Barbara Kerley
Barbara Kerley is an award-winning author of children’s biographies, informational books with National Geographic, and middle grades novels. Some of her most highly accoladed biographies include The Extraordinary Mark Twain (according to Susy), Those Rebels John & Tom, and What to do about Alice? Edwin Fotheringham is the artist/illustrator for each of these award-winning books. Her biographies have received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, and the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People’s award list. Barbara served in the Peace Corps as a teacher in Nepal and also taught at the University of Guam before becoming a full time writer. When she’s not writing in a Portland (Oregon) coffee shop, Barbara likes riding her bike, practicing yoga, and walking her dog, Abby. To learn more about Barbara, visit https://barbarakerley.com/.
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Barbara's Process
Watch the Interview Video to learn about the author’s and illustrator’s research and composing processes:
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