ABOUT MARIA GIANFERRARI
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Maria Gianferrari is a picture book reading/writing,
tea-drinking, dog-loving, birdwatching resident of Massachusetts, where she
lives with her scientist husband and dog, Maple, in a house encircled by trees.
Maria writes books that honor our bonds with creatures both domestic and wild,
and that celebrate the natural world around us. Her most recent books are: Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness,
illustrated by Pete Oswald, Bobcat
Prowling illustrated by Bagram Ibatouilline and Be a Tree! illustrated by Felicita Sala. Maria’s first book of poetry,
Icecyle: Poems about the Life of Ice, illustrated by Jieting Chen, will
release in October with more to come in 2023. She is represented by the amazing
Ammi-Joan Paquette of
Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
PUBLICATIONS - View in Bookstore
- Books
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Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
2016
- Magazine Articles
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"Dear as Salt"
Highlights for Children
2008
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Labrador Winter
Highlights for Children
2011
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Lucy and Tina: Four Ears and a Tail
(Article)
Highlights for Children
2006