Born in Chicago, she lived in Loveland, Colorado.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/loveland-co/vivian-dubrovin-10577898
(with photo - it's a long one)

Excerpt:

...Her father encouraged her writing, but suggested a practical education, so her life story then shifted to the University of Illinois, where she earned a journalism degree. It was here that she met her husband Kenneth Dubrovin, and they spent the next
67 years together.

The chapter of marriage and motherhood included raising five children: Kenneth R., Darryl (Coleen), Diana (Edwin) Cooley, Laura, and Barbara. It was reading all those many (many!) bedtime stories, and also teaching all those Sunday school classes, that
interested Vivian in writing for children. There were several moves, from Illinois to Wisconsin, to Missouri, Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado. As her kids grew older and she had more time, she began to write short stories, and then children’s books. She
wrote fiction, nonfiction, educational, and even technical books, but one of her biggest projects was a series of books to help kids who struggle to read. That experience helped inspire her to help kids understand not just how to read, but to create
stories too. Her books are available and in use in schools and libraries and private collections.

She also began helping other children’s authors, as a regional advisor and charter member of a chapter of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She encouraged anyone who wanted to write and help children.

Vivian always loved dolls and crafts of all kinds; knitting, needlework, sewing, paper crafts, kids’ crafts, toys, and more. After her kids were grown, she started a new venture, combining her love of crafts with her desire to help kids, and formed
Storycraft Publishing in 1993. Soon she was winning independent publishing awards for her books, and was a welcome visitor in schools and libraries, using crafts to spur kids’ storytelling creativity...

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https://www.google.com/search?q=vivian+dubrovin+books&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiyjNmN1un4AhXTlmoFHSnkB1MQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=vivian+dubrovin+books&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CDA1i-CmD5C2gAcAB4AIABnQGIAcwGkgEDMC42mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=
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(book covers)

http://storycraft.com/

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.books.childrens/c/BTdac5wT2R8/m/hm4A_vXUBQAJ
(birthday post from 2021, with reader reviews and more)

Excerpt:

Besides her nonfiction books on storytelling, she is a "contributor of
stories for children to papers and magazines, including Wee Wisdom,
Crusader, Adventure, Humpty Dumpty, Five/Six, Highlights for Children, Crusader, and Jack and Jill."



WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:

NONFICTION

* Write Your Own Story, illustrated by Anne Canevari Green,
Franklin Watts (New York, NY), 1984.
* Running a School Newspaper, Franklin Watts (New York, NY), 1985.
* Creative Word Processing, Franklin Watts (New York, NY), 1987.
* A Guide to Alternative Education and Training, Franklin Watts
(New York, NY), 1988.
* The ABC's of the New Print Shop, Sybex (Berkeley, CA), 1990.
* Storytelling for the Fun of It: A Handbook for Children,
illustrated by Bobbi Shupe, Storycraft Publishing (Masonville, CO),
1994, revised edition, 1999.
* Create Your Own Storytelling Stories, illustrated by Bobbi
Shupe, Storycraft Publishing (Masonville, CO), 1995.
* Storytelling Adventures: Stories Kids Can Tell, illustrated by
Bobbi Shupe with photographs by son Darryl Dubrovin, Storycraft
Publishing (Masonville, CO), 1997.
* Tradin' Tales with Grandpa: A Kid's Guide to Intergenerational
Storytelling, illustrated by Bobbi Shupe, Storycraft Publishing
(Masonville, CO), 2000.
* (With daughter Barbara Dubrovin) Storytelling Discoveries:
Favorite Activities for Young Tellers, illustrated by Barbara
Dubrovin, Storycraft Publishing (Masonville, CO), 2002.

"SUMMER FUN/WINTER FUN" SERIES; FOR CHILDREN

* Baseball Just for Fun, illustrated by Judith Leo, EMC
Corporation (Minneapolis, MN), 1974.
* Rescue on Skis, illustrated by Judith Leo, EMC Corporation
(Minneapolis, MN), 1974.
* The Magic Bowling Ball, illustrated by Judith Leo, EMC
Corporation (Minneapolis, MN), 1974.
* The Track Trophy, illustrated by Judith Leo, EMC Corporation
(Minneapolis, MN), 1974.

"SADDLE UP" SERIES; FOR CHILDREN

* A Better Bit and Bridle, illustrated by Nancy Inderieden, EMC
Corporation (Minneapolis, MN), 1975.
* A Chance to Win, illustrated by Nancy Inderieden, EMC
Corporation (Minneapolis, MN), 1975.
* Trailering Troubles, illustrated by Nancy Inderieden, EMC
Corporation (Minneapolis, MN), 1975.
* Open the Gate, illustrated by Nancy Inderieden, EMC Corporation
(Minneapolis, MN), 1975.

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