching at the LOFT again and I'm so excited! I will be teaching Loft After School: Introduction to Fantasy Writing, for 12-14 year olds, once a week for four weeks! Check it out and sign up for this fun virtual class. Starts in March!

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#writingcommunity #kidswriting #amteaching #afterschoolprogram #kidsliterature

Sometimes I get lost in the beauty of the maps bef

Sometimes I get lost in the beauty of the maps before I even get a chance to become part of their world. #fantasymaps #yalit #bookgirl

What book changed you from a book resister to a bo

What book changed you from a book resister to a book lover? For me it was in the sixth grade, my English teacher read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle to us and I went from being a slow reading book hater to a slow reading book lover, and over time I began to read faster too. All it takes is one book to change your destiny! #amreading #bookgirl #booklover #avi

Happy mugshot Monday darlings! May your goals and

Happy mugshot Monday darlings! May your goals and visions propel you forward this week! #mugshotmonday

I dream, I dream of so many things. Of happiness a

I dream, I dream of so many things. Of happiness and laughter, of full bellies and joy, I dream of family and friends, oh how I dream.

Every morning I wake up to these beautiful handmade dreamcatchers from Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe from the MNHS Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post. I stare at the colors and shapes and the artistry in wonder. #dreamcatcher #dreaming

Do your kids every make you absolutely bonkers? Be

Do your kids every make you absolutely bonkers? Because mine do! My goodness they can push all your buttons. I love them and like them and am so thankful for them too, but wow just wow. How did I create someone so stubborn? (Looks in the mirror, nods, yep suppose that apple doesn't fall far from this tree). So happy it's nap time here for the youngest. If you need me, I'm going to stare at the wall and make sure it doesn't run away in absolute silence for the next hour. ;) #tgif #momlife

Painting gets wild with this mama. Hehehhe #create

Painting gets wild with this mama. Hehehhe #createeveryday #momlife

2020 was a hell of a marathon and I don't believe

2020 was a hell of a marathon and I don't believe in new years resolutions, they are too big and never specific enough. I do strongly believe in vision boards and growth. I created my 2021 vision board last month, and I'm dreaming it with God. Each item has a measurable vision. That's important. How else will you know if you succeeded. My toddler is nearly two and I am finally feeling like a woman again. I bought the best bra I've ever owned, started doing my hair again, caring for my lovely curls instead of (motherhood + pandemic = messy bun) hahha. I write and create every day, finding ways to do it alone and ways to do it with my children. And I have been meditating, working out and stretching (or some combo of that) everyday with a fun new app on my phone. All small changes, but gosh it feels good to be me again. I don't know if I'm aging gracefully, usually I lack graceful movements and I swear like I grew up in a bar (my parents owned a bar and restaurant, so this joke never gets old), but I am having fun aging. I play with my kids, I joke and flirt with my husband, I goof off with my friends, I imagine fantastic new world's for readers. I shall never grow up. And I hope you don't either. #momlife #writersofig #prettyagain #aginggracefully #nevergrowup #nevergiveup

Plant the seeds of your dreams and watch them grow

Plant the seeds of your dreams and watch them grow. #acorn #amwriting

Run free after your dreams my wild ones! Let it be

Run free after your dreams my wild ones! Let it be the mantra that drums in your heart. #kahlilgibran #poetry #barefootdreams

Sanity craft time lately has been my toddler doing

Sanity craft time lately has been my toddler doing play doh while my elementary son and I do polymer clay. This week I made a cocoa cup with marshmallows, a typewriter and a book. If I get around to it I should like to hand paint them, but alas there are never enough hours in a day and they may stay like this forever. #momlife #crafting #polymerclay #writersofig

Ohhhh the sunshine today is like joy and hugs and

Ohhhh the sunshine today is like joy and hugs and adrenaline. #sunshine #hope

Monstertude cuteness alert! Thanks to Cimino Eleme

Monstertude cuteness alert! Thanks to Cimino Elementary in Florida for this cuteness overload. #readerforlife #readtokids #picturebook #writersofig #monstertude

Anyone else wear their fuzzy winter robe backward

Anyone else wear their fuzzy winter robe backward like a snuggy while working? Also anyone elses hands like straight up witchy dry this time of year. #minnesotan #writersofig

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