Notes
on Contributors
The Horn Book Guide
(NO INITIALS)
are reviews written by The Horn Book Magazine or Guide
staff.
(MEA)
Mark Adam, a graduate of the master’s writing
program at Emerson College, currently works for Mrs. Nelson’s
Book Fair Company in Southern California.
(LA)
Lauren Adams, a Horn Book Magazine reviewer,
has taught children’s and young adult literature in the Boston
area.
(LEA)
Lelac Almagor is a writer and English teacher living
in Washington, DC.
(TDA)
A former middle school teacher, Tanya Auger holds
a master’s degree in learning and teaching from the Harvard
Graduate School of Education.
(B. BADER) Barbara
Bader is a regular contributor to the Horn Book Magazine
with long connections to picture books and folklore.
(DFB)
Deirdre F. Baker reviews children’s books
for the Toronto Star and teaches children’s literature
at the University of Toronto.
(HRB)
Hannah Rodgers Barnaby holds a MA in children's
literature and an MFA in writing for children and young adults.
Formerly an editor at Houghton Mifflin, she has also worked as a
children's bookseller and an instructor in the MFA program at Simmons
College. She was the inaugural children's writer-in-residence at
the Boston Public Library and is currently working on a young adult
novel.
(BB)
Barbara Barstow is the former youth services manager
(now retired) for the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland,
Ohio. She has chaired both the Newbery and Caldecott medal award
committees.
(AB)
Amy Lee Bennett holds a MA / MFA in children's
literature from Simmons College. She is a tutor, freelance writer,
and adjunct instructor of children's literature and writing in the
Boston area.
(NB)
Nell Beram is a longtime Horn Book Guide
reviewer and a frequent contributor to Brain, Child: The Magazine
for Thinking Mothers.
(CJB)
Caitlin J. Berry received her MFA in Writing for
Children and Young Adults from Vermont College and now lives on
Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
(SPB)
Susan P. Bloom, professor emerita, is the former
director of the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
at Simmons College and a Horn Book Magazine reviewer.
(TB)
T. Borregaard holds an MS in archaeology. She writes
fiction and nonfiction educational books for children and teaches
anthropology, archaeology, and ancient history. She lives in California
where she is pursuing a PhD.
(FFB)
Frieda F. Bostian has recently retired as an English
instructor at Virginia Tech.
(JMB)
Jennifer M. Brabander is senior editor of The
Horn Book Magazine.
(MLB)
Miriam Lang Budin is a children's librarian and
storyteller at the Chappaqua Library in New York. She has served
on the Newbery, Caldecott, and Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice award
committees and is currently chairperson of the Ezra Jack Keats Award
committee.
(ALB)
Anita L. Burkam is a former associate editor of
The Horn Book Magazine.
(MAB)
Margaret A. Bush is a professor in the Graduate
School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College and
a Horn Book Magazine reviewer. She has had extensive experience
as a librarian in public and academic libraries and at the Library
of Congress.
(PMC)
Paula M. Cairo is the Lower School librarian at
Friends Select School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(BC)
Betty Carter is a former professor of children’s
and young adult literature who presently works as an independent
consultant. She is the author of Best Books for Young Adults
and coauthor of From Delight to Wisdom: Nonfiction for Young
Adults and is a Horn Book Magazine reviewer.
(ABC)
Amelia Cass is an editorial intern for The
Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide.
(JMC) Jeannine
M. Chapman, former assistant editor of The Horn Book
Guide, is currently studying to be a teacher in New Jersey.
(AEC)
Aimee Chevrette holds a master's degree from the
National Centre for Research in Children's Literature at Roehampton
University in London. She is a graduate of Simmons College and has
worked in publishing for several years. She currently lives in the
Boston area.
(LBC)
Luther B. Clegg, professor emeritus of education
at Texas Christian University, has taught children’s literature
and social studies methods for more than thirty years. He is the
author of The Empty Schoolhouse: Memories of One-Room Texas
Schools and coauthor of Celebrating Diversity: A Multicultural
Resource.
(ALC)
Amy L. Cohn teaches children's literature to graduate
students at Lesley University and helps undergraduate students improve
their skills at the Endicott College Writing Center. She is the
compiler of the anthology From Sea to Shining Sea and coauthor,
with Suzy Schmidt, of Abraham Lincoln (both Scholastic).
She is currently working on an initiative with Scholastic Book Fairs
encouraging booktalking in the nation's schools. She makes frequent
author appearances at elementary schools.
(PCC)
Philip Charles Crawford, library director for Essex
High School in Vermont, is the children's literature columnist for
Knowledge Quest.
(TLD)
Tamara DePasquale holds a master’s degree
from the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at
Simmons College and is the youth services librarian for the Eldredge
Public Library in Chatham, Massachusetts.
(CHD)
Claudia Harrington DeShay, education librarian
at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,
has worked as a consultant for schools and libraries and as a youth
librarian in a large urban system. She holds a master’s degree
and a doctorate in library science from Texas Woman’s University,
where she has taught courses in children’s and young adult
literature.
