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• Winner of 2023 Moonbeam Bronze Medal for Best Children 2023 (United States)

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Saddle up and fall in love with Rudy as he shares his experiences and feelings about his adventures, and the people and animals he meets along the way. Rudy's charismatic personality captures hearts and you'll long to know what happens next? Plus, you'll learn a lot too! The books are filled with tons of information about horses, magical illustrations, and fun horse facts. -- Blaze Magazine, June 2021

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Writing served as an outlet for Diane Robbins Jones since she was young. Over the years, she amassed multiple journals containing poetry, song lyrics, and hundreds of pages for a memoir she plans on releasing, ""when the time is right."" Like many, Jones has a bucket list. Publishing a book has been on it for quite a while. The ""universe"" apparently thought she needed a nudge--enter Rudy. As she likes to say, ""I didn't pick Rudy, Rudy picked me."" After working together for a year, something clicked in Jones. A story started flowing through her, begging to be shared. As she reflected on what she knew of Rudy's life, she began seeing parallels between things he'd gone through and things children go through. The two have more in common than one would think. Jones' goals for writing Rudy: A Big Horse with a Big Heart was to have kids fall in love with Rudy, and make him relatable by sharing his emotions. At the same time, Jones wanted to educate children about horses. Jones lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She is an animal lover, and passionate about protecting the environment. She frequently enjoys her time off in northern Vermont and is an avid downhill skier. Jones travels extensively in both the United States and abroad.

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