Dori Hillestad Butler Edit Profile
author
Dori Hillestad Butler is an American author of children"s books
Career
She has written more than 40 children&#;s books, as well as magazine stories, plays and educational materials. She is known particularly for The Truth about Truman School, a young adult title focusing on the subject of cyber bullying, and for My Mom&#;s Having a Baby (illustrated by Carol Thompson), which in appeared on the American Library Association&#;s list of most challenged books for its portrayal of conception and childbirth. Prior to becoming a children&#;s author, Butler worked for three years as a page at a library.
The family lives in Kirkland, Washington.
Achievements
Her mystery title, Buddy Files: Case of the Last Boy, won the Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery published in
Dori Hillestad Butler () Biography
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Booklist, January 1, , Kathleen Squires, review of M Is for Minnesota, p. ; May 1, , Roger Leslie, review of Sliding into Home, p. ; April, , review of My Mom's Having a Baby..
Kirkus Reviews, May 15, , review of Sliding into Home, p. ; March 1, , review of My Mom's Having a Baby!, p.
School Library Journal, March, , Kathy Piehl, review of M Is for Minnesota, p. ; June, , Sharon R. Pearce, review of Trading Places with Tank Talbott, p. ; May, , Martha Topol, review of My Mom's Having a Baby!, p.
ONLINE
Dori Hillestad Butler Home Page, (September 15, ).
Additional topics
Brief BiographiesBiographies: Katie Burke (–) Biography - Personal to Galeazzo Ciano (–) Biography
Butler, Dori Hillestad
PERSONAL: Born August 25, , in Fairmont, MN; daughter of John (a pharmacist) and Donna (a nurse; maiden name, Dietrich) Hillestad; married Bob Butler (a software engineer); children: Ben, Andy. Education: Attended Bemidji State University, –85, University of Minnesota, –86, and Hamline University, – Hobbies and other interests: Reading, hiking, playing the piano, biking, Scrabble, learning to juggle.
ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Albert Whitman, Oakton St., Morton Grove, IL —[email&#;protected].
CAREER: Freelance writer. Friends of the Coralville Public Library, teen writing-group facilitator; sponsor of online teen Web site The Leaky Pen; active with local youth theatre. Reader for Iowa Children's Choice Award and Iowa Teen Award.
MEMBER: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (Iowa regional advisor, –).
AWARDS, HONORS: Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Best Book designation, , and Sequoyah Children's Book Award nominee, Sunshine State Award nominee, and Volunteer State Book Award nominee, all –06, all for Trading Places with Tank Talbott; Pennsylvania School Library Association Young-Adult Top Forty l
Dori Hillestad Butler
Born
in Fairmont, Minnesota, The United StatesAugust 25,
Website
Genre
Children's Books
edit data
Dori Hillestad Butler is an American author of more than 40 children's books, as well as magazine stories, plays and educational materials. Her first book, The Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off, was published in She is known particularly for The Truth about Truman School, a young adult title focusing on the subject of cyber bullying, and for My Mom's Having a Baby (illustrated by Carol Thompson), which in appeared on the American Library Association's list of most commonly challenged books in the United States for its portrayal of conception and childbirth. Her mystery title, Buddy Files: Case of the Last Boy, won the Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery published in Before becoming a children's author, Butler Dori Hillestad Butler is an American author of more than 40 children's books, as well as magazine stories, plays and educational materials. Her first book, The Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off, was published in She is known particularly for The Truth about Truman School, a young adult title focusing on the subject of cyber
Biographies you may also like
La revolucion rusa stalin biography Durante la Revolución Rusa, Stalin se destacó como uno de los líderes más importantes del Partido y fue nombrado comisario del pueblo para las nacionalizaciones y la agricultura. .
Roop kumar rathod born Roop Kumar Rathod is an Indian playback singer and music director. He lend his voive for movies like Veer-Zaara,Lakshya,Jism,Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai,Hum.
Buio dacia maraini biography Dacia Maraini, née le 13 novembre à Fiesole, près de Florence, est une romancière, dramaturge, scénariste et poétesse italienne de la seconde moitié du XX e siècle associée à .
Carlos kleiber herbert von karajan biography Carlos Kleiber (Berlim, 3 de julho de — Konjšica, Eslovénia, 13 de julho de ) foi um maestro austro - alemão, filho do também regente Erich Kleiber. É considerado por muitos .
Museo cristobal balenciaga biography © Cristóbal Balenciaga Museo a 1 Cristóbal Balenciaga’s () biography starts and ends in Getaria, following a timeline that extends beyond his natural lifetime up to the inauguration .
Simonetta sommaruga biography of rory Parliament’s choice on Wednesday of year-old consumer advocate and Social Democrat Simonetta Sommaruga as the fourth woman in the seven-seat cabinet tipped the Missing: rory.
Shamim nabil biography for kids Fireflies in the Dark: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin by. Susan Goldman Rubin. avg rating — ratings. score: 99, and 1 person voted (Picture Book Missing: shamim nabil.