Barbara Elizabeth Walsh has fond memories of poppies and
parades honoring her father and other veterans. During World War II
her father knew Moina Michael, the Poppy Lady. A former
elementary-school teacher, Barbara has written articles for
Highlights for Children and Cricket. The Poppy Lady is her first
children's book. She and her husband live in Mantoloking, New
Jersey, and Key Largo, Florida.
Layne Johnson has created art for more than twenty books for
children, including the Western Heritage Award-winning Off Like the
Wind!: The First Ride of the Pony Express (by Michael P. Spradlin)
and the acclaimed Farmer George Plants a Nation (by Peggy Thomas),
a picture book biography of George Washington's life as a farmer,
inventor, and scientist. Mr. Johnson speaks frequently in schools
and libraries and enjoys traveling to historic sites. He lives in
Texas with his wife. Visit www.laynejohnson.com.
"Since WWI, red poppies have been used to commemorate fallen
soldiers; Walsh explains why in a glowing tribute to the woman
behind the symbol, Moina Belle Michael... Johnson's oil paintings
offer several dramatically lit, almost beatific portraits of
Michael" --Publishers Weekly
"Michael’s moral force and commitment are commendable and
noteworthy... heroic..." -- Kirkus Reviews
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