About the Author

Sandy Lanton, a former teacher, earned a BA in Psychology and
an MS in Early Childhood Education from Queens College.
She has studied writing at the Vassar Institute for Publishing and Writing, Hofstra University and privately with the late Pam Conrad. In addition to the SCBWI Conferences, she has attended Rutger's On-On-One and the Highlights Foundation Workshop
at Chautauqua.

She is the author of several picture books: LILY BLUE RIDING HOOD, LOTS OF LATKES, the Sydney Taylor Award Winning DADDY'S CHAIR and STILL A FAMILY, A YOUNG CHILD'S STORY ABOUT DIVORCE. Her rhyming story, BUTTER, BUTTER AND MORE BUTTER was a finalist in the AMERICAN BOOK COOPERATIVE Children's Book Competition. Her chapter book, THE HAPPY HACKERS is part of a reading program used in many schools.

Her work has also appeared in magazines such as Appleseeds, Hopscotch, and Junior Scholastic as well as several anthologies. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Long Island Children's Writers and Illustrators
and the Long Island Authors Group.

When she isn’t writing or visiting schools, she enjoys line dancing, crocheting, playing bridge and reading, reading, reading.

Contact Ms. Lanton

Watch my interview from the show
The Writer's Dream on YouTube!

Watch my interview with author Brian Heinz from the show
The Writer's Dream on YouTube!
Part 1
Part 2

Listen to the podcast of my talk about being an author
at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library on YouTube!

Read my interview with Barbara Bietz for jewishbooksforkids.com!

Grandpa Fradin's
Mac & Cheese Recipe
from Still a Family

Lots of Latkes Recipe

Sandy Lanton Talks About Latkes

Skateboarding Hamentaschen Recipe from Lily Blue Riding Hood

Shelly 0. Haas has illustrated sixteen books for children. In addition to receiving the Sydney Taylor Award for Daddy's Chair, Shelly has received the Sydney Taylor Honor for the Magic of Kol Nidre, a Yom Kippur story, The Kingdom of Singing Birds and Grandma's Soup. She has also received the National Jewish Book Honor for Thank You, God! a Jewish child's book of prayers, and The Kingdom of Singing Birds.

Shelly Haas
PO Box 1274
Farmington, CT 06034
email: [email protected]

Vicki Jo Redenbaugh illustrated several picture books for Carolrhoda, including Green Beans, by Betsy Thomas, When I'm Alone, by Carol Partridge Ochs, Pug, Slug, and Doug the Thug, by Carol Saller, and Button. Bucket, Sky, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. She also did illustrations for a book called Holiday Fun, by Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo), published by Fairview Press. She is currently writing and illustrating a pop-up book about a bear for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (published by Eastern National) which should be available this summer. She lives on a small organic farm in northern Wisconsin with her husband, 2 children, and many many pets. They spend their free time outdoors: sailing and camping in the summer and skiing and ice skating in the winter. She also enjoys reading and gardening.

CREDITS

BOOKS
LILY BLUE RIDING HOOD, Intergalactic Afikomen, 2023
THE LITTLEST LEVINE, KarBen, 2014 (a PJ Library selection)
STILL A FAMILY, Lantern Press, 2011
MAKING PANCAKES, Uni Books, 2010
LOTS OF LATKES, KarBen, 2003
THE HAPPY HACKERS, Wendy Pye, 1996
DADDY’S CHAIR KarBen, 1991
Lanton-Haas Press, (reprint) 2001

ANTHOLOGIES
“School Play, E*Public, 2010
“Seven Wishes”, E*Public, 2010
“My Favorite Truck”, E*Public, 2010
“Grumpy Dinosaur”, E*Public, 2010
“The Dentist”, The Sunshine Collection, Wendy Pye, Ltd. 1993
“Where’s The Bus?”, The Sunshine Collection, Wendy Pye, Ltd. 1993

MAGAZINES
“Welcome To My City,” Appleseeds, April 2000
“Shopping,” Ladybug, May 1994
“I Want Fruit,” Ladybug, April 1994
“The Best Hanukkah Ever,” Hopscotch, Dec, 1989
“The Dancing Lion,” Jr. Scholastic, Sept. 1989

AWARDS
DADDY'S CHAIR: Sydney Taylor Award, Association of Jewish Libraries
BUTTER, BUTTER, AND MORE BUTTER, finalist, American Book
Cooperative Children's Picture Book Competition
STILL A FAMILY, Honorable Mention The Gittle List