Barbara Walsh

Award-winning children’s book and magazine author, Barbara Elizabeth Walsh, has fond memories of poppies and parades honoring her father and other veterans. During World War II her father knew Moina Belle Michael, the Poppy Lady. Barbara worked with experts, primary documents, and Moina's great-nieces to better understand Moina’s determination to honor the war veterans. "The Poppy Lady," her first children's book, received lovely recognition, including the Eureka! Children's Nonfiction Book Award and Bank Street College of Education, Best Children's Books of the Year. A former elementary-school teacher, Barbara has written articles for Highlights for Children and Cricket. She is a member of the SCBWI and a visiting author who speaks in schools and to an array of community groups. She and her husband live in Mantoloking, New Jersey, and Key Largo, Florida.