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Martingale Books - Back Cover Copywriting Wrote playful back cover copy for craft books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126c82e69ee03674e9d8dba/1630454063241-5A17FG23YUKPWSV5SZLR/Martingale2.png Portfolio - Martingale Books - Back Cover Copywriting Wrote engaging back cover copy for craft books. https://www.courtneyshannonstrand.com/portfolio/whatcom-community-college monthly 0.5 2021-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126c82e69ee03674e9d8dba/1630539319252-DJ28A0VMEWX8BWTV81IF/Homepage+OLD.png Portfolio - Whatcom Community College - Whatcom.edu Before Website platform was seven years old and did not offer a customer journey focus for students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126c82e69ee03674e9d8dba/1630539851746-2R3B4VMX7KN4A9R8XMJ6/Hompage+New.png Portfolio - Whatcom Community College - Whatcom.edu After New website offers new customer journey areas of studies to add value to students who attend Whatcom. https://www.courtneyshannonstrand.com/books daily 1.0 2025-01-04 https://www.courtneyshannonstrand.com/books/ellas-umbrella monthly 0.5 2021-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126c82e69ee03674e9d8dba/1630270585972-7ZOS53XUAN5N80V2AESL/Ellas+Umbrella+Award+Winning+Picture+Book+Cover.jpg Books - Ella's Umbrella - Ella’s Umbrella Picture Book On January 22, 2020, my first award-winning picture book titled Ella's Umbrella published. Published by Kicky Cane Press. Perfect for ages 3-7. Illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury. Description: Ella listens to the rain drip, dribble, drop. While others stay indoors, Ella hustles outside with her new umbrella and listens to the rain fall a cappella. Join Ella on her jazzy journey through the rain as she explores all the interesting sounds a puddle-filled rainstorm has to offer. 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Illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury. The picture book features the likeness of several cowgirls and cowboys competing on the rodeo circuit. They include my friend Lariat Lynn Larner (breakaway roper) (who sadly lost her life in a car crash in October 2021) (also Lariat’s obit to learn more about her), my mother's ancestry from the Crow Nation rodeo (steer wrestler), and rising rodeo star Kortnee Solomon (bull rider). Description: Roundup the herds and broncos, it's time to rodeo! For rodeo-loving readers, this award-winning poetic western explores the outdoor rodeo featuring a frolicking red-nosed clown who entertains the crowd and brave cowgirls and fierce cowboys competing in rodeo events such as breakaway roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bronco riding, and bull riding. Roundup Rodeo won a Writer's Digest writing competition award. A country life picture book for ages 3-7. 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