Library Lovers' Month
A celebration of school, public, and private libraries. Find out more at:
www.nea.org/readacross/year/february.html

February 2 - Groundhog Day
Just for fun, read about the origins of Groundhog Day at:
www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

February 5 & 6 - National African American Read-In Chain
Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English.
This nationwide read-in of literature by Black authors, takes place on the first Sunday of February at 4:00 p.m. EST. The first Monday is designated for educational institutions to participate. Find more information at: www.ncte.org/prog/readin/107901.htm

February 1 - Jerry Spinelli.
Author of Maniac Magee, Stargirl, Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? and others.
www.randomhouse.com/features/jerryspinelli/about.html

February 2 - Judith Viorst.
Poet, novelist and author of several children's books including Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/alexander/author.html

February 3 - Joan Lowery Nixon (1927- 2003).
Author of award-winning mysteries such as The Gift, Don't Scream, and The Haunting, as well as author of an on-line workshop for teaching writing skills to students.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mystery/    or
www.booksnbytes.com/authors/nixon_joanlowery.html

February 7 - Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957)
Author of Little House on the Prairie stories.
www.littlehousebooks.com/girls/letter.asp    or
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura.html

February 7 - Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
Author of The Adventures of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, American Notes and more. Read a a biography of Charles Dickens at:
www.pbs.org/wnet/dickens/pop_bio/index.html

February 11 - Jane Yolen (born in 1939)
Author of Owl Moon, The Boy Who Spoke Chimp, Bird Watch, and more
www.janeyolen.com

February 12 - Judy Blume (born in 1938).
Author of Freckle Juice and Fudge-A-Mania. Both of these books were previous Braille Bug Reading Club selections. Check the Braille Bug Reading Club website for information on finding these titles in braille. You can also read about the author at: www.judyblume.com

February 17 - Robert Newton Peck (born in 1928).
Author of young adult fiction including Basket Case, Fawn, Soup for President and more.
www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=101