Get to know Sarah… I’ve been writing picture books and novels for kids for the past 20 years. When I graduated from Hampshire College in 1976, I moved to New York City to pursue a career as a singer songwriter. I had studied music composition in school, and went on to …
Get to know Penny… Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz has published more than 80 articles, 60 stories, two e‑books, a chapbook, and her stories have been included in two anthologies. She writes for both adults and children. Her fiction has appeared in numerous genre and children’s publications and non‑fiction work has appeared in …
Get to know Jo… I live in Vermont with my husband and son. I’m a freelance writer, and I work on my fiction whenever I can find the time. And I read. I try to read at least one novel a week. If you want to be a writer, I suggest …
Get to know Peg… Peg Kehret’s middle-grade books have won fifty state young reader awards. She has won the PEN Center West Award in Children’s Literature, the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Henry Bergh Award from the ASPCA. Abduction was nominated for an …
Get to know Tammi… I spent most of my first eighteen years on a farm outside the small town of Victoria, Kansas (population: 1,208). My roles included gathering the eggs when the city cousins visited and wanted to engage in novelty farm-like activities, chasing pigs back to their respective pens when …
Get to know April… April Henry was born in 1959, in Portland, Oregon. After living in several states, her parents moved to Medford, Oregon, when she was five. She lived there until she graduated from Medford High School. A graduate of Oregon State University in Corvallis, she also studied abroad at …
Get to know Pam… Pam Calvert has been writing books and stories for children for over ten years. She likes to write fairy-tales, math adventures, middle grade novels, and multicultural stories–all with a humorous twist. She has five picture books — three with Charlesbridge Publishing and two with Marshall Cavendish. The first one entitled, Multiplying Menace: …
Get to know Heather… After a 20-year career as a journalist, Heather Vogel Frederick decided it was high time to fulfill her lifelong dream of writing fiction for young readers. Today, she’s the author of two picture books and a dozen novels, including hot-off-the-press HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, the latest installment …
Get to know Hilary… Hilary Wagner was born and raised in Chicago. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in fine art. Her paintings have appeared in galleries and exhibitions in New York City and Chicago, where she lives with her husband and two children. Her first …
Get to know Nikki… New York Times bestselling author, Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include ALA Notable book What is Goodbye?, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade, the novels Jazmin’s Notebook, Dark Sons, and The Road to Paris (Coretta Scott King …