Roxane Beauclair Salonen ~ Children's Author

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Welcome to My Author Website!

I'm so glad you've stopped by. Every writer/author has a back story revealing their introduction to the writing journey. I hope that your peek into mine will be inspiring to you in your own walk into the wondrous world of words.

Peace and joy to you in your writing and reading!

- Roxane B. Salonen

Seeds, Sun and Water of a Writer


In second grade, Roxane handed her teacher a handmade "book" bound by staples. After quietly reading it, Miss Larsen said, "You should write books someday." Some 30 years later, the planting of those seeds has taken root.

 

The first of Roxane's books to be published, P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press), takes readers on a rhyming alphabet tour of North Dakota, where Roxane and her family currently reside.

 

Her second book, First Salmon (Boyds Mills Press), introduces Charlie, a young boy who comes to accept the loss of his uncle through experiencing his tribe's annual salmon-honoring ceremony, and remembering the special times they had shared.

 

(There's more. Come take a look!)