By: Jessica Marsh, Casey Moore, & Chad Smith February 25, 2014

”…I realize that being learning disabled does not mean DUMB AT ALL! As a matter of fact, I have learned that being learning disabled only means that I cannot learn the way most of you do.”

Lived in Union City, Michigan on a farm with her grandparents and Mother for most of her childhood. Considers her grandparents incredible storytellers. Considers living on the farm the “most magical time in her life” Didn’t learn to read until she was about 14 and discovered she had dyslexia Majored in Fine Arts and has a Ph. D. in Art History Didn’t begin to write until she was 41. Mother’s family is from Ukraine and Russia.

1. Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln 2. Bun Bun Button Bun Bun Button 3. The Junk Yard Wonders The Junk Yard Wonders 4. January's Sparrow January's Sparrow 5. In Our Mother's House In Our Mother's House 6. Someone for Mr. Sussmann Someone for Mr. Sussmann 7. The Lemonade Club The Lemonade Club 8. For the Love of Autumn For the Love of Autumn 9. Ginger and Petunia Ginger and Petunia 10. Something About Hensley's Something About Hensley's 11. Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare 12. The Graves Family Goes Camping The Graves Family Goes Camping 13. Emma Kate Emma Kate

14. An Orange for Frankie An Orange for Frankie 15. John Philip Duck John Philip Duck 16. Oh Look! Oh Look! 17. The Graves Family The Graves Family 18. "G" is for Goat "G" is for Goat 19. Christmas Tapestry Christmas Tapestry 20. When Lightning Comes in a Jar When Lightning Comes in a Jar 21. Mr. Lincoln's Way Mr. Lincoln's Way 22. Betty Doll Betty Doll 23. The Butterfly The Butterfly 24. Luba and the Wren Luba and the Wren 25. Welcome Comfort Welcome Comfort 26. Mrs. MacK Mrs. MacK

27. Thank You, Mr. Falker Thank You, Mr. Falker 28. In Enzo's Splendid Gardens In Enzo's Splendid Gardens 29. The Trees of the Dancing Goats The Trees of the Dancing Goats 30. I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth 31. Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair 32. The Graves Family Goes Camping The Graves Family Goes Camping 33. Mommies Say Shhh! Mommies Say Shhh! 34. Babushka's Mother Goose Babushka's Mother Goose 35. Babushka's Doll Babushka's Doll 36. My Ol' Man My Ol' Man 37. My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother 38. Pink and Say Pink and Say 39. Tikvah Means Hope Tikvah Means Hope

30. Babushka Baba Yaga Babushka Baba Yaga 31. The Bee Tree The Bee Tree 32. Picnic at Mudsock Meadow Picnic at Mudsock Meadow 33. Mrs. Katz and Tush Mrs. Katz and Tush 34. Chicken Sunday Chicken Sunday 35. Some Birthday! Some Birthday! 36. Appelemando's Dreams Appelemando's Dreams 37. Uncle Vova's Tree Uncle Vova's Tree 38. Just Plain Fancy Just Plain Fancy 39. Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom 40. Thunder Cake Thunder Cake 41. The Keeping Quilt The Keeping Quilt 42. Casey at the Bat Casey at the Bat

43. Rechenka's Eggs Rechenka's Eggs 44. Meteor! Meteor!

In almost all of her books, a very young person and elderly person are interacting. When she moved to California she “loved that the people in her neighborhood came in as many colors, ideas, and religions as there are people on the planet.” This is her inspiration to incorporate diversity in her writing. Strong Eastern European theme in many of her works.

Babushka Baba Yaga

Subject Area: Language Arts and Social Studies Curriculum Connection: After reading the story, the whole class will complete a Venn diagram together comparing and contrasting the elements of this Russian folktale to a traditional North Carolina folktale we read as a class prior to this lesson. Once the class has completed the Venn diagram, students will then compose their own folktale using aspects of the Babushka Baba Yaga folktale and a traditional North Carolina folktale.