What a great time I had presenting with Marcie Flinchum Atkins at VAASL yesterday--she is so knowledgeable about nonfiction. Plus, I got to spend time surrounded by school librarians who are just the nicest people!

Many thanks to One More Page books, my fellow authors Mary Quattlebaum (Hero Dogs) and Marty Rhodes Figley (Jim, The Wonder Dog), and all the people who came out for a wonderful "Dogs Days" book signing event.

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GOOD NEWS!!!  THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THROUGH THE EYES OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON got a STARRED REVIEW from Booklist!

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They're here: THE INVASION OF NORMANDY from North Star Editions. It is a Junior Library Guild selection--woo-hoo! https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view/9781635170245.
And just out on Valentine's day, DOG ON A BIKE, probably my favorite National Geographic Kids Chapters book yet!  .

So what's next?  Another National Geographic chapter book about dolphins is almost out!
And watch for a Little Kids FIRST BIG BOOK. OF THE RAIN FOREST in 2018. And after that, the Great White Shark and Beavers from Scholastic Library's Nature's Children series!         

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I've written picture books about the secret personalities of punctuation marks; SOL and curriculum-based biographies, including books on OLIVER HILL and that rascal CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT; and STEM-related TRUE chapter books about animals for National Geographic. I love to do author visits to schools and libraries--please go to my School Visits page to learn more or simply contact me at moirawrite@gmail.com.  I have school programs for all ages.  And I am especially happy to visit schools in my queenly garb to celebrate National Punctuation Day, although I celebrate punctuation every day!

I am now represented by Jennifer Unter at the Unter Agency, so there may be more good news coming!

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