"A beautifully illustrated children's biography of Beverly Cleary, from her roots in Portland to her years as a librarian and an eventual children's book writer. The debut book in Little Bigfoot's new Growing to Greatness series of notable people from the Pacific Northwest"--

Follows the popular children's author through college years during the Depression; jobs including that of librarian; marriage; and writing and publication of her first book, "Henry Huggins."

A biography of the woman who created the well-known stories about the adventures of four children who lived in a railroad car until going to stay with their grandfather.

Examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's life as a pioneer girl and her work as a writer describing that life for others.

"Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional...

A brief biography of the author and college professor whose travels across the United States inspired her to write the poem which became the song "America the Beautiful."

Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes.

Examines the life and writing career of the Newbery Award-winning author of "The Bridge to Terabithia" and "Jacob Have I Loved."