About George
I began my professional work with children in 1973. After experience as a children’s librarian and professional storyteller, my first children’s book, LIZARD’S SONG, was accepted by Greenwillow in 1979. Since then I've had 38 books published including 30 picture books (among them DANCE AWAY, CLIMBING KANSAS MOUNTAINS, WHITE IS FOR BLUEBERRY, THE SECRET CHICKEKN CLUB and BUSY IN THE GARDEN)... More
George's Blog: George Shannon - Children's Author - Recent Posts
| 10/23/2012 | The World in 32 Pages: The Picture Book Then, Now & Always (2 Comments )
 THE WORLD IN 32 PAGES: PICTURE BOOKS THEN, NOW & ALWAYS
This past weekend I was grateful to be one of the speakers at Wisconsin’s SCBWI conference held in Racine, Wisconsin. As such conferences usually are, it was a time of little sleep... Read the rest of this post |
| 3/26/2012 | WRITING PICTURE BOOKS (1 Comments )
 Voice as Character
II of III
For many, one of the challenges of writing is making sure each character has his own unique voice. Who hasn’t received a rejection that referred to our “puppet” or “cardboard” characters?... Read the rest of this post |
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| George's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 40 from George's published works, View all 40 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Rabbit's Gift (Hardcover) Author: George Shannon Illustrator: Dronzek, Laura Dronzek Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
11/01/2007 Add | |||
| 87 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Busy in the Garden (Hardcover) Author: George Shannon Illustrator: Sam Williams Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
02/28/2006 Add | |||
| 6 Reviews | |||||
| 3. White Is for Blueberry (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (A... Author: George Shannon Illustrator: Laura Dronzek Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
03/29/2005 Add | |||
| 79 Reviews | |||||
| 4. More True Lies: 18 Tales for You to Judge (Library Binding) Author: George Shannon Illustrator: John O'Brien Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
05/01/2001 Add | |||
| 9 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
| Books Recently Added to George's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 2 from George's bookshelf Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Duck, Duck, Moose (Hardcover) Author: Dave Horowitz Illustrator: Dave Horowitz Publisher: Putnam Juvenile |
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9/2/2010 Add | |||
| George said: This is a wonderful and wry comedy of manners in picture book form. A gem for readers. A vitamin for writers! tags: Inspired me , I recommend | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 2. A Birthday for Cow! (Paperback) Author: Jan Thomas Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
8/31/2010 Add | |||
| George said: This is one of my favorite books in recent years. I share it with children every chance I get. Cheers to Jan Thomas! tags: I recommend | |||||
| 113 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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Hi George. First comment is me? I am So lucky. Best Wishes to you. Have a good weekend days.