Blog Postings by Author/Artist - K to O

MASTER LIST OF AUTHORS AND ARTISTS (K – O)

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY LAST NAME

Welcome to the list of Balkin Buddies’ authors and artists whose last names begin with K, L, M, N, O. As you will see, they are all in alphabetical order by last name. Scan down this page till you find the person you are looking for and then click on the link to each topic for that person. Some people have several topics, others none as yet. We'll be updating this list each time we post something about our authors and artists, so please check back to find out more about your favorite authors and artists.

If you would like to read about a specific author or artist whose last name begins with another letter, please go to the appropriate page. And thank you for being patient with the way we’ve organized these lists. We represent quite a few authors and artists, post frequently, and didn’t want to make each page painfully long.

M.E. KERR: Is currently writing Recovering from Lenore & still running Ashawagh Hall Writers Workshop

M.E. KERR: Marshall Cavendish brings back her classic If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? in paperback

ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: Shares fan mail for Suddeny Supernatural series

ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: Boy on the Lion Throne is a 2010 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt selected for the 2011 Kansas State Reading Circle 
ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: Shares another email from a young SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL fan
ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt included in the 2011 Kansas Reading Circle titles
ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt selected for Vermont's 2011-2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List 

ELIZABETH CODY KIMMEL: My Penguin Osbert is a holiday favorite on the PreK + K Sharingand No Time for Flash Cards blogs

ELAINE LANDAU: Lerner launches week-long contest from 2/21 to 2/25/11 for Best Cats Ever series

ELAINE LANDAU: Head-to-Toe Health series named a Top 10 Health series - Booklist (Oct. 2010)

ELAINE LANDAU: Winner of Lerner’s 2/21-25/11 contest for Best Cats Ever

ELAINE LANDAU: Oil Spill received starred review from Booklist
ELAINE LANDAU: Discusses her new "Ready to Make Music" series

ELAINE LANDAU: Big Cats: Hunters of the Night won Arizona's 2011 Grand Canyon Reader Award
ELAINE LANDAU: Beyoncé reviewed in School Library Journal Fall 2012 Supplement “Guide to the Latest Nonfiction” 
MARY LANKFORD:

DEBORAH NOURSE LATTIMORE:

FRANÉ LESSAC: The book trailer for The Greatest Liar on Earth
FRANÉ LESSAC: Booklist review of The Greatest Liar on Earth

FRANÉ LESSAC: She and Mark Greenwood celebrate their new books, The Greatest Liar on Earth and The Drummer Boy of John John, with a visit to the U.S. in October 2012
FRANÉ LESSAC: Kirkus’s starred review of her and Mark Greenwood’s The Drummer Boy of John John
FRANÉ LESSAC: Drummer Boy of John John reviewed in School Library Journal
FRANÉ LESSAC: Drummer Boy of John John is included in Kirkus's Best Children's Books of 2012  
FRANÉ LESSAC: Available for school visits in Arizona and New Mexico April 15-19, 2013  
FRANÉ LESSAC: Drummer Boy of John John is among the CCBC Choices 2013
FRANÉ LESSAC: The Book Boat’s In reviewed in Kirkus and pairs well with other Common Core NY State Grade 3 Learning Module 1 books

ELIZABETH LEVY: The story of Elizabeth Levy & Bruce Coville in Egypt during the revolt against Mubarak
ELIZABETH LEVY: Skypes with Catherine Balkin and librarians at Computers in Libraries Conference on 3/21/11
ELIZABETH LEVY: Parrots and Pirates launched on Halloween 2011
ELIZABETH LEVY: Revives Paula Danziger's Amber Brown series with Bruce Coville

ELIZABETH LEVY: Amber Brown is Tickled Pink receives starred review in Publishers Weekly
ELIZABETH LEVY: Amber Brown is Tickled Pinked receives starred review in Kirkus
ELIZABETH LEVY: School Library Journal Interview with her and Bruce Coville re Amber Brown is Tickled Pink
ELIZABETH LEVY: Kirkus Interview with her and Bruce Coville re Amber Brown is Tickled Pink and Paula Danziger
ELIZABETH LEVY: Amber Brown is Tickled Pinked reviewed in School Library Journal
ELIZABETH LEVY: Publishers Weekly interviews her and Bruce Coville about Amber Brown is Tickled Pink
ELIZABETH LEVY: Her book-signing with Bruce Coville at Books of Wonder in New York City on 10/28/12 

