Deborah’s books have twice won the NAPPA Gold Award, are among the NY Times 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, have been published in many languages and included in major school anthologies in North America.

American Library Association Annual Conference
Chicago, Saturday, June 29
National Geographic booth signing, 2 PM, Jimmy the Joey
Abrams Books for Young Readers booth/signing, 4-5 PM Someone’s Sleepy

National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention
Boston, Friday, November 22, 11 AM-12:15 PM
“The Rhythm of Rhyme—A Mini Master Class”

To schedule an author presentation or school visit, contact Laura Mihalick at Abrams Books for Young Readers, lmihalick@abramsbooks.com.

Deborah Lee Rose

Deborah Lee Rose is an internationally published, award-winning author of bestselling children’s books including three new books this year—Someone’s Sleepy, Jimmy the Joey, and The Spelling Bee Before Recess. Her books have twice won the NAPPA Gold Award and been named to the NY Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. She is an experienced, inspiring, and engaging speaker for professional conferences, public book events and schools. Deborah helped create and is the communications staffer for Howtosmile.org, the NSF-funded online collection of more than 3,400 STEM activities for all ages, named a Best Website for Teaching & Learning by the American Association of School Librarians. She graduated from Cornell University and lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.