Megan McDonald
Megan McDonald was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on February 28th, 1959 and is the Children's Author. At the age of 65, Megan McDonald biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Megan Jo McDonald (born February 28, 1959) is an American children's literature author.
Her most popular works is the series of books which concern a third grade girl named Judy Moody (written for grades 2–4).
McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write.
Her most recent work was the Julie Albright series of books for American Girl.
Life and career
McDonald was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John and Mary Louise McDonald. She is the youngest of five girls, which served as the inspiration for The Sister's Club. She was awarded a B.A. from Oberlin College in 1981, and an M.L.S. from University of Pittsburgh in 1985.
Megan McDonald began her career as a children's librarian, working at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Minneapolis Public Library, and Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Her first book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, came as a result of patrons asking her where to find a story she had told to children at a library.
McDonald is married to Richard Haynes and lives in Sebastopol, California.
Awards
- 1991: Children's Choice Book, International Reading Association/Children's Book Council (CBC), for Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
- 1991: Reading Rainbow book selection, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
- 1993: Judy Blume Contemporary Fiction Award, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, for The Bridge to Nowhere
- 1993: Carolyn W. Field Award, Pennsylvania Library Association, for The Great Pumpkin Switch
- 2003: Garden State Children's Book Award for Younger Fiction, for Judy Moody
- 2014 California Book Awards Juvenile Finalist for "Shoe Dog"