EVENTS

Whether it's a book signing, a school visit, or a library visit, Vicki and Kristie love sharing their books and stories.

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• 04/12/23 - Career Day at St. Jude of the Lake Middle School​​
• 02/26/23 - Pop - Up Bookstore + Long OverDue Author/Illustrator Event​  Printer's Row, Chicago
• 12/3/22 - St.Jude's Christmas Boutique
• 08/12/22 - Book Signing at Lake Country Booksellers
• 07/22 - Minnehaha Falls Art Fair
• 04/22 - Author/Illustrator School Visit with Kindergarten Friends
• 03/22 - Author/Illustrator Visit with residents at St. Andrews Village
• 11/21 - Guest School Reader in Kansas City, MO
• 07/21 - Loring Park Art Fair
• 0​7/21 - Minnehaha Falls Art Fair

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PRESS

2022 Holiday Book Catalogue
Long Overdue Books

Books make for excellent gifts.
But before heading to the New York Times Bestseller list, and certainly before logging on Amazon, we'd like to share our 6 new Long Overdue books from 2022 for your shopping consideration.

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“Oh Mother How Funny” Children's Book
Jazz 88.FM Morning Show with Emily Reese

Author Vicki Toups Sheaffer talks about her new children’s book, Oh Mother How Funny illustrated by Kristie Kaiser Frudden.

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"​A pandemic love story: Author Q & A"
​White Bear Press

The Press recently interviewed Mahtomedi resident Vicki Toups Sheaffer about the publication of her new children's book, Oh Mother How Funny, in collaboration with Kristie Kaiser Frudden, also of Mahtomedi, who created the artwork in the book.
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Sheaffer was inspired to publish the children's board book as a way to connect with her new grandchild, who she couldn't visit right away because of COVID-19. The words she put to paper were of a poem that had been passed down through four generations in her family—now five...

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"Oh Baby It's a Clear Lake: New Book from Vicki Toups Sheaffer and Kristie Kaiser Frudden"
​Long Overdue Books

A little less than two years ago, Vicki Toups Sheaffer (Author) and Kristie Kaiser Frudden (Illustrator) collaborated on their first children's board book. This was also the first board board we (Long Overdue Books) ever edited, designed, and published. New territory for all of us!
The book was called Oh Mother How Funny, and was dedicated to Vicki's first grandson, Jack...

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"Oh Mother How Funny, Bringing a Book to Life" Long Overdue Books

From a family lullaby to a published children's board book. Printed just in time for a new grandson's first Christmas and now available to share with your family.
As the birth of her first grandchild approached, Vicki knew she wanted to welcome the next generation into the world in a special way.  
​One clear Spring night, when the crescent moon shone brightly, she realized that Baby Sheaffer would be the fifth generation to be sung a treasured lullaby. So Vicki decided to preserve her family’s version of the sweet words in a board book. And thus began a beautiful collaboration between dear friends...

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