Meet some of our favorite Minnesota children’s book authors in our BookHounds Author directory:
Megan Maynor is a local author of children's books. She writes picture books with the goal of something both kids and grown-ups will want to share. As a former advertising copywriter, Megan's worked for eight years to publish her first Ella and Penguin book. Ella and Penguin Stick Together was published in January of 2016 and was followed a year later by Ella and Penguin, A Perfect Match. Megan lives in Edina with her husband and three kids and is a regular visitor to the Galleria Barnes & Noble. So regular that we're told the staff knows and loves her and has cheered her along through her journey to becoming a published author of children's books. Amazon Link *The above book links lead to Amazon affiliate links. Family Fun Twin Cities receives a small portion of any sales. Amazon is also my go-to place to find descriptions, age recommendations and to generally judge books by their covers. Megan offers crafts and printables on her website to accompany these books. Megan was Gianna's first BookHounds guest. Get to know her as they chat at Addendum Books. Ella & Penguin Puppet CraftMegan Maynor – Local Children’s Book Author
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*We love our wonderful community of local children's book authors in Minnesota. Minnesota kids books cover all types of books from fiction to nonfiction. There are books about penguins, books about the ocean and, of course, books about Minnesota. Whatever you are looking for, chances are we have something great coming out of our great state.
Historically, While we Minnesotan's have to share Laura Ingalls Wilder with several other states, we do get to claim Wanda Gag, author of Millions of Cats, and Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books and the inspiration for the Maud Hart Lovelace Awards.
Three Reasons to Add Books by Minnesota Children's Book Authors to Your Own Bookshelves:
Besides the fact that they are producing some very high quality books for kids, there are some great reasons to add these books to your own bookshelf:
- You can often get your books autographed at book releases and other author events.
- Sometimes these local book authors do school visits.
- If you like the hunt of collecting used books, I've had really good luck finding autographed copies of these books when hitting the thrift stores. It's always exciting to find a book by someone local, but even more so, when I open the cover and find an autograph.
Author Yvonne Pearson reads at a BookHounds Story Time.
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