Judy+Young

Contact Judy to schedule at www.judyyoungpoetry.com //**NEWS RELEASE! Minnow and Rose**// (Sleeping Bear Press) has just been released! Set on the Oregon Trail and featuring a dangerous and dramatic river crossing, two girls, one a native American and the other a pioneer, are first drawn together by their curiosity toward each other, but soon learn they have much in common and that friendship can be stronger than cultural differences.
 * [|Judy Young]** is the award-winning author of several children’s poetry, fiction and nonfiction. R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet received the 2008 Mom’s Choice Gold Award, 2006 National Parenting Publications Honor Award 2006 Missouri Writers’ Guild Best Juvenile Book Award, a starred review in Kirkus Review was selected by the Tanner Creative Dance Program of the University of Utah for their 58th annual performance in 2007. The Lucky Star received a 2009 Storytelling Honor Award, and was chosen as a Top Five Book by Rutgers University, and her first book, S is for Show Me, A Missouri Alphabet was selected to represent Missouri at the 2008 National Book Festival in Washington, DC. Judy also wrote Minnow and Rose, H is for Hook, A Fishing Alphabet, Lazy Days of Summer and Show Me the Number, A Missouri Number Book. After twenty years experience in the public schools Judy now writes full time and has spoken at schools and educational conferences in 18 different states. Judy lives in Springfield, Missouri, with her husband, Ross, a professional artist who illustrated he Show Me books. Judy’s books will be available for purchase and she will gladly autograph them. Because Judy’s calendar is booked on dates around the AAIM conference Judy is offering school visits during the week of May 11 to northwest AR schools at her conference rate: $650 with no additional expenses.

//**The Lucky Star**// (Sleeping Bear Press, May 2008) received a 2009 Storytelling World Honor Award for Pre-Adolescent Listeners and will be featured in the April 2009 issue of Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. When ten-year-old Ruth's school closes due to the Great Depression, she feels the last lucky star in her sky has burned out, but with perseverence and determination, she finds she can be a lucky star for others.

You can read more about Judy and her books at [|www.judyyoungpoetry.com]. There's a Q/A page just for kids!

If you're looking for an entertaining and educational event for your students, keep Judy in mind for an author visit. She would love to visit your school!

**Click HERE for details about the Poetry Slam at AAIM! **
Here's more about Judy's Sessions at AAIM: For Everybody! Join Judy Young, author of Minnow and Rose, The Lucky Star, and R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, as she relates her unique and humorous story of how her career changed from a speech pathologist in the schools to an award-winning author! Judy shares the behind-the-scenes view of the publication process of her poetry, fiction and nonfiction books from initial ideas all the way to the final step, reading her own book to a child. She also shares the illustration process from the eyes of an author as well as the wife of one of her illustrators.
 * "Meet Author Judy Young: The Writing/Publication Process of Picture Books."**

Judy Young, author of R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, winner of the 2008 Mom’s Choice Award, wants teachers to feel more comfortable and confident in teaching poetry writing. In this hands-on mini-workshop, teachers learn how easy it is to get their students’ creative juices flowing, as they actively participate in a variety of poetry writing activities that can be used immediately in the classroom.
 * "A Mini -Workshop: Writing Poetry in the Classroom and Library Media Center" (There will be A K-4 Session and also a 5-8 Session)**