ABOUT MOIRA DONOHUE
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Moira Rose Donohue began writing for children after her
defection from the practice of banking law. Since then, she has published over
35 books, with more to come, including LIONS & CHEETAHS & RHINOS, OH
MY! (2020) and STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY (2021), both with Sleeping Bear Press. Most of what she
writes is nonfiction because she love learning about new things–like animals,
history and people.
Scholastic Children’s Press published TREE FROGS (starred review from Booklist); GREAT WHITE SHARKS (a Junior
Library Guild selection); and BEAVERS, as well as two books about
Gettysburg and one about the Constitution. With National Geographic Kids, she has written several true
animal chapter books including PARROT GENIUS, DOG ON A BIKE, and MY BEST FRIEND
IS A DOLPHIN and LITTLE KIDS FIRST BIG BOOK OF THE RAIN FOREST (2017). Also
released in 2017 was THE INVASION OF NORMANDY with North Star Editions (another
Junior Library Guild selection).
Moira also wrote two series of biographies for the educational market with State
Standards Publishing, Inc., a biography about Lyndon Johnson with ABDO, which
received a starred review from Booklist and two books about animated
punctuation marks, ALFIE THE APOSTROPHE and PENNY AND THE PUNCTUATION BEE, both
with Albert Whitman. And there are many more coming soon!She’s originally from New York City, but now lives in St. Petersburg, FL. She
loves hockey, tap dancing, old movies, and dogs. Moira is represented by
Jennifer Unter of The Unter Agency. Please visit her website at
www.moirarosedonohue.net
ARTIST STATEMENT
NONFICTION–It’s All True!
Children’s writers are the most generous people–sometimes I can’t believe how many have helped me in my journey. I started writing fiction for children and never thought about writing nonfiction. But then I wrote a series of biographies and found that I couldn’t stop writing nonfiction. I learn so much when I write about new topics. And nonfiction comes with its plot already set! Of course, I do lose sleep sometimes about whether I have researched enough. But I think that is part of the territory! I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing.
PUBLICATIONS - View in Bookstore
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A True Book: Gettysburg National Military Park
Children’s Press (Scholastic Library Publishing)
2019
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Lions & Cheetahs & Rhinos, OY MY! Animal Artwork by Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sleeping Bear Press
2020
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Oliver Hill, Linwood Holton, Maggie Walker, Doug Wilder, Arthur Ashe, Harry Byrd
State Standards Publishing
2012