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Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails 2007
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Some Pretty Famous Children's Authors
Loree Griffin Burns
Loree Griffin Burns writes books about science for children … and she loves her job. From an oceanographer who tracks rubber ducks through the world ocean to an entomologist who studied mason bees in his backyard to an astronomer who spent her life puzzling over ground drawings in the desert of Peru, the scientists she meets every day—in person or through her research—are fascinating and passionate. Loree Griffin Burns is schedule at the Author's Tent at 2:30 PM to 3 PM.
Aided by a ragtag army of beachcombers, Dr. Curt Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion chronicles the development of Curt's unique ocean research program. In engaging text and unforgettable images readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt's mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS) and several scientists who are using his discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitat and protect the creatures who live in them. cite: loreeburns.com
John Himmelman
John Himmelman is an author, illustrator, and naturalist. He is a co-founder of the CT Butterfly Association, past president of the New Haven Bird Club, past president of The Nature Connection and president of the Killingworth Land Trust. He has lectured and led many trips afield in search of various flora and fauna throughout the country for many years. Click photo of Himmelman stalking his quarry for, "Discovering Amphibians Frogs and Salamanders of the Northeast".
Have you ever wondered how some of nature's smallest creatures spend their days and nights? Here's your chance to take a scientifically accurate peek at the world from their point of view. In each book, the striking watercolor illustrations and lively storyline follow a small plant or animal as it hunts for food, faces its enemies & interacts with humans. cite: johnhimmelman.com
D.B. Johnson
D. B. Johnson has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years and has done editorial cartoons, comic strips, and conceptual illustrations for magazines and newspapers around the country. Mr. Johnson's first picture book, Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, was a New York Times bestseller and a Publishers Weekly bestseller, as well as an American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists". Henry Hikes to Fitchburg also won numerous awards, including the Boston Globe's Horn Book Award for Picture Books.D. B. Johnson and his wife, Linda Michelin, have three grown children and two grandchildren. cite: houghtonmifflinbooks.com
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg is "inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau's Walden, this wonderfully appealing story follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. Playful pictures follow the progress of each, whether through a bustling small town or a countryside alive with curiosities for an inquisitive bear. Read Henry Hikes Online here. cite: dbjohnsonart.com
Linda Michelin
Linda Michelin's "Zuzu's Wishing Cake" is a delightful story about how hard making new friends can be. When Zuzu smiles at the new boy next door and he does not smile back, she makes him a series of gifts that she thinks he needs. When that's not quite right, Zuzu does not give up and her persistence is rewarded - in ways not even Zuzu expects.
Mark Kimball Moulton & Karen Hillard Good
Mark Kimball Moulton was born and raised in Danbury, CT, where he worked on a fruit and vegetable farm for much of his youth. Mark's first illustrated book, A Snowman Named Just Bob, has sold more than 250,000 copies since its release in 1999. Other published titles include: Scarecrow Pete, A Snowgirl Named Just Sue, Twisted Sistahs, Everyday Angels, One Enchanted Evening (currently re-released as A Royal Wedding,) A Snowgirl Named Just Sue, Miss Sadie McGee Who Lived in a Tree, The Visit, Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies, A Cricket's Carol, The Night at Humpback Bridge, Caleb's Lighthouse, Reindeer Moon, The Traveler's Gift, Teddy's Friendship Quilt, The Secret Santa of Stonington, Mr. Sparrow's Merry Fairy Circus, and two gift books, Chocolate Frosted Fingers and A Fistful of Dandelions. His newest book, The Annual Snowman's Ball, is scheduled for release in 2007. cite: markkimballmoulton.com
Karen Hillard Crouch Good lives in the in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in Northwestern Connecticut in Riverton. According to Karen, "Riverton is nestled in the valley of People's Forest and bordered by two wild and scenic rivers, The Farmington and The Still. Our dear friends are all around and my best friend, Mark Kimball Moulton (author extraordinaire) lives five doors up the road. Riverton is our very own Brigadoon… only it's real!". Karen was born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains. Her artwork - folk with a touch of whimsey and magic - still echos with the mountains. In addition to illustrating several children's books (such as, One Enchanted Evening, for author Mark Kimball Moulton, she is a nationally acclaimed artist. cite: karenhillardgood.com
Karen Romano Young
Karen Romano Young spent two years researching, writing, and illustrating this 80-page book for children ages 9 to 12. Her research took her from the deck of a tugboat in New York Harbor to the beaches of South Carolina to the laboratory of Woods Hole whale biologist Michael Moore to the bottom of the ocean in the tiny submarine Alvin... and more. A resident of Bethel, Connecticut, she has written picture books, novels, curriculum materials, and several nonfiction books with a strong ocean focus. Karen works as a marine science educator at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut, where she teaches about the tides, global warming, and shark physiology, leads squid dissections, and knows her way around a horseshoe crab.
Illustrated by Karen, "Across the Wide Ocean: The Why, How, and Where of Navigation for Humans and Animals at Sea" is for navigators of all ages, but especially children ages 8 to 12. From the flap: "A turtle, a shark, a whale, a submarine, a container ship, and a sailboat named Rosita. Where are they going? They're heading across -- over, through, and under -- the wide ocean. And you're going with them."
Barbara Shaw McKinney
Barbara Shaw McKinney is a teacher as well as a poet. She was inspired to use the magic of children's literature to spark her students' curiosity about the wonders of water. She vowed to "turn a drop of rain into a drop of life, astounding children by its eternity." Her sprightly verse elicits a "water-wow!" in her first book. "A Drop Around the World". She is also the author of "Pass the Energy Please!", a wonderful exploration of nature's food chain, written in rhyming verse. From Manchester, Connecticut, McKinney draws on her experience as a mother, musician, and curriculum developer to promote quality education through workshops for teachers. cite: dawnpub.com
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Of herself, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace says, "I grew up in Rowayton, Connecticut. I liked finding sea glass at the beach, ice skating, playing with dolls or my dinosaur set, riding bikes, going sledding when it snowed, playing hide and seek with our dog Timmy, and reading."
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace is the author and illustrator of several children's books, including Tell a Bunny; Apples, Apples, Apples; and A Taste of Honey. Her colorful artwork is made from meticulously layered cut-paper shapes, giving it a three-dimensional quality.
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