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                                 ~ Emily Dickinson

 
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MARGIE PALATINI  


“The Principessa of puns and wordfoolery” is how Kirkus Reviews describes Margie Palatini, author of over two dozen popular and award-winning books for children.  Since her picture book debut (the now perennial favorite Piggie Pie!, published in 1995), Mrs. Palatini has garnered over eighty awards and honors.  Her distinctive voice gets and keeps kids of all ages giggling and chuckling.

From ALA and NCTE Notable Books, IRA Editor and Children Choices, BookSense Picks, and a bevy of over fifty state award nominations and twenty State awards, her read-aloud books can always be found on someone’s ‘favorite’ list.

A graduate of Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, and a former art director in the field of advertising, Margie Palatini lives in New Jersey with her husband and son, her best creative collaboration.

 
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Author Visits

An author visit by Margie Palatini is fun, funny, and a great way to get the creative juices flowing.  Each of Margie’s three presentations for the day is unique and special to the age and grade.

Focussing on the stories behind the stories – and the stories, students learn what inspired the author, and how those ideas made the journey to the final page.
           
Margie is also delighted to have lunch with a small group of students, which is made especially fun if designed around a theme inspired by one of her books, like Zak’s Lunch.  She is most happy to personally sign and inscribe books purchased for the visit.
           
A detailed author’s packet, which contains more on the information above, as well as other materials helpful in making your school’s author day the best it can be, will be sent to the school when a mutually convenient date is confirmed.
           
Invite Margie . . . and get chuckling!

 

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Books

       

No Biting Louise
Illustrated by Matthew Rinehart
HarperCollins
Katherine Tegen Books

  Gorgonzola!
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
HarperCollins
Katherine Tegen Books
    Sweet Tooth
Illustrated by Jack E. Davis
Simon and Schuster
  The Cheese
Illustrated by Steve Johnson
and Lou Fancher
HarperCollins
Katherine Tegen Books
     
Bedhead
Illustrated by Jack E. Davis
Simon and Schuster
  Bad Boys
Illustrated by Henry Cole
HarperCollins
Katherine Tegen Books
  The Web Files
Illustrated by Richard Egielski
Hyperion

Piggie Pie!
Illustrated by Howard Fine
Clarion

 

View more available titles at www.margiepalatini.com

Bad Boys Get Cookie  (HarperCollis)
Earthquack!  (Simon and Schuster)
Goldie Is Mad  (Hyperion)
Good as Goldie  (Hyperion)
Moosekitos  (Hyperion)
Mooseltoe  (Hyperion)
Moosetache  (Hyperion)
Moo Who? (HarperCollins)
Oink!  (Simon and Schuster)
The Perfect Pet  (HarperCollins)
Shelly (Dutton)
Stinky, Smelly Feet: A Love Story  (Dutton)
Three French Hens  (Hyperion)
Three Silly Billies  (Simon and Schuster)
Zak’s Lunch  (Clarion)
Zoom Broom  (Hyperion)

Check your library for other books by Margie Palatini:

Broom Mates  (Hyperion)
Ding Dong, Ding Dong  (Hyperion)
Elf Help  (Hyperion)
Lab Coat Girl and the Amazing Benjamin Bone  (Hyperion)
Lab Coat Girl in Cool Fuel (Hyperion)
Lab Coat Girl in My Triple Decker Hero  (Hyperion) 
Mary Had a Little Ham  (Hyperion) 
Tub-Boo-Boo (Simon and Schuster)
Wonder Worm Wars  (Hyperion)

 

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Honors and Awards

Piggie Pie!