(DE)
David Elzey is a former editorial intern for The
Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide and currently
is a bookseller at the Children’s Book Shop in Brookline,
Massachusetts.
(ALF)
Alicia Fazio is an editorial intern for The
Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide.
(KF)
Kitty Flynn is senior editor of The Horn Book
Guide and online content editor for The Horn Book, Inc.
(DJF)
Danielle J. Ford is an associate professor of science
education at the University of Delaware and a Horn Book Magazine
reviewer.
(JF)
Author of Presenting Paul Zindel and of articles and book
reviews for library publications, Jack Forman serves
on several ALA committees and has held a variety of positions in
public libraries. He is a reference and instructional librarian
and the coordinator of public services at the San Diego Mesa College
Library, part of the San Diego Community College District.
(SMG)
A school library media specialist with a master’s degree from
the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons
College, Sheila M. Geraty serves as a librarian
at the Brookwood School in Manchester, Massachusetts. She also holds
a master’s degree in children’s literature.
(ERG)
Elissa Gershowitz is managing editor of The
Horn Book Guide.
(MG)
Melinda Greenblatt is Library Connections program
director for the Archdiocese of New York. She previously worked
on the Library Power project at New Visions for Public Schools.
She serves on the advisory committee for Middle and Junior High
School Catalog and the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street
College of Education.
(CG)
Claire Gross is assistant editor of The Horn
Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide.
(RLH)
Rebecca Hachmyer received her MA in children's
literature from Simmons College.
(SH)
A freelance children’s book editor in the Boston area, Susan
Halperin holds a master’s degree from the Center
for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College.
She was previously an editor at Candlewick Press.
(BH)
Betsy Hearne is a professor of children’s
literature and storytelling in the Graduate School of Library and
Information Science at the University of Illinois. She is also a
reviewer, critic, and the author of books for both adults and children.
(GBH)
Gail Hedges teaches children’s literature
at Lesley University and other Boston-area colleges. She is currently
president of the Foundation for Children’s Books.
(CMH)
Christine Heppermann is a reviewer for The
Horn Book Magazine.
(MLH)
Marika Hoe is pursuing her master’s degree
in children’s literature at Simmons College. She works as
an editor for the reading and language arts division of an educational
publisher in Boston.
(MLI)
Megan Lynn Isaac, an associaate professor at Elon
University, teaches and writes about Shakespeare, children's literature,
and young adult literature.
(KI)
A former middle school teacher and librarian, Kathleen Isaacs
reviews for professional magazines, teaches children's literature
at Towson University in Maryland, and is a member of ALSC's 2008
Notable Children's Books committee.
(CJ)
Formerly a trade book editor, children’s and young adult librarian,
and children’s literature consultant, Cyrisse Jaffee
is associate manager, editorial content, in the Educational Outreach
department of WGBH. She holds an MLS from Simmons College and reviews
children’s books for several publications.
(DK)
Deborah Kaplan, a librarian and independent scholar,
holds an MS in library science and an MA from the Center for the
Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College.
(AK)
Former program specialist, Children’s Services, for the Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amy Kellman
consults and teaches children’s literature. She is a past
president of the United States Board on Books for Young People and
has served on the Batchelder, Caldecott, and Newbery award committees.
(JSK)
Juliet S. King has an EdM in language and literacy
from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She currently works as
a clinical instructor and professional-development consultant at
the Stern Center for Language and Learning in Vermont. She has also
worked as a special educator and children’s bookseller.
(AHK)
Abby Harper Kingsbury holds a master's degree in
children's literature from Simmons College. She is the children's
librarian at a public library in central Massachusetts and maintains
a private tutoring practice for dyslexic children.
(MVK)
Maeve Visser Knoth is a children’s librarian
for the San Mateo (CA) County Library System and an adjunct faculty
member at Lesley University. She is a former reviewer for The
Horn Book Magazine.
(SDL)
Susan Dove Lempke is the children’s services
supervisor for the Niles Public Library District in Illinois and
a Horn Book Magazine reviewer.
(BDL)
Becky Levine is a writer and editor living in California’s
Santa Cruz mountains. She is currently working on a middle-grade
mystery novel.
(LAL)
Lauren Aimonette Liang is an assistant professor
in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of
Utah. She is a former middle school teacher and reviews children’s
literature for several publications.
(CAL)
Cindy Lombardo is Director of the Tuscarawas County
Public Library in Ohio. She has served on numerous selection committees
for both ALSC and YALSA.
(JRL)
Joanna Rudge Long is a reviewer for The Horn
Book Magazine and a former editor of the young people’s
section of Kirkus Reviews.
(AMM)
Amanda M. MacGregor, a graduate of the master’s
program in children’s literature at Simmons College, has worked
as a children's bookseller and a children's librarian.
(LMM)
Lauren Maggio, a graduate of the master’s
program in children’s literature at the University of British
Columbia and Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information
Science, is the education librarian at the Boston University Medical
Center.
(MHM)
Michelle H. Martin teaches children’s and
young adult literature at Clemson University in South Carolina.
(BTM)
Bridget McCaffrey holds master's degrees in early
childhood education and children's literature.
