Jeanette grew up wanting to be a detective but instead became a librarian, which is almost the same thing but you rarely get beat up by bad guys. As a librarian Jeanette Larson had read all of the books on the shelves so decided to start writing some books of her own. After writing a number of exciting books for librarians, she began to delve into books for children. Her first book, Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore From the Americas, was published by Charlesbridge in 2011 but she also worked on Quilt of States with her Hummingbird co-author and illustrator Adrienne Yorinks. Another book for adults, El día de los niños/El día de los libros: Building a Culture of Literacy in Your Community through Día was also published by the American Library Association. Jeanette is now working on a number of projects, including plans for a follow up book to the overwhelmingly popular Hummingbirds.
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