Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle

I am lead author on two co-authored and published textbooks. Early Childhood Education is published by SAGE. Careers in Child and Adolescent Development is published by Taylor and Francis. I am an editor of a third textbook, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum and Instruction. This book published with Taylor and Francis in April of 2021!

LaDonna Plays Hoops is my first book of fiction. This children’s picture book was born in the 1980’s and has grown and matured. Seeing the book come to life is a realized dream for me. This book is published with MacLaren-Cochrane. LaDonna Plays Hoops was a finalist for the American Fiction Awards in 2019. My second picture book is LaDonna’s Easter in Paris. It is available on my website (pinkpearlwriting.com) and the publisher’s website, MacLaren-Cochrane Publishing. A third picture book, Darlene's Double Dutch Dreams, released April 6, 2021.

I also write poetry or free verse. I have written poetry since I was young and I have saved much of it. I have yet to publish any poetry, but hope to do so eventually. Perhaps, I will share some on my website.

For my day job, I am an emeritus professor of Child Development at Sacramento State in California. Professionally, I am a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the American Educational Research Association, and the American Psychological Association. I am also a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). My alma maters gave me Alumni Awards. Stanford University gave me one for excellence in education in 2018. The University of Redlands gave me one for career achievement in 2019.