Maria Gianferrari

Bonjour!!!

I write both fiction and nonfiction picture books, usually while my faithful companion, Becca, snores at my feet. I love nature and animals, especially dogs!

Most of my nonfiction picture books are about creatures in the natural world. I'm also fascinated by the subject of urban ecology, and the different ways in which wild animals have adapted to life and co-existence with humans.

Most of my fiction picture books contain dogs as main characters, and some cats too! I am most intrigued by the human-animal bond, so this is a topic that I like to explore in my fiction.

I am represented by the amazing Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency, and these are my books:

*Penny & Jelly: The School Show, illustrated by Thyra Heder (HMH/July 2015)

*Penny & Jelly Slumber Under the Stars, illustrated by Thyra Heder (HMH/June 2016)

*Coyote Moon, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Roaring Brook Press/July 2016)

*Officer Katz & Houndini, illustrated by Danny Chatzikonstantinou (Aladdin/October 2016)

*HelloGoodbye Dog, illustrated by Patrice Barton (Roaring Brook Press/July 2017)

*Hawk Rising, illustrated by Brian Floca (Roaring Brook Press/Spring 2018)

*Terrific Tongues, illustrated by Jia Liu (Boyds Mills Press/Spring 2018)

*Whooo-Ku, illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss (GP Putnam's Sons/TBD)

*A Home for Bobcat, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Roaring Brook Press/TBD)

To learn more, please visit my website: mariagianferrari.com

You can also visit Penny & Jelly's website: pennyandjelly.com

Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maria-Gianferrari

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