Shutta Crum is bi-peninsular, (Michigan and Florida.) She is the author of three middle-grade novels and fifteen picture books, as well as many poems, magazine articles, and three poetry chapbooks for adults. Her books have made Bank Street College lists as well as state award and reading lists. THUNDER-BOOMER! was an ALA and a Smithsonian Magazine “Notable Book” of the year. WHEN YOU GET HERE (poems for adults) won a gold Royal Palm Literary Award, (FL). She is also the author of two nearly wordless books MINE! and UH-OH! (Alfred A. Knopf). MINE! made the Texas 2X2 list and was a Crystal Kite Award winner for the illustrator Patrice Barton. Of MINE! the N. Y. Times said, “a delightful example of the drama and emotion that a nearly wordless book can convey.” In 2005 she was invited to read at the White House Easter Egg Roll. In 2010 she was invited by the Dept. of Defense to present to children at bases in Japan. She blogs regularly for the Florida Writers Association and writes a column for the Florida State Poetry Association magazine Of Poets & Poetry. In addition, she publishes THE WORDSMITH’S PLAYGROUND, a newsletter for writers. Info: www.shutta.com.