


Books in series

My Little Golden Book About Cats
1988

My Little Golden Book About Dogs
2018

My Little Golden Book About Balto
2019

My Little Golden Book About Jackie Robinson
2018

My Little Golden Book About Jackie Robinson
2018

My Little Golden Book About Travel
1956

My Little Golden Book About New York City
2021

My Little Golden Book About San Francisco
2021

My Little Golden Book About Betty White
2021
Authors

I write nonfiction and historical fiction, picture books, and Golden Books. I speak at school, libraries, and conferences. I also love to garden and offer manuscript critiques. (Deborahhopkinson@yahoo.com) NEW books in 2023 include RACE AGAINST DEATH: The Greatest POW Rescue of WWII, which has three starred reviews; CINDERELLA AND A MOUSE CALLED FRED, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, which has a star from Kirkus; TRIM SETS SAIL and TRIM HELPS OUT, Junior Library Guild selections; THE PLOT to Kill a QUEEN and SMALL PLACES, CLOSE to HOME, a picture book inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I live in Oregon.
Melanie is a freelance illustrator and designer in animation based out of Los Angeles, California. Animals are among her favorite things to draw! Originally from Michigan, Melanie graduated from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where she earned a BFA in Illustration.