Mary Quattlebaum is the author of eighteen children’s books, including picture books (Sparks Fly High), poetry (Winter Friends), chapter books (the Jackson Jones series), and middle-grade novels (Grover G. Graham and Me). Her most recent titles are Pirate vs. Pirate, The Hungry Ghost of New Orleans, Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond, and Jo MacDonald Had a Garden. Mary’s books have been selected for Delacorte/Random House’s Marguerite de Angeli Prize for first middle-grade novel, Parenting Reading Magic Award, Bank Street Best Books, Sugarman Award, Notable Social Sciences Trade Book, and a number of state children’s choice lists. Mary is a popular school and conference presenter and teaches at the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She publishes frequently in children’s magazines (Cricket, Spider, Babybug, Ladybug, Highlights High Five) and occasionally writes nonfiction for Gale/Cengage, and educational publisher. Mary reviews children’s books regularly for the Washington Post, Washington Parent, and online for the National Wildlife Federation. Mary lives in Washington, DC.

For more information about Mary Quattlebaum, please visit her website at www.maryquattlebaum.com.