Megan McDonald

Megan McDonald
Born	February 28, 1959 (1959-02-28) (age 52) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Period	1991–present
Genres	Children's literature
Notable work(s)	Judy Moody series
Spouse(s)	Richard Haynes
Relative(s)	4 sisters and her husband
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Megan Jo McDonald (born February 28, 1959) is an American children's literature author; her most popular works is the series of books which concern a third grade girl named Judy Moody (written for grades 2–4). McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write. Her most recent work was the "Julie Albright" series of books for the American Girl Doll of the same name.

Life and career

McDonald was born February 28, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John and Mary Louise McDonald. The youngest of five girls, she was (having been her inspiration for The Sister's Club) awarded a B.A. from Oberlin College in 1981 and an M.L.S. from University of Pittsburgh in 1985.

McDonald began her career as a children's librarian, working at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Minneapolis Public Library and Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Her first book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, came as a result of patrons asking her where to find a story she had told at a library.^[1]

McDonald is married to Richard Haynes and lives in Sebastopol, California.

Published works

Judy Moody and Stink

The Judy Moody series follows the humorous adventures of a third-grader, Judy Moody. A spin-off series follows her younger brother, nicknamed Stink. All of the books are illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.

Character list:

1. Judy Moody
2. Stink Moody (younger brother)
3. Aunt Opal (aunt)
4. Rocky (friend)
5. Frank Pearl (friend)
6. Jessica Finch (friend)
7. Mouse (pet cat)
8. Amy Namey (friend)
9. Mr. Todd (school teacher)
10. Jaws (pet Venus Fly Trap)
11. Toady (pet toad)
12. Chloe (college student who helps Judy with her studies)

Judy Moody books:

1. Judy Moody (Candlewick Press, 2000)
2. Judy Moody Gets Famous! (Candlewick Press, 2001)
3. Judy Moody Saves the World! (Candlewick Press, 2002)
4. Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Candlewick Press, 2003)
5. Judy Moody, M.D. The Doctor Is In (Candlewick Press, 2004)
6. Judy Moody Declares Independence (Candlewick Press, 2005)
7. Judy Moody Around the World in 8½ Days (Candlewick Press, 2006)
8. Judy Moody Goes to College (Candlewick Press, 2008)
9. Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday (Candlewick Press, 2008)
10. Judy Moody's Double Rare Way Not Boring Book of Fun Stuff to Do (Candlewick Press)
11. Judy Moody's Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of MORE Fun Stuff to Do (Candlewick Press, 2010)
12. Judy Moody and Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt (Candlewick Press, 2009)
13. Judy Moody: Girl Detective (Candlewick Press, 2010)

Stink books:

1. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Candlewick Press, 2005)
2. Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker (Candlewick Press, 2006)
3. Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (Candlewick Press, 2007)
4. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express (Candlewick Press, 2008)
5. Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday (Candlewick Press, 2008)
6. Stink: Solar System Superhero' (Candlewick Press, 2009)

Film:

• Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

Picture books

• Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, illustrated by S. D. Schindler (Orchard Books, 1990)
• The Potato Man, illustrated by Ted Lewin (Orchard Books, 1991)
• The Great Pumpkin Switch, illustrated by Ted Lewin (Orchard Books, 1992)
• Whoo-oo Is It?, illustrated by S. D. Schindler (Orchard Books, 1992)
• Insects Are My Life, illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson (Orchard Books, 1995)
• My House Has Stars, illustrated by Peter Catalanotto (Orchard Books, 1996)
• Tundra Mouse: A Storyknife Tale, illustrated by S. D. Schindler (Orchard Books, 1997)
• The Bone Keeper, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (DK Ink, 1999)
• The Night Iguana Left Home, illustrated by Ponder Goembel (DK Ink, 1999)
• Reptiles Are My Life, illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson (Orchard Books, 2001)
• Baya, Baya Lulla-by-a, illustrated by Vera Rosenbery (Atheneum, 2003)
• Penguin and Little Blue Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson (Atheneum, 2003)
• Ant and Honey Bee: What a Pair!, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Candlewick, 2005)
• Saving the Liberty Bell, illustrated by Marsha Gray Carrington (Atheneum, 2005)
• When the Library Lights Go Out, illustrated by Katherine Tillotson, (Atheneum, 2005)

Early readers

• Beezy, illustrated by Nancy Poydar (Orchard Books, 1997)
• Beezy at Bat, ill. Nancy Poydar (Orchard Books, 1998)
• Beezy Magic, ill. Nancy Poydar (Orchard Books, 1998)
• Beezy and Funny Bone, ill. Nancy Poydar (Orchard Books, 2000)
• Lucky Star (Random House, 2000)
• Shining Star (Random House, 2003)
• Daisy Jane, Best-Ever Flower Girl! (Random House, 2007)

Novels

• The Bridge to Nowhere (Orchard, 1993)
• Shadows in the Glasshouse (Pleasant Company, 2000)
• The Sisters Club (American Girl, 2003)
• All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florie Mack Ryder (Dear America series, Scholastic, 2003)

American Girls titles

• Meet Julie
• Julie Tells Her Story
• Happy New Year, Julie!
• Julie and the Eagles
• Julie's Journey
• Changes for Julie
• Pen Pals (American Girl Magazine)

Awards

• 1991: Children's Choice Book, International Reading Association/Children's Book Council (CBC), for Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
• 1991: Reading Rainbow book selection, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
• 1993: Judy Blume Contemporary Fiction Award, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, for The Bridge to Nowhere
• 1993: Carolyn W. Field Award, Pennsylvania Library Association, for The Great Pumpkin Switch
• 2003: Garden State Children's Book Award for Younger Fiction, for Judy Moody

References

1. ^ Kokopeli, Eva (2006-04-20). "Children's author graduates from storytelling to book franchise". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06110/683431-44.stm. 

External links

• Official website
• Judy Moody website
• American Girl Publishing – Megan McDonald

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Name	Macdonald, Megan
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Date of birth	February 28, 1959
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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