(AAM)
Professor of education at Ohio Wesleyan University, Amy
McClure is the author of Sunrises and Songs: Reading
and Writing Poetry in an Elementary Classroom; Response
Guides for Teaching Children’s Books; and Books That
Invite Talk, Wonder and Play with Language. She is also coauthor
of the children’s literature textbook Living Literature:
Using Children’s Literature to Support Reading and Language
Arts.
(BLM)
Beth L. Meister is the library media specialist
at Pleasant View Elementary School in Franklin, Wisconsin. She is
a graduate of Mount Mary College and received her MLIS from the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
(MM)
Meaghan Miller is an editorial intern for The
Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide.
(PJM)
Pamela Mishkin is a writer and editor of secondary
and higher education Spanish textbooks. Her teaching experience
ranges from bilingual elementary education to college-level Spanish.
She holds an MA in Spanish literature from the University of California,
Santa Barbara, and currently lives in Miami, Florida.
(MVP)
Martha V. Parravano is executive editor of The
Horn Book Magazine.
(LP)
Lissa Paul, a professor at the University of New
Brunswick, is one of two general editors of the Norton Anthology
of Children’s Literature.
(NCP)
A former children’s bookseller who holds a master’s
degree in English literature, Norah Piehl is a
freelance writer and editor living in the Boston area.
(CEP) Cynthia
Platt, a freelance children's book editor and writer, was
formerly an editor at Candlewick Press and a high school English
teacher.
(PR)
Patricia Riley has masters degrees in writing and
children's literature. She has worked as a freelance writer and
illustrator and has taught children’s book writing at various
continuing education programs in the Boston and Providence areas.
Currently she lives outside Philadelphia.
(LR)
Lolly Robinson is designer and production manager
for The Horn Book, Inc. She teaches children’s literature
at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
(AES)
Formerly managing editor of The Horn Book Guide, Anne
St. John has also worked in libraries and bookstores. She
holds a master’s degree in children’s literature and
lives in Hudson, Ohio.
(ACS)
Alissa C. Salamone is a special education preschool
teacher with Arlington County Public Schools in Virginia. She holds
a bachelor's degree in bilingual elementary education from Texas
Woman's University.
(TS)
Terri Schmitz is the owner of the Children’s
Book Shop in Brookline, Massachusetts, and is a regular contributor
to The Horn Book Magazine.
(SNS)
Sarah Scriver is marketing and circulation assistant
for The Horn Book, Inc.
(EJS)
Elizabeth Shaver holds an EdM in language and literacy
from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BA in political
science from UC Berkeley. She has worked as a children’s bookseller,
a second grade teacher, and an elementary reading specialist. She
is the reading instructional leader at JJ Pickle Elementary School
in Austin, Texas.
(CLS)
Carolyn Shute is a content research editor for
an educational publisher. A freelance writer who has taught at the
college level, she holds a master’s degree in children’s
literature.
(MFS)
For almost twelve years, Martha Sibert worked as
Children’s Coordinator for the Roanoke County Public Library
in Virginia. She received her master’s degree from the Simmons
College Center for the Study of Children’s Literature and
is currently a freelance writer in Brookline, Massachusetts.
(HMS)
Henrietta M. Smith is professor emerita on the
faculty of the School of Library and Information Science, University
of South Florida, in Tampa. She has served on the Caldecott, Coretta
Scott King, Newbery, and Wilder award committees and is the editor
of The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: From Vision to Reality,
The Coretta Scott King Awards Book, 1970–1999, and
The Coretta Scott King Awards Book, 1970–2004.
(RLS)
Rachel L. Smith is editorial assistant of The
Horn Book Guide.
(R. SMITH)
Robin Smith teaches second grade at the Ensworth
School in Nashville, Tennessee.
(VS)
Vicky Smith is director of the McArthur Public
Library in Biddeford, Maine, and a Horn Book Magazine reviewer.
(MJS)
Miriam Steinberg holds a master’s degree
in creative arts in learning and elementary education from Lesley
University. She is currently working in Philadelphia as the director
of the Jewish Graduate Student Network.
(CHS)
Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan, formerly assistant
editor of The Horn Book Guide, holds a master’s degree
in children’s literature. She teaches English in Brunswick,
Maine.
(RS)
Roger Sutton is editor in chief of The Horn Book,
Inc.
(AMT)
Antonio Trujillo, a former test evaluator for an
educational publisher, holds a degree in classics.
(TW)
Tim Wadham, youth services coordinator for the
Maricopa (AZ) County Library District, earned his bachelor’s
degree in Spanish and has a PhD in comparative/children's literature.
He is the author of Programming with Latino Children’s
Materials and Libros esenciales.
(KAW)
Karen Watts holds a degree in illustration from
the Massachusetts College of Art. She is a freelance book and magazine
designer.
(RRW)
Rebecca Reed Whidden currently works in the processing
department of the Memorial Library of Radnor Township in Radnor,
Pennsylvania. She is a former children’s bookseller and holds
a master’s degree in elementary education from Lesley University.
(LAW)
Laura A. Woollett is an editor with an educational
publisher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and holds a master's degree
in children's literature from Simmons College. |