About Ruth:
Author and illustrator Ruth McNally Barshaw worked in advertising and won big bucks creating grand prize winning entries for national essay contests (Kudos, Suave, American Library Association, Stouffers, Robitussin...) before getting into kids' books. Sketch-journaling the 2005 SCBWI Winter Conference directly led to her getting published. Her sixth Ellie McDoodle book comes out this September with Bloomsbury, and she's illustrating a picturebook for Sleeping Bear Press for 2015. See her work at http://ruthexpress.com
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| Author and Illustrator Ruth McNally Barshaw |
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| An example of Ruth's illustrations, the cover for her "The Ellie McDoodle Diaries: The Show Must Go On" |
