Jacqueline Briggs Martin
and YOU

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 

From the publisher:

This book features Jacqueline Briggs Martin, award winning picture book author. It discusses her life and work and the researching, writing, and illustrating of each of her books, providing insight into the writing process and promoting reading as a source of good writing. Grades k-6.

CONTENTS

Series Foreword by Sharon Coatney and Sharron L. McElmeel
Introduction by Sharron L. McElmeel
Part 1

A Writer's Path--from Maine to Iowa
Frequently Asked Questions
Jacqueline Briggs Martin's Bookshelf
Notes About the Illustrators

Part 2

Dear Readers
Why Write?
Writing: Work or Play? When? What?
Writing Longer Pieces
Non-fiction
Writing a Made-up Story
Writing YOUR Made-up Story

JACQUELINE BRIGGS MARTIN has published 14 picture books, including the 1999 Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley (illustrated by Mary Azarian)