Mary Quattlebaum

Mary Quattlebaum loved playing pirates, reading ghost stories, and planting seeds in the family garden when she was a kid. And pirates, ghosts, and a garden are all featured in her books. She is the author of numerous award-winnin children's picture books, books of poetry, chapter books, and novels. She teaches in the Vermont College MFA program and at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She also regularly reviews children's books for the Washington Post.