Hi! My name is Kathleen Vincenz and I write children’s books.

I enjoy writing about family, faith, and humor. You'll find information here about my books, short stories, and articles.

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Novels

My Chicest Paris Mystery

Solving a mystery with (no) style!

Middle Grade
MYSTERY
ADVENTURE
ROMANCE

Join Misty on her laugh-a-minute adventures through Paris as she rescues an heirloom necklace that might have belonged to Marie Antoinette, all while discovering her own unique style.

Over the Falls in a Suitcase

Boys, dogs, and sisters

Middle Grade
Family
antics
ADVENTURE

Lindsey and her sisters head to Niagara Falls for a girls’ weekend, with endless trouble from dogs, boys, and lost sisters.

God's Sparrows

Six children???

Middle Grade
Family
antics
chase

During a winter snowstorm, Rose babysits six children. Find out how she keeps it together when they’re climbing out basement windows, trekking through the snow, and avoiding unexpected villains.

Booklets

Papa and the Little Queen

A walk with St. Thérèse

INDEPENDENT READERS
RELIGIOUS
HISTORICAL FICTION

Four-year-old Thérèse skipped to the garden to tell her papa she has learned to read her first word, Heaven. After a make-believe tea party, they head for a walk through the city of Lisieux to celebrate.

The Christmas Surprise

A Margie and Edna Mae Adventure

INDEPENDENT READERS
HOLIDAY
HISTORICAL FICTION
MISADVENTURE

Late one Christmas evening, eleven-year-old Margie traipsed through the woods to meet her best friend, Edna Mae, to share their Christmas surprises. Each year the girls met to show each other their best Christmas gift. This year, Margie was sure hers was the best.

About Me

Bio

Kathleen Vincenz is the founder of Squirrels at the Door Publishing, a children's publishing outlet for middle grade novels and educational online content.

She lives on a hill by a lake with her husband and many woodland friends. In her other work, she is a technical writer and explains how to use software to solve engineering problems.

Affiliations

SCBWI
THE HABIT
CATHOLIC WRITERS GUILD

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