Connor Leslie:
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
Illustrator: MaryAzarian
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Hmh) , 2004
Hardcover, 32 pages
Size: 291x198 mm
ISBN: 9780618305643
ISBN-10: 0618305645
Leslie Connor
Leslie Connor Grew Up Outside Of Schenectady, New York, And Frequently Crossed Freeman's Bridge On Her Way Into The City. "Waiting For Normal" Was Inspired By A Not-At-All-Glamorous Lot On A Corner. Leslie Thinks Of This Story As A Love Letter Back To The City Of Schenectady. She Is The Author Of The Award-Winning Picture Book "Miss Bridie Chose A Shovel" And "Dead On Town Line", A Young-Adult Novel In Verse. She Lives With Her Family In Connecticut.
Mary Azarian
Caldecott Medalist Mary Azarian Is A Consummate Gardener And A Skilled And Original Woodblock Artist. Many Of Her Prints Are Heavily Influenced By Her Love Of Gardening, And Her Turn-Of-The-Century Farmhouse Is Surrounded By Gardens That Reveal An Artist's Vision. Mary Azarian Received The 1999 Caldecott Medal For Snowflake Bentley, Written By Jacqueline Briggs Martin. She Lives, Skis, And Gardens In Vermont.

