ALICE McGINTY is the award-winning author of over forty books for
children, including A Story for Small Bear, as well as The Girl Who
Named Pluto, which was called "inspiring" in a Kirkus starred
review. She also wrote Darwin, an Orbis Pictus Honor Book and one
of Booklist's Top 10 Biographies for Youth, which received three
starred reviews. Her picture book, Rabbi Benjamin's Buttons, was
named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. She also runs a writing camp
for kids, Words on Fire. Visit her on the web at alicebmcginty.com
or follow her on Twitter @AliceBMcGinty.
Shonto Begay is the illustrator of several picture books, including
The Mud Pony, The Magic of Spider Woman, and The Boy Who Dreamed of
an Acorn. He is the the fifth child of sixteen born to a Navajo
medicine man. Shonto attended federal boarding schools all over the
Navajo Indian Reservation in his elementary school years. Later, he
attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New
Mexico and received his Associate of Fine Arts degree, and later
earned a degree from the California College of Arts & Crafts. He
resides in Arizona.
Praise for The Water Lady:
“This quiet yet touching story will open young readers’ eyes in a
multitude of ways.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“McGinty’s storytelling, peppered with Navajo phrases and cultural
cues, provides a balanced view of this life and through Cody’s
perspective, just enough suspense.” —School Library Journal,
starred review
"[An] illuminating story about a contemporary child’s experience
with water insecurity, set in the Navajo Nation.” —The Horn
Book
“Navajo artist Begay’s vibrant ink and watercolor art brings a
stirring emotional undercurrent to this community-oriented
narrative.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for Alice McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto:
"An inspiring and beautifully illustrated tale made all the better
by its historical foundation." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
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