Judy FreemanJudy Freeman is a well-known consultant, writer, and speaker on children's literature and storytelling, and a visiting lecturer at the School of Information and Library Science at Pratt Institute in New York, NY. A former school librarian, shegives conferences, workshops, speeches, and performances throughout the United States and the world for teachers, librarians, parents, and children, and is a national seminar presenter for BER (Bureau of Education and Research). Freeman served as a member of the Newbery Committee to select the Newbery Award book for the year 2000 and was on the Sibert Committee for 2008. Her published works include Libraries Unlimited's Once Upon a Time: Using Storytelling, Creative Drama; Reader's Theater with Children in Grades PreK-6; the Books Kids Will Sit Still For series; and the yearly The Winners Handbook, reviewing her top 100 children's books of the past year. Judy's latest and most exciting project is writing children's book reviews and other content for author James Patterson's new website for parents, librarians, and teachers, www.READKIDDOREAD.com. Her website is at www.JudyReadsBooks.com. Read More Read Less