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Alison McGhee

Alison McGhee
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Alison McGhee

Alison McGhee is the New York Times bestselling author of SOMEDAY, LITTLE BOY, SO MANY DAYS, BYE-BYE CRIB, ALWAYS, A VERY BRAVE WITCH and BINK AND GOLLIE. Her other children's books include ALL RIVERS FLOW TO THE SEA, COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN, and... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Here's what I put in my high school yearbook, and I do believe it's what I'd still put today: Walk slowly; all you can ever come to is yourself.
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My life in 8 words: "Reflective, searching, busy, full of wonder and love"
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News:
Making a Friend has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
News:
Making a Friend has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
Little Boy will be released on August 14, 2012 in eBook
Aug 14, 2012
Little Boy is now available in eBook
Aug 14, 2012
Making a Friend will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
Making a Friend is now available in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
A Very Brave Witch will be released on August 09, 2011 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Aug 09, 2011
A Very Brave Witch is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Aug 09, 2011
News:
So Many Days has won an award
May 11, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
Making a Friend
Mar 12, 2011
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So Many Days trailer
Jan 11, 2010
So Many Days will be released on January 05, 2010 in Hardcover
Jan 05, 2010
So Many Days is now available in Hardcover
Jan 05, 2010
Graphic Excerpt:
So Many Days
Oct 08, 2009
Graphic Excerpt:
So Many Days
Oct 02, 2009
A Very Brave Witch will be released on August 04, 2009 in Paper Over Board
Aug 04, 2009

Alison McGhee Revealed

Alison McGhee Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Here's what I put in my high school yearbook, and I do believe it's what I'd still put today: Walk slowly; all you can ever come to is yourself. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Kindness, integrity and humor. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Honeys, I'm stuck with being me, and I wouldn't change that. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Batman, the only human superhero. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Chinese dumplings, either pan-fried, boiled, or steamed. Learn more about Alison McGhee

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School Library Journal, May 14, 2013
...will keep beginning readers engaged in the plot that will keep them laughing as well. DiCAMILLO, Kate and Alison McGhee. Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever. illus. by Tony Fucile. ISBN 9780763634971. JLG Level: E : Easy Reading (Grades 1-3). At...
Singapore Motherhood, May 8, 2013
...Mummy by Jilian Harker and Kristina Stephenson • My Mum Is Fantastic by Nick Butterworth • Someday by Alison Mcghee and Peter H Reynolds Pop into Woods In The Books at Tiong Bahru or Millenia Walk from now till 31 May 2013 to purchase any of...
Kirkus Reviews, April 26, 2013
...are back in their third volume of stories, Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever, from Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by the talented Tony Fucile. When the second volume of stories, Bink & Gollie: Two for One, was released last year, I was...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 18, 2013
...news for the slightly younger reader: The third Bink & Gollie book, DiCamillo’s collaboration with Minneapolis writer Alison McGhee, will be out this month. Like the previous Bink & Gollie books, it contains three short stories and is illustrated by...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 12, 2013
...September. And, good news for the slightly younger reader--the third Bink & Gollie book, written with Minneapolis writer Alison McGhee, will be out later this month. Like the previous Bink & Gollie books, this contains three short stories and is...
Yahoo! News, February 28, 2013
...Yorkers and Writers in the Dark” Brian Freeman, “Spilled Blood” Michael Lowenthal, “The Paternity Test” and “Charity Girl” Alison McGhee, “Shadow Baby” and “Someday” David McGlynn, “A Door in the Ocean” Laura Moriarty,...
PRWeb, February 28, 2013
...Yorkers and Writers in the Dark” Brian Freeman, “Spilled Blood” Michael Lowenthal, “The Paternity Test” and “Charity Girl” Alison McGhee, “Shadow Baby” and “Someday” David McGlynn, “A Door in the Ocean” Laura Moriarty, “The...
Singapore Motherhood, May 8, 2013
...Mummy by Jilian Harker and Kristina Stephenson • My Mum Is Fantastic by Nick Butterworth • Someday by Alison Mcghee and Peter H Reynolds Pop into Woods In The Books at Tiong Bahru or Millenia Walk from now till 31 May 2013 to purchase any of...
Kirkus Reviews, April 26, 2013
...are back in their third volume of stories, Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever, from Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by the talented Tony Fucile. When the second volume of stories, Bink & Gollie: Two for One, was released last year, I was...
ESPN.com, April 21, 2013
...the greatest pieces of prose ever written. This is an excerpt from the book, which was written by Alison McGhee: Someday your eyes will be filled with a joy so deep that they shine. Someday you will run so fast and so far your heart will feel like fire...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 18, 2013
...news for the slightly younger reader: The third Bink & Gollie book, DiCamillo’s collaboration with Minneapolis writer Alison McGhee, will be out this month. Like the previous Bink & Gollie books, it contains three short stories and is illustrated by...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 12, 2013
...September. And, good news for the slightly younger reader--the third Bink & Gollie book, written with Minneapolis writer Alison McGhee, will be out later this month. Like the previous Bink & Gollie books, this contains three short stories and is...
Bradenton Patch, March 14, 2013
...Shorts IV AND THEN IT’S SPRING, directed by Cha-Pow! BINK & GOLLIE, directed by Kate Dicamillo and Alison McGhee EDWINA, THE DINOSAUR WHO DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS EXTINCT, directed by Pete List I'M FAST, directed by Galen Fott SCAREDY...
Sarasota Patch, March 14, 2013
...Shorts IV AND THEN IT’S SPRING, directed by Cha-Pow! BINK & GOLLIE, directed by Kate Dicamillo and Alison McGhee EDWINA, THE DINOSAUR WHO DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS EXTINCT, directed by Pete List I'M FAST, directed by Galen Fott SCAREDY...