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KAREN HENRY CLARK, as a toddler, wrote a story with a crayon on the living room wall. Recognizing her passion, her father supplied paper, and her mother took her to the public library every week. Her writing ambition was sealed. Her writing for adults continues on her blog, Margin Notes, where she examines ordinary moments that reveal simple truth and stunning magic atwww.KarenHenryClark.com. SHERYL MURRAYgrew up near Chicago in arambunctiousfamily of eight kids. Storytelling was an everyday thingat her house- whether it was a family backyard theatrical production, making up bedtime stories for her younger brothers or convincing her mom that she couldn't possibly have been the one who drew on the baby.She was also the family artist, drawing on everything and everyone.Sherylnowfocuses her love for drawing and visual storytelling on picture books. She livesinPortland, Oregon.
The luminous, pastel-like artwork of this heartwarming biography brings both young Nancy and her vivid imagination to life. --Booklist Taking solace in books, a bullied child finds her confidence (and future career) at the public library. --Kirkus Reviews The illustrations are in dreamy, soft pastel colors, with scenes emerging from books or her imagination in translucent blues and white. A good addition to biography collections. --School Library Journal The book is full of wonderful details and real people --Real Change Newspaper
