Nancy Churnin
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Nancy is the author of ten picture book biographies. Her books have earned starred reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus, been selected for Junior Library Guild and have won or been finalists in international, national and state awards: Sakura Medal Finalist, Best Picture Book Finalist by World Magazine, Books for a Global Society Notable, Ezra Jack Keats Award Finalist, Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable, South Asia Book Award, Social Studies Notables, California Reading Association Silver Eurekas, Bank Street Best Children's Books, Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, Northern Lights Book Awards, Mighty Girl Books, Texas 2X2 and Topaz lists, Monarch Award Master List, Louisiana Young Readers Choice Awards list, Charter Book Awards list, Kennebec Valley Book Award Books, Armadillo Readers' Choice Awards.
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An experienced speaker, Nancy has presented at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, on panels for the Texas Library Association, National Council for Teachers of English, International Literacy Day, Dallas Book Festival and North Texas SCBWI.
Nancy provides free Teacher Guides and projects for all her books and does author visits in person and by Skype through Authors and More. Click on her website here for all these resources, including information on presentations that vary from a focus on an individual book to common themes of persistence and heart and workshops on writing. She looks forward to working with you on designing a program that fits your needs.
Visit nancychurnin.com for a list of Nancy's books, reviews, awards, free downloadable Teacher Guides, projects, additional resources and contact information.
Coming up next for Nancy:
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Visit nancychurnin.com for a list of Nancy's books, reviews, awards, free downloadable Teacher Guides, projects, additional resources and contact information.
Coming up next for Nancy:
- Brave Girls Honor Brave Women: A Very Special Book Launch at the Women's History Museum in Washington D.C., featuring DEAR MR. DICKENS by Nancy Churnin, A VOTE FOR SUSANNA by Karen Greenwald and TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY by Songju Ma Daemicke Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST. Free and virtual. Sign up here.
- Vote for Beautiful Shades of Brown! Beautiful Shades of Brown, the Art of Laura Wheeler Waring, a Bank Street Books Best Children's Book of the Year, National Council for the Social Studies Notable, Silver Eureka winner and Towner Awards finalist, was just named a finalist in the Kids' Book Choice Awards. Voting opens Sept. 23 and ends Nov. 14 and is open to kids ages 3-18 only. Vote at http://everychildareader.net/vote.
- Visit Dear Mr. Dickens at The Charles Dickens Museum in London
- Girl Power Hour, talking about Eliza Davis of DEAR MR. DICKENS and Henrietta Szold of A QUEEN TO THE RESCUE, THE STORY OF HENRIETTA SZOLD, FOUNDER OF HADASSAH on My Messy Muse with Michele MacAvoy Oct. 11 at 2 pm. CST
- Presentation at Audelia Road Library Friends Annual Meeting in Dallas Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.
- Sharing A QUEEN TO THE RESCUE, THE STORY OF HENRIETTA SZOLD, FOUNDER OF HADASSAH with Hadassah in Delaware Nov. 21 at 6 p.m.
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