ROBERT LIPSYTE: Publishers Weekly review and first paragraph of An Accidental Sportswriter
ROBERT LIPSYTE: The Daily Beast's review of An Accidental Sportswriter
ROBERT LIPSYTE: Putnam County Courier article about his school visit in Brewster, NY
ROBERT LIPSYTE: Twinning Project reviewed in School Library Journal

ROBERT LIPSYTE: Named ESPN's fifth Ombudsman
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: The Secret Cave is on Marilyn Carpenter's The Children's Book Compass's Best Books for 2010

EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Manjiro is spotted in the movie, Rabbit Hole, starring Nicole Kidman
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Wonder Horse nominated for Vermont's 2011-2012 Red Clover Award
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY wins the 2012 Knickerbocker Award

EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Ballywhinney Girl reviewed in School Library Journal
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Ballerina Swan receives a starred review in Kirkus

EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: School Library Journal’s starred review of Ballerina Swan

EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Ballywhinney Girl’s starred review in the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books

EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: School Library Journal’s review of Late Nate in a Race
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Wonder Horse on the 2012-2013 Children's Gallery Award ballot
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Wonder Horse receives starred reviews in School Library Journal and Booklist
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Wonder Horse is nominated for a South Carolina Book Award
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: The Helpful Puppy reviewed in School Library Journal
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Her adult book, A Craving, is available again 
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Ballywhiney Girl is among the CCBC Choices 2013

EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Sam and the Big Kids reviewed in Publishers Weekly
EMILY ARNOLD McCULLY: Sam and the Big Kids reviewed in School Library Journal
YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: Kirkus calls The Cats in the Doll Shop "a quiet treasure"  

YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: Doesn’t want to be famous because…
YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: School Library Journal calls The Cats in the Doll Shop " a sweet and old-fashioned story "

YONA,ZELDIS McDONOUGH: An Excerpt from The Cats in the Doll Shop

YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: The Doll Shop Downstairs inspires a young reluctant reader

YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: The Cats in the Doll Shop is a 2012 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Readers 

YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: The Cats in the Doll Shop reviewed in Library/Media Connection
YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: Learn more about her in this interview in Children’s Book Review 
YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: A New York celebration of The Cats in the Doll Shop coming out in paperback
YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH: The Japanese edition of The Cats in the Doll Shop

BEN MIKAELSEN: Rescue Josh McGuire won ND's Flicker Tale Children Book Award in 2002
FLORENCE MINOR: If You Were a Penguin has a six-weeks old fan
FLORENCE MINOR: Coming from Florence and Wendell Minor in 2013: If You Were a Panda Bear

WENDELL MINOR: Night Flight releases on 2/22/11

WENDELL MINOR: Night Flight: an animated trailer

WENDELL MINOR: Farm Friends and Night Flight reviewed in School Library Journal

WENDELL MINOR: Shovels snow after February 2011 blizzard

WENDELL MINOR: Henry Knox is on Marilyn Carpenter's The Children's Book Compass's Best Books for 2010 
WENDELL MINOR: Here are photos of his studio

WENDELL MINOR: A teacher discusses her class's Skype chat with Wendell Minor

WENDELL MINOR: Review quotes from Booklist, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Elizabeth Bird for Henry Knox

WENDELL MINOR: If You Were a Penguin, his collaboration with Florence Minor, is chosen for the 2011 Notable Children's Recordings list (Live Oak Media)

WENDELL MINOR: His Happy Holidays 2010 illustration

WENDELL MINOR: Autographs The Last Train with Gordon Titcomb in Stockbridge, MA on 12/4/10

WENDELL MINOR: The Buffalo Are Back named an NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12, 2011
WENDELL MINOR: His 'My Farm Friends' is a real treat to pre-schoolers
WENDELL MINOR: Book Trailor to 'Henry Knox: Bookseller, Soldier, Patriot
WENDELL MINOR: Praise for Night Flight: Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, School Library Journal
WENDELL MINOR: Praise for Night Flight: Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, School Library Journal-The copy
WENDELL MINOR: Discusses his work on 4/27/11 at Univ. of Connecticut in Torrington, CT; If You Were a Penguin is a PA 2009 One Book, Every Young Child and The Buffalo Are Back is a 2011 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 

WENDELL MINOR: One school's recent Skype chat with him
WENDELL MINOR: Night Flight is on the Capitol Choices’ 2012 In Progress list 
WENDELL MINOR: Night Flight reviewed on Mrs. Archer's Book Notes Blog 
WENDELL MINOR: Buffalo Are Back nominated for 2011-12 PA Keystone to Reading Award 
WENDELL MINOR: Henry Knox is a 2011 Massachusetts Book Award Nominee
WENDELL MINOR: His and Florence Minor's autographing sessions during ALA in New Orleans, June 2011
WENDELL MINOR: His new ALA bookmark for June 2011 
WENDELL MINOR: The Buffalo are Back is on the 2011 IRA Teachers' Choice list
WENDELL MINOR: His cover art for the upcoming book he's doing with Jean Craighead George: The Eagles are Back  

