Greetings from Nowhere

Ramblings about children's books (and sometimes some other stuff) from author Barbara O'Connor

Friday, January 21, 2011

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

- Sir Richard Steele

Barbara O'Connor: I'm a children's book author. My latest book is Wish. Others include The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, Greetings from Nowhere, How to Steal a Dog,and Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia. In addition to being a six-time winner of the Parents Choice Award, my awards include the Massachusetts Book Award, the South Carolina, Kansas, and South Dakota Children's Book Awards, School Library Journal Best Books, Bank Street College Best Books, and ALA Notables. I've had books on over 38 state reading award lists.

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