Angela Shelf Medearis
Personal Information
Description
Angela Shelf Medearis’ career as an author began the day she was fired from her job as a legal secretary. She decided to pursue her dream of writing so that she could be a stay-at-home mother. After four long years, hundreds of painful rejection letters, and numerous unpublished manuscripts, Angela decided to stop sending her work to New York publishers and submitted her manuscript PICKING PEAS FOR A PENNY to a small, regional publisher in her hometown, Austin, Texas.
Books
Lucy's quiet book
When the children's librarian gives Lucy a book that helps her quiet her noisy brothers, Lucy learns the power of a story. Includes activities and tips for helping a child become a better reader.
Snug in Mama's arms
As she snuggles her daughter in her arms at bedtime, a mother describes how animals and children around the world go to sleep.
The case of the missing trophy
The science fair trophy is missing and Cameron and his friends only have until Friday to find it.
Singing for Dr. King
In 1965, third-grader Sheyann Webb and her friend Rachel West help change America by singing and marching for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes activity ideas for parents and children.
Too many holidays?
This year Sharie's mother wants their family to celebrate Kwanzaa. And she has to work on a project with Caitlin, who insists on studying her family's Greek Christmas. Hannah, Sharie's best friend, invites her over for Hanukkah.
The biggest snowball fight!
A snowball fight leads to a new dance and starts a new town tradition.
What did I do to deserve a sister like you?
Sharie, who considers herself a misfit compared to her pretty sister Sandra, wants to get out of her piano recital and ride a roller coaster.
Seven spools of thread
When they are given the seemingly impossible task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the principles of Kwanzaa. Includes information on Kwanzaa, West African cloth weaving, and instructions for making a belt.
Best friends in the snow
Friends enjoy playing in the snow--slipping and sliding, making snowmen and snow angels, building a fort, and more. Includes related activities.
Seeds grow!
In simple rhymes, describes how seeds turn into sunflowers.
Poppa's itchy Christmas
George is unhappy to receive a homemade muffler and itchy long underwear for Christmas, but they come in handy when he has an accident while ice skating.
The ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam
To win a $5000 reward, a chef named Dan agrees to stay in a haunted house overnight and when he meets a very hungry ghost, he gets more than he had expected.
Rum-a-tum-tum
Describes all the different sounds one can hear on Market Street.
Princess of the press
A biography of the journalist, newspaper owner, and suffragette who campaigned for civil rights and founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Here comes the snow
After waiting anxiously for the arrival of snow, children enjoy it by making snow angels, throwing snowballs, and riding their sleds.