WENDELL MINOR: Early reviews of The Magical Mystery Horseby Mary Higgins Clark

WENDELL MINOR and Mary Higgins Clark discuss The Magical Christmas Horse

WENDELL MINOR: The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, NB (until 12/31/2011)

WENDELL MINOR: Night Flight reviewed in Aviation for Women Magazine

WENDELL MINOR: If You Were a Penguin has a six-weeks old fan
WENDELL MINOR: Night Flight is a 2012 ALA Notable Children's Book

WENDELL MINOR: The story behind the story of NIGHT FLIGHT
WENDELL MINOR: How he did his research for Jean Craighead George's LUCK
WENDELL MINOR: The Buffalo are Back nominated for a 2012-2013 SD Prairie  Pasque Award nominee 
WENDELL MINOR: Coming from Florence and Wendell Minor in 2013: If You Were a Panda Bear 
WENDELL MINOR: The Seashore Book celebrates 20 years in print 
WENDELL MINOR: A sneak preview of If You Spent a Day With Thoreau at Walden Pond 
WENDELL MINOR: If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond reviewed in Kirkus
WENDELL MINOR: His artwork benefits breast cancer awareness in Macy's window display 
WENDELL MINOR: If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond book trailer and School Library Journal review 
WENDELL MINOR: If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond reviewed in Through the Looking Glass
WENDELL MINOR: If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond included in Liz Rosenberg's (The Boston Globe) year-end wrap up

WENDELL MINOR: Happy Halloween art
WENDELL MINOR: The Magical Christmas Horse becomes a musical at the Algonquin Art Theater in Manasquan, NJ
WENDELL MINOR: Book trailer to My Farm Friends
WENDELL MINOR: School Library Journal's review of The Eagles Are Back
WENDELL MINOR: On 3/21/13 the Eagles arrive... (The Eagles Are Back)

WENDELL MINOR loves getting fan mail!
WENDELL MINOR autographs at Books of Wonder on 4/28/13

NICHOLASA MOHR: a link to the article she wrote about the Harlem of today

NICHOLASA MOHR: A very interesting review of Nilda from My Latino Voice  
NICHOLASA MOHR: Nilda celebrated the 38th anniversary of publication in Fall 2011
NICHOLASA MOHR: Author celebrates a new Spanish Harlem bookstore with a reading from NILDA on 6/3/2012 

ANNA MYERS: The Grave Robber's Secret reviewed in School Library Journal

TIM MYERS: What kids and principals have said about his school visits/info on how to book him

CAROL NEVIUS: Marshall Cavendish publishes Karate Hour in paperback in 2011

LESLÉA NEWMAN: Her reaction to Miss Tutu's Star getting a star in Library Media Connection and reviewed in School Library Journal and Booklist

MATT NOVAK: During a school visit, author receives a robot to celebrate The Robobots
MATT NOVAK: The Everything Machine nominated for the 2012-2013 PA Young Reader's Choice Award

MATT NOVAK:  An interesting article about one of Matt Novak’s school visits
MATT NOVAK: Two days of Skyping with authors proves to be a boon for Pittsburgh students
PATRICK O'BRIEN:

KEVIN O'MALLEY: Animal Crackers Fly the Coop included in the 2011 Kansas Reading Circle titles 
KEVIN O'MALLEY: Desk Stories tickles the funny bone of anyone who ever sat at a school desk

KEVIN O'MALLEY: How They Croaked on NPR and If Beaver Hada Fever on GoodReads
KEVIN O'MALLEY: How They Croaked is a 2012 ALA Notable Children's Book
KEVIN O'MALLEY: How They Croaked included in Chicago Public Library's 2012 Best of the Best Books

KEVIN O'MALLEY: How They Croaked is among Bank Street's 2012 Best Children's Books of the Year

KEVIN O'MALLEY: Desk Stories is a 2012 IRA/CBC Children's Choice

KEVIN O'MALLEY: The Great Race is a 2012 IRA/CBC Children's Choice
KEVIN O’MALLEY: One of his school visits sparks a lively conversation at a family dinner
KEVIN O’MALLEY: How They Croaked nominated for Tennessee's Volunteer State Award