In May 2022, Mary Lee Donovan celebrates 31 years of working at Candlewick Press, a children’s-only book publisher located in Somerville, Massachusetts. She is an Editorial Director, with a particular focus on the picture book, though she has been known to dabble across all genres. Highlights include:
The best-selling Judy Moody and Stink series, written by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Good Masters, Sweet Ladies: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd, winner of the Newbery Medal
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz, a Newbery Honor Book
Journey by Aaron Becker, a Caldecott Honor Book
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal, a Caldecott Honor Book
Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, winner of the Pura Belpre Author Award
Out of Wonder: Poems about Poets by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, and Marjory Wentworth, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
For a complete catalog of Candlewick Press titles, visit www.candlewick.com
