Nissa Van Riper
UNPUBLISHED WORK
In development.
Do any of them speak to you?
NINE FAT PIGEONS
“One yellow door” opens to a world of possibility.
In NINE FAT PIGEONS, a little adventurer sets off with Grandpa to run errands for Grandma, counting as they goes. Tag along as they battle parking meter “pirates,” dodge dog walkers, and find an unexpected friend at the bodega. Return to that yellow door and the warm welcome comfort of home. Grandma might just have one more surprise up her sleeve.
A 400-word rhyming picture book for young children.
MO'S POCKETS
Mo is a force of nature.
She builds hideouts; she engineers contraptions; she never gives up.
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This cumulative song picture book for kids ages 5-8 enumerates the unexpected, unbelievable, unforgettable items she stashes in her pockets.
You’ll be wondering what Mo was up to--and what she has up her sleeve!
YOU DANCE JUST LIKE DADDY
You don’t need to share DNA to be a chip off the old block. In YOU DANCE JUST LIKE DADDY adoptive parent Van Riper celebrates the many other characteristics that children inherit from their families.
Unconventional families take center stage in this story communicating universal messages of pride and belonging.
A 210-word picture book for young children.
RAVEN GIFTS
A story of losts and founds, in which Kaya and her family move away from all she has known. She carries with her the trove of trinkets she’s received from her friend, a wild raven. Alone in her new city, she will need to see things from a fresh perspective to understand the real meaning of his parting gift. RAVEN GIFTS is a 570-word gentle story of surprising friendships,