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2013 Judge: Lynne Rae Perkins
Lynne Rae Perkins is the author/illustrator of six picture books and three novels for older readers. Her picture books Home Lovely and Snow Music were Horn Book Honor Books, and her novel Criss Cross was awarded the 2006 Newbery Medal.
Most recently, she illustrated Seed by Seed, the Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman, a picture book written by Esme Raji Codell. She is currently drawing illustrations for a middle-grade novel of her own.
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Lynne Rae lives with her family in a tiny town on the edge of a bay of Lake Michigan, but she likes traveling to other places, too. Like Buenos Aires. Or that town in New York State that has the Jell-O museum.
She is looking forward to being blown away by two really great books. Maybe they’ll be gems she wouldn’t have stumbled across on her own. Bring it on, B.O.B.!
You can find Lynne Rae’s website and blog at lynnerae.com.
About Battle Commander
The Battle Commander is the nom de guerre for children’s literature enthusiasts Monica Edinger and Roxanne Hsu Feldman, fourth grade teacher and middle school librarian at the Dalton School in New York City and Jonathan Hunt, the County Schools Librarian at the San Diego County Office of Education. All three have served on the Newbery Committee as well as other book selection and award committees. They are also published authors of books, articles, and reviews in publications such as the New York Times, School Library Journal, and the Horn Book Magazine. You can find Monica at educating alice and on twitter as @medinger. Roxanne is at Fairrosa Cyber Library and on twitter as @fairrosa. Jonathan can be reached at hunt_yellow@yahoo.com.
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