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Barbara Snow Beverage, who uses the pen name Bethany Roberts, (born September 6, 1949) is an American children's author, known for her series of picture books informally marketed as ''Holiday Mice''.


Personal life and education

Roberts was born in
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. She aspired to become a writer from the age of six, and wrote her first stories at age eight; she was also a "neighborhood storyteller" and "a bit of a outdoorstomboy" while growing up. Roberts graduated from Lyman Hall High School, then attended
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and received a degree in
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from
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. She is married to Robert Beverage and has two daughters: Krista and Melissa. In 1994, she lived in
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.


Career

Roberts was a teacher and children's librarian before her writing career began. She taught children's literature at the
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in
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. Her first book, '' Waiting-for-Spring Stories'', came out in 1984. From the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, she and illustrator Doug Cushman collaborated on the informally named ''Holiday Mice'' picture-book series, which featured the title family of four—two children plus their mother and father. As an animal lover, Roberts has included animal characters in many of her works, stating that they were "multicultural", highly relatable, and flexible in their use. "Many of erstory ideas," according to
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's ''Something About the Author'', "are generated from words that 'sound right' together, while others are inspired by her own experiences or by research."


Accolades

In 2001, Roberts' '' Gramps and the Fire Dragon'' was honored as a Children's Choice selection by the
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and Children's Book Council.


Bibliography


''Waiting-for'' series

* '' Waiting-for-Spring Stories'', illustrated by
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(1984,
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) * '' Waiting-for-Papa Stories'', illustrated by Sarah Stapler (1990, Harper & Row) * '' Waiting-for-Christmas Stories'', illustrated by Sarah Stapler (1994,
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)


''Holiday Mice'' series

The ''Holiday Mice'' books are illustrated by Doug Cushman and published by
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. * ''Halloween Mice!'' (1995) * ''Valentine Mice!'' (1997) * ''Christmas Mice!'' (2000) * ''Thanksgiving Mice!'' (2001) * '' Birthday Mice!'' (2002) * ''Easter Mice!'' (2003) * '' Fourth of July Mice!'' (2004)


Standalone books

* '' The Two O'Clock Secret'', illustrated by Robin Kramer (1992, Albert Whitman) * ''Camel Caravan'', co-written with Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Cheryl Munro Taylor (1996, Tambourine) * ''Cat Parade'', illustrated by Diane Greenseid (1996,
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) * ''Eleven Elephants Going Up!'', co-written with Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Minh Uong (1996, Whispering Coyote Press) * ''Monster Manners'', illustrated by Andrew Glass (1996, Clarion) * ''A Mouse Told His Mother'', illustrated by Maryjane Begin (1997,
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) * '' Follow Me!'', illustrated by Diane Greenseid (1998, Clarion) * '' Gramps and the Fire Dragon'', illustrated by Melissa Iwai (2000, Clarion) * ''The Wind's Garden'', illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg (2001, Henry Holt) * ''May Belle and the Ogre'', illustrated by Marsha Winborn (2003, Dutton) * ''Rosie to the Rescue'', illustrated by Kay Chorao (2003, Henry Holt) * '' Cat Skidoo'', illustrated by R.W. Alley (2004, Henry Holt) * ''Ogre Eats Everything'', illustrated by Marsha Winborn (2005, Dutton) * ''Cookie Angel'', illustrated by Vladimir Vagin (2007, Henry Holt) * ''Double Trouble Groundhog Day'', illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley (2008, Henry Holt)


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* (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Bethany 1949 births Living people American women children's writers American children's writers Writers from Connecticut People from Wallingford, Connecticut People from Hamden, Connecticut