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Robin Heald lives in Ashland, Oregon. Before her 30-year career as a drama teacher and preschool director Robin was a stage manager in regional theaters, and on and off-Broadway. Her previous works include Pat, Roll, Pull and Liberty Saves the Day, and her articles have appeared in Exceptional Parenting Magazine and Children’s Literature in Education. Robin’s picture book Isadora’s Sandálias won the Katherine Paterson Prize for unpublished children’s literature at Hunger Mountain in 2015. Her newest picture book, Whistling for Angela, was inspired by her first-hand experiences with adoption. Robin holds a Master’s of Fine Arts in Writing for Children from Spalding University. Peggy Collins is an award-winning children’s book author-illustrator with more than 35 titles to her name, including Hungry for Math: Poems to Munch On, In the Snow, and In the Garden. She has also written and illustrated for animated apps teaching math, indigenous history, and education. Peggy lives in Newburgh, Ontario with her two children.
Praise for Whistling for Angela School Library Journal Eight Picture Books That Celebrate the Diversity of Motherhood Feature 2022 The Children's Book Council May: Hot Off the Press feature 2022 The Children's Book Council Summer Showcase: Love Makes the World Go Round Selection A first purchase for libraries where books about adoption are in demand. - School Library Journal I think it's an important story to be told, and it echoes the author's experience when adopting her own daughter. - Youth Services Book Review This is a great introduction for youngsters to open adoption and the making of a new family. -San Francisco Book Review Whistling for Angela is a perfect story to share with families and in the classroom. -CM Magazine This tender picture presents a unique perspective inspired by true events in the author's life... its positive tone may inspire conversations with early elementary students about family and adoption. -Children's Literature Robin Heald skillfully brings the different stories together in this touching picture book. - The International Educator This is such a sweet story inspired by events the author experienced. It examines both sides of the adoption process, the joy of growing a family and the heartache experienced when these mothers make one of the hardest decisions of their lives. This is a truly touching and necessary story. -Little Bookworm Club A tender, heartwarming beautiful story of love and adoption. -Imagination Soup Peggy Collin's illustrations are bold and beautiful...The eyes are so full of emotion, adding an unspoken layer to the story and making it standout against all of the other books on the shelves. -Storytime with Stephanie
