Authors of Children's Books

Learn about the authors of your favorite children's books!

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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters | Storytime with SCETV
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3

Written by: John Steptoe Read by: Yolanda Anderson, Commissioner with Richland One School District Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two...
The Day Dennis Lost His Whoo | Storytime with SCETV
The Day Dennis Lost His Whoo | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2

Written By: Benjamin Brown & Kimberlie Davis Illustrated By: David Jackson Read By: Benjamin Brown About the Author: Benjamin Brown, 13, is a 2020 South Carolina Junior Scholar who enjoys gaming, golf...
All Around Town | Storytime with SCETV
All Around Town | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuels Roberts By: Dinah Johnson Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Read by: Dinah Johnson This special picture book offers a window into the African American...
Lizzy Rockwell: Career Goals | Read Eat Grow | Ask an Author
Lizzy Rockwell: Career Goals | Read Eat Grow | Ask an Author

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Knowitall had the opportunity to talk with Lizzy Rockwell when she visited for the Read Eat Grow, a SC State Library event. We talked about her parent's influence on her career path. Anne Rockwell was...
Ann Grifalconi | Baker's Dozen
Ann Grifalconi | Baker's Dozen

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ann Grifalconi is an author and illustrator from New York City. She specializes in presenting realistic characters from other cultures. Her book, The Village of Round and Square Houses, is a Caldecott...
Matt Christopher | National Book Month
Matt Christopher | National Book Month
Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Matt Christopher transformed his love for sports into the setting for his numerous books for young readers. Baseball, basketball, soccer, football, hockey, mountainbiking, snowboarding, tennis - you...
Ching Yeung Russell | National Book Month
Ching Yeung Russell | National Book Month
Episode 11

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

It is difficult enough to write a book in English, but can you imagine being able to write in two different languages? Author Ching Yeung Russell was born in China and her first stories were written...
Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Episode 9

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dinah Johnson is a children's book author and a professor of English who specializes in African-American children's literature. In Dinah Johnson's book, All Around Town, we experience the lives of...
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Betsy Byars is an author of over 60 books for young people. Her book Summer of the Swans won the Newbery medal in 1971, and her works have been translated into nineteen different languages! Betsy and...
Betsy Byars | Conversations with SC Writers
Betsy Byars | Conversations with SC Writers

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Betsy Byars started her career writing for magazines. Later, she turned her attention to writing children's books. In 1971, she won a Newbery Medal for Summer of the Swans. Ms. Byars enjoys writing...
Matt Christopher | Converations with SC Writers
Matt Christopher | Converations with SC Writers

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Matt Christopher opens by reading from The Kid Who Only Hits Homers. He states that all of his books are written to entertain the readers. He expresses the importance of writing with emotion. He...
Eleanora Tate | Conversations with SC Writers
Eleanora Tate | Conversations with SC Writers

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Eleanora Tate is an award-winning author of children's books. She discusses writing The Secret of Gumbo Grill. Her idea for the book came from the fact that there were few books dealing with modern...
John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers
John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

South Carolina author of children's books, John Troy McQueen, begins with a reading from A World Full of Monsters. Mr. McQueen says that he sometimes writes story ideas down, but sometimes he allows...
Mary Alice Monroe | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Mary Alice Monroe | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Although known for her intimate portrayals of women’s lives, Mary Alice Monroe’s writing has gained added purpose and depth with her move to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Living on the Isle of Palms...
Marjory Wentworth | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Marjory Wentworth | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This program features Marjory Wentworth. Her poems have appeared in numerous books, magazines and anthologies. She is the author of a collection of poems entitled Noticing Eden. Her most recent book...
Jonathan Miller | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Jonathan Miller | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A novelist, illustrator and publisher, Jonathan Miller grew up in Clover and graduated from Clover High School before making his home in Charleston, where he attended college. Mr. Miller is the author...
Frances Strong | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Frances Strong | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Frances D. Strong lives with her husband on her parent’s farm in Sumter, South Carolina. Earning a degree in elementary education with a minor in arts from Columbia College, she did not find that her...
Kate Salley Palmer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Kate Salley Palmer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This program features Kate Salley Palmer. A native of Orangeburg, she started her career while at USC as the cartoonist for The Gamecock. Her cartoon strip, "Terrible Tom and the Boys", caricatured...
Idella Bodie | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Idella Bodie | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born in Ridge Spring and living most of her life in the Aiken area, Idella Bodie, who holds a degree in English from Columbia College, has been writing for young readers for more than thirty years...
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ennis Rees S.C. Poet Laureate 1984 - 1985 In 1984, Ennis Rees was named the third poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley. At the time, Ennis had been an English professor at the...
Pat Mora | Poetry All-Stars
Pat Mora | Poetry All-Stars
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Pat Mora (1942 - ) Pat Mora is a writer of numerous children's books of poetry and prose. Mora is a native of El Paso, Texas and her work often features local interests, such as her family, the...