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

Biography

Lambert was born in Vermont.[1]

She graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 and from Simmons College with a Master of Arts degree in 2002.[1]

She worked at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. She has been a senior lecturer at Simmons University in Boston since 2009. She has been a visiting lecturer at Mt. Holyoke College and Boston University. She has contributed reviews to The Horn Book Magazine.[1]

Lambert has published books for children as well as adult nonfiction about reading with children.[2][1]

She received a Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor in 2016 for her picture book A Crow of His Own.[1]

Lambert has seven children. She has written about her experiences as a foster and adoptive parent.[2][3]

Selected works

Picture books

  • A Crow of His Own, illustrated by David Hyde Costello. Charlesbridge, 2015.[4][5]
  • Real Sisters Pretend, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell. Tilbury House, 2016.[6][7][8]
  • A Kid of Their Own, illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Charlesbridge, 2020.[9][10][11]

April & Mae series

  • April & Mae and the Book Club Cake: The Monday Book, illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Charlesbridge, 2022.[12]
  • April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday Book, illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Charlesbridge, 2022.[13]
  • 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.[14]
  • April & Mae and the Sleepover: The Friday Book, illustrated by Gisela Bohórquez. Charlesbridge, 2023.[15]
  • April & Mae and the Movie Night: The Saturday Book, illustrated by Gisela Bohórquez. Charlesbridge, 2023.[16]
  • April & Mae and the Tea Party: The Sunday Book, illustrated by Briana Dengoue. Expected publication: Charlesbridge, 2023.[17]

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, Charlesbridge, 2015.[18][19]
  • Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading, illustrated by Mia Saine. Imagine, 2023.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Megan Dowd Lambert." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2018. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 11 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Megan Dowd Lambert." Something About the Author, vol. 358, Gale, 2021, pp. 67-68. Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 11 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Lambert, Megan Dowd. "The Tiresome Question I'm Often Asked About My Brown Kids". EmbraceRace. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. ↑ A CROW OF HIS OWN | Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ↑ "A Crow of His Own". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  6. ↑ REAL SISTERS PRETEND | Kirkus Reviews.
  7. ↑ "Real Sisters Pretend by Megan Dowd Lambert, Peter Daniels". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  8. ↑ "Real Sisters Pretend". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Megan Dowd (2019). A kid of their own. Illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. ISBN 978-1-58089-879-9. OCLC 1025396842.
  10. ↑ A Kid of Their Own. Kirkus Reviews.
  11. ↑ "A Kid of Their Own". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  12. ↑ APRIL & MAE AND THE BOOK CLUB CAKE | Kirkus Reviews.
  13. ↑ APRIL & MAE AND THE SOCCER MATCH | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. ↑ "April & Mae and the Animal Shelter: The Thursday Book". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  15. ↑ "April & Mae and the Sleepover: The Friday Book". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  16. ↑ "April & Mae and the Movie Night: The Saturday Book". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  17. ↑ "April & Mae and the Tea Party: The Sunday Book". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  18. ↑ READING PICTURE BOOKS WITH CHILDREN | Kirkus Reviews.
  19. ↑ "Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What They See". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  20. ↑ "Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading". Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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