Nora Palmieri is a children’s book author with education, language, travel and the arts in her DNA.
Nora has been an educator for over 38 years. She worked with teachers and students across the United States, promoting reading and thinking skills in the classroom. She currently teaches her favorite subjects, Language and Literature, in an international school in Lyon, France.
Nora and her husband moved with their three young sons to France over 20 years ago, mainly “for the experience.” They continue to travel widely for new adventures, but the “experience” became “home.” Despite living in France, Nora maintains close ties to family in the Americas and a deep and life-long connection to the Midwest's Great Lakes.
Her stories are often inspired by and honed during her daily walks with her dog. She believes in slowing down to smell evergreens, examine a leaf or admire the sky. Her stories explore universal themes of belonging, identity, growth, and an appreciation of nature and a general joie de vivre. Her husband and three grown sons offer encouragement and often act as sounding boards.
Good Morning, Morning! Good Night, Night!
What takes place -- both in the sky and on the ground as morning arrives on one side of the earth and night arrives on the other? Good Morning, Morning! Good Night, Night! is a unique reversible book with two stories. When you read from one cover, it tells the story of the arrival of morning. If you turn the book around and read from the other cover, it tells the story of the arrival of night. The two stories that make up this 32-page picture book celebrate the passage of time and transitions in nature. These are gifts we share -- gifts we can all enjoy no matter which side of the earth we live on.