Lynda Graham-Barber

Lynda Graham-Barber's first children's book, Who Lives Inside, was illustrated by her husband Ray Barber, a professor of typography at Pratt Institute. She worked in publishing in New York City for over a decade before turning to a freelance career that included writing for national newspapers and magazines. She left Brooklyn after Ray's death and lived hard on the Vermont-Quebec border, in a stone cottage that she built, in the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont, where she was active in animal rescue and outdoor sports. Now a permanent resident of western New York, where vineyards meet the lakes, she lives with her sculptor-husband, David, and rescue dog, Pippa. Books: Ten Dragon Eggs. Illus. Jeffrey Ebbeler. Peachtree Publishers, 2023. A Unicorn on a Unicycle. Illus. Jordan Wray. Peachtree Publishers, 2022. Cookie's Fortune. Illus. Nancy Lane. Gryphon Press, 2017. KokoCat Inside and Out. Illus. Nancy Lane. Gryphon Press, 2009. The Animals’ Winter Sleep.  Illus. Nancy Carol Willis. Birdsong Books, 2008.   Spy Hops and Belly Flops.  Illus. Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.   Say Boo!  Illus. Barbara Lehman. Candlewick Press, 1997. A Chartreuse Leotard in a Magenta Limousine. Illus. Barbara Lehman. Hyperion, 1995. Toad or Frog? Swamp or Bog?  Illus. Alec Gilman. Simon & Schuster, 1994.  Ho! Ho! Ho!   Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1994. Doodle Dandy!  Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1992.  Gobble!  Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1991. Mushy!  Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1991. Personality Decorating.  Fawcett Columbine, 1986. The Kit Furniture Book.  Pantheon Books, 1983. Flat Fish, Round Fish and Other Animal Changes.  Illus. Pamela Carroll. Crown, 1982. Who Lives Inside?  Illus. Ray Barber. Grosset & Dunlap, 1976.  Book Awards and Distinctions: ~Silver Medal, Moonbeam Children's Book Award ~“Main Selection” Literary Guild ~Avon paperbacks ~Runner-up “New Jersey Kids’ Pick” ~American Book Sellers “Pick”  ~People Magazine “Pick” ~“Book of the Month” National Wildlife Federation; ~“50 Best Books” American Institute of Graphic Artists ~Scholastic Book Clubs ~Delaware Diamonds Booklist 2009-2010. Curriculum Vitae:   NYC editorial: Morrow Jr. Books; Crown; Harcourt; Holt, Rinehart; Western. Faculty, Institute of Children’s Literature, W. Redding, CT.  MFA Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT.