Lynne Plourde

Here it is, our first author announcement of 2014!

Lynn Plourde is the author of twenty-eight children’s books, including her newest “You’re Wearing THAT to School?!” which received a starred review from Kirkus plus a Gold Oppenheim Award. Plourde’s other books include “Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud,” “Moose, of Course!” “Dino Pets,” and “Lost Trail,” the 2013 Maine Student Book Award winner and a graphic novel co-authored with Donn Fendler. Islandport Press will publish her next book, “Merry Moosey Christmas,” in the fall with illustrations by Russ Cox of Pittsfield, Maine. Video read-alouds, learning activities, and a blog on teaching writing are available on her www.lynnplourde.com website. Plourde is a Skowhegan native who currently lives in Winthrop with her husband, Paul Knowles.