Tuesday, October 22, 2024

In praise of Miranda Paul!

      Congratulations to author Miranda Paul who has been named the Wisconsin Library Association “Notable Wisconsin Author” for 2024! From the WLA website:

Miranda Paul is an award-winning children’s author of One Plastic Bag and Water is Water, both named Junior Library Guild selections.

365: How to Count Your Year, released in September 2023, was named a CCBC Choices pick.

In 2020, the CBAC recognized her and her husband’s book, I am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon as one of its Outstanding Books of the year. 

Her titles have received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly in addition to being named to several recommended and “best of” reading lists. 

10 Little Ninjas also was named an Amazon Best Book of the Month (August 2016).

Miranda makes regular appearances at schools, libraries, and bookstores, and has been a guest presenter at the Library of Congress Young Readers Center along with environmental activist Isatou Ceesay. Miranda also serves as Mentorship chair for We Need Diverse Books™ (www.diversebooks.org), volunteers for Books for Africa, and is a regional advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers (Wisconsin Chapter). She believes in working hard, having fun, and being kind.

Learn more about her current and forthcoming titles at www.mirandapaul.com.

We are excited about this fabulous news! Miranda was at our library on May 9, 2024 for a Headstart family evening. We had a wonderful time! We are so proud of Miranda and her accomplishments. Keep going!


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