
Gail Donovan
Author · 15 books
Gail Donovan was fired from her first job in an ice cream shop for making the sundaes too big. She now works in a library and writes middle grade novels, including SPARROW BEING SPARROW, as well as the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award winner FINCHOSAURUS, and IN MEMORY OF GORFMAN T FROG, named to the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list. She has also written for the Rainbow Fish & Friends picture book series based on the bestselling work of Marcus Pfister. Donovan lives on the coast of Maine, where she jumps in the ocean all year round.
Series
Books

Scaredy-Cat Fish
2002

The Waffler
2013

Sparrow Being Sparrow
2023

Sparrow Spreads Her Wings
2024

Hidden Treasures
2001

Sparrow, Always
2025

Lars and Robby
2002

Finchosaurus
2018

The Copycat Fish
2001

Ready, Set, Swim!
2001

Surprise Party
2003

A Fishy Story
2001

What's Bugging Bailey Blecker?
2011

In Memory of Gorfman T. Frog
2009

Lost at Sea
2001


