Megan Dowd Lambert is an American author and academic who writes children's books and about children and reading.

Biography

Lambert was born in

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."Megan Dowd Lambert." ''Gale Literature:

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'', Gale, 2018. ''Gale Literature Resource Center''. Accessed 11 May 2023. She graduated from

Smith College Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smit ...

with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 and from

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with a Master of Arts degree in 2002. She worked at the

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Carle wa ...

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. She has been a senior lecturer at Simmons University in

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since 2009. She has been a visiting lecturer at Mt. Holyoke College and

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

. She has contributed reviews to ''

The Horn Book Magazine ''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...

''. Lambert has published books for children as well as adult nonfiction about reading with children."Megan Dowd Lambert." ''Something About the Author'', vol. 358, Gale, 2021, pp. 67-68. ''Gale Literature: Something About the Author''. Accessed 11 May 2023. She received a

Ezra Jack Keats Ezra Jack Keats (né Jacob Ezra Katz; March 11, 1916 - May 6, 1983) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for '' The Snowy Day'', which won the 1963 Caldecott Medal and is considered one of the most importa ...

New Writer Honor in 2016 for her picture book ''A Crow of His Own.'' Lambert has seven children. She has written about her experiences as a foster and adoptive parent.

Selected works

Picture books

* ''A Crow of His Own'', illustrated by David Hyde Costello. Charlesbridge, 2015. * ''Real Sisters Pretend,'' illustrated by Nicole Tadgell. Tilbury House, 2016. * ''A Kid of Their Own'', illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Charlesbridge, 2020.

April & Mae series

* ''April & Mae and the Book Club Cake: The Monday Book'', illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Charlesbridge, 2022. * ''April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday Book'', illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Charlesbridge, 2022. * ''April & Mae and the Talent Show: The Wednesday Book'', illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Charlesbridge, 2022. * ''April & Mae and the Animal Shelter: The Thursday Book'', illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Charlesbridge, 2023. * ''April & Mae and the Sleepover: The Friday Book'', illustrated by Gisela Bohórquez. Charlesbridge, 2023. * ''April & Mae and the Movie Night: The Saturday Book'', illustrated by Gisela Bohórquez. Charlesbridge, 2023. * ''April & Mae and the Tea Party: The'' ''Sunday Book'', illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Expected publication: Charlesbridge, 2023.

Adult non-fiction

* ''Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking about What They See,'' foreword by

Chris Raschka Chris Raschka is an American illustrator, writer, and violist. He contributed to children's literature as a children's illustrator. Early life and education Raschka was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Though he grew up in suburban Chicago, ...

, Charlesbridge, 2015. * ''Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading'', illustrated by Mia Saine. Imagine, 2023.

References

External links

*
Megan Dowd Lambert
on

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