  • NEA ‘Top 100 Book List’
  • ALA Notable Book
  • ALA Booklist Editor’s Choice
  • NCTE Notable
  • NY Public Library 100 Best Books for Reading & Sharing
  • One Book New Jersey Award
  • Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Award
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Children’s Award
  • Vermont Red Clover Award
  • Kansas Reading Assoc. Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award
  • Colorado Children’s Choice Award
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • Florida Reading Association Award Honor Book
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award Honor Book
  • California Young Readers’ Medal Nominee
  • Washington Children’s Choice Award Nominee
  • Ohio Buckeye Award Nominee
  • Georgia Children’s Book Award Nominee
  • Indiana Young Hoosier Award Nominee
  • Wyoming Buckaroo Award Nominee
  • NAESP Best Read Aloud Nominee

Bedhead

  • NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE ‘Best Book of the Year’
  • Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Award
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • Indiana Library Federation ‘Read-Alouds Too Good to Miss’
  • Society of Illustrators Show
  • Indiana Young Hoosier Award Nominee
  • North Dakota Flicker Tale Award Nominee
  • New Jersey M. Jerry Weiss Book Award Nominee

Bad Boys

  • BOOKSENSE Pick
  • Children’s Literature Choice
  • North Carolina Children’s Book Award
  • Missouri ‘Show Me Award’
  • Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers Award Nominee

The Web Files

  • ALA Notable Book
  • Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Award
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award Honor
  • Colorado Children’s Book Award Nominee
  • North Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers Award Nominee
  • South Dakota Prairie Bud Award Nominee
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award Nominee
  • Indiana Young Hoosier Award Nominee

The Three Silly Billies

  • Chicago Public Library ‘Best of the Best’
  • Florida Reading Association Award
  • North Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee
  • Missouri ‘Show Me Award’ Nominee
  • Kansas Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award Nominee
  • Arizona Grand Canyon Book Award Nominee
  • Society of Illustrators Show

Sweet Tooth

  • Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award
  • Mississippi Mockingbird Book Award Nominee
  • Wyoming Buckaroo Award Nominee
  • Ohio Buckeye Book Award Nominee
  • NYSRA Charlotte Award Master List
  • Kansas State Reading Circle Primary Titles
  • South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominee
  • Society of Illustrators Show
  • NAESP Best Read Aloud Nominee

Earthquack!

  • BOOKSENSE Pick
  • New Jersey Governor Book Club Choice
  • Indiana Library Federation ‘Read Alouds Too Good To Miss’
  • Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers Award Nominee
  • Indiana Young Hoosier Award Nominee
  • Georgia Picture Storybook Award Nominee
  • Oregon Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award Nominee
  • Society of Illustrators Show

Moosetache

  • BOOKSENSE Pick
  • IRA Children’s Choice Award
  • Indiana Library Federation ‘Read Alouds Too Good To Miss’
  • Idaho Education Association ‘Great Books for Reading and Sharing’

Three French Hens

  • Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award
  • New York Public Library ‘100 Books for Reading and Sharing’
  • CCBC Choice Book
  • CHILD MAGAZINE ‘Best New Story’

Oink?

  • IRA Children's Choice
  • Chicago Public Library 'Best of the Best'
  • Mississippi Mockingbird Award Nominee

Zak's Lunch

  • IRA Children’s Choice Award
  • Bank Street College Irma S. & James H. Black Award

Zoom Broom

  • Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee
  • Wyoming Buckaroo Award Nominee

Moo Who?

  • Wyoming Buckaroo Award Nominee
  • North Dakota Flicker Tale Award Nominee
  • New Hamphshire Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominee
  • NYSRA Charlotte Award Primary List

Tub-Boo-Boo

  • BOOKSENSE Pick
  • Society of Illustrators Show
  • New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominee

Good as Goldie

  • IRA Children’s Choice Award
  • Bank Street College ‘Best of the Best’

The Perfect Pet

  • Junior Library Guild Selection
  • IRA Children’s Choice
  • California Young Readers’ Medal Nominee

The Cheese

  • Junior Library Guild Selection

Stinky Smelly Feet: A Love Story

  • IRA Children’s Choice Award

Moosekitos

  • BOOKSENSE Pick

Bad Boys Get Cookie

  • IRA Children's Choice