Bubble Butt! book signing at Mystic Aquarium
Friday night, Dec 10th for the Old Mystic Village Festival

9th Annual Haitian Independence Day Gala
Award Presented to Kiki Latimer
January 2nd, 2010
"In recognition of her sustained contribution to improve living conditions in Haiti."
Given by the Haitian-Americans United, Inc. 
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Kiki accepting the award at the Gala, January 2010 

Barrington Books will host a special Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The store will host a number of local children’s book authors and illustrators... Click here for full details

October 10, 2009: 5pm - 10pm
The WaterFire Duck Signing
Please join us to meet the author and illustrator at a special book signing reception by the stage in WaterPlace Basin, Saturday, October 10th from 5:00 to 10:00 pm.  Click here for full details

Saturday, October 10: 11am - 2pm
Stella Maris Catholic Store, 50 High Street, Wakefield, RI
Kiki, a local writer and storytelling coach, is the author of the recently published Islands of Hope. Come and see this creative book that brings a message of hope about Haiti and it's people!
(401) 284-1974 for more info

Kiki lighting the WaterFire at the
Sept 19 release of "WaterFire Duck"

The Westerly Sun - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Local author tells story of injured sea turtle
HOPE VALLEY - Local author Kiki Latimer has just released her third book with Educa Vision, Inc. "Bubble Butt!: The Challenged Sea Turtle of the Mystic Aquarium" is sure to delight children and adults alike with its tale of an injured sea turtle...
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Norwich Bulletin - May 30, 2010
Rescued turtle gets book
Mystic, Conn. — Charlotte the sea turtle is a survivor. Struck by a boat propeller, she was rescued from the Cumberland Islands in Georgia where she was stranded, her wounds covered with barnacles... + full article

The Rhode Island Catholic
The Dance of Haiti
BY KIKI LATIMER
"Two years ago when I was named chairperson for Project Starfish - Building a Village in Haiti at St. Joseph’s in Hope Valley I never dreamed where this journey would take me and the people of my parish family..." + full article

The Westerly Sun
Kiki Latimer takes journey of hope
11/03/09 by Patricia Ann Chaffee
HOPE VALLEY - When Kiki Latimer began reading "Mountains Beyond Mountains," by Tracy Kidder, she had no idea of the journey it would lead her on... + full article

The Providence Journal
New children’s book inspired by WaterFire in Providence, 8/16/09 By Tatiana Pina
PROVIDENCE — Kiki and Jim Latimer sat on the stone wall on the edge of the Providence River last October, enjoying WaterFire, their feet nearly touching the water, when they saw her. The tiny, soft brown lady mallard alighted on the water... + full article

The Rhode Island Catholic
BY BRIAN J. LOWNEY,
HOPE VALLEY — Kiki Latimer is an author with an important mission. She wants to improve the lives of the indigent yet faithful people who serve as an inspiration for the characters in her colorful new ...+ full article

Catholic Online www.catholic.org
Educavision Launches Islands of Hope
8/24/2009 - 1:00 PM PST
Coconut Creek, FL (August 24, 2009) - EDUCAVision Inc., a Florida-based publisher of multicultural educational materials, launched the book Islands of Hope, by Kiki Latimer. Islands of Hope refers to the country of Haiti and to Rhode Island, and it tells the story of two groups of families brought together through a mission of hope... + full article