{"name": "Janet Halfmann", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Janet Halfmann is an award-winning children\u2019s author who strives to make her books come alive for young readers and listeners. She has written more than thirty books, both fiction and nonfiction.\u00a0\r\n\r\nHer Civil War era nonfiction picture book, \"Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story\" (Lee & Low Books, 2008), was named an Honor Book by the Society of School Librarians International and included in the Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year. Her fiction picture book, \"Little Skink\u2019s Tail\" (Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2007), received top honors in the Mom\u2019s Choice Awards, being chosen one of three Best Children\u2019s Books for 2009. The book also won the Teacher\u2019s Choice Award from Learning Magazine and Best Overall Book and Best Picture Book honors from the Florida Publishers Association.\u00a0\r\n\r\nBefore becoming a children\u2019s author, Janet was a daily newspaper reporter, children\u2019s magazine editor, and a creator of coloring and activity books for Golden Books. She is the mother of four and the grandmother of four. When Janet isn\u2019t writing, she enjoys gardening, exploring nature, visiting living history museums, and spending time with her family. She grew up on a farm in Michigan and now lives in South Milwaukee, WI."}, "personal_name": "Janet Halfmann", "photos": [5871309], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "links": [{"url": "http://www.janethalfmann.com", "title": "Website", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}], "key": "/authors/OL18921A", "latest_revision": 5, "revision": 5, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2024-04-22T22:31:39.901603"}}