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Butler, Dori Hillestad Butler, Dori Hillestad

Johnson County

Comments from the author about writing

I write realistic fiction, humor and mysteries for children. I write to inspire, but mostly to entertain. I believe that anyone can become a published author...you just have to want it badly enough.

Literary awards received and date received.

Do You Know the Monkey Man:
* 2005 Top Pick, Kansas State Reading Circle
* 2005 Bank Street College of Education Teen Book List
* 2005-2006 Pennsylvania Young Adult Top Forty List
* Alabama Emphasis on Reading List, 2006-2007
* Master List, 2007 Kentucky Bluegrass Awards
* Preliminary List, 2007-2008 Mark Twain (Missouri) Award
* 2007-2008 Black Eyed Susan award nominee (Maryland)
* 2007-2008 Soaring Eagle Book Award nominee (Wyoming)
* 2008 Charlotte award nominee (New York)
* 2008-09 Iowa Children's Choice Award nominee

My Mom's Having a Baby:
* Booklist 2005 Editor’s Choice Award Book
* Booklist 2005 Top Ten Sci-Tech Books for Youth

Sliding Into Home:
* 2003 Honor Book Award, Society of School Librarians International
* 2003 Young Adult Top Forty List (Pennsylvania School Library Association)
* Nominee, 2005-2006 Mark Twain Award preliminary list
* Nominee, 2005-2006 Nebraska Golden Sower Award
* Nominee, 2005-2006 Young Hoosier Book Award
* 2005-2006 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards Master List
* 2006-2007 Volunteer State (Tennessee) Book Award Intermediate Master List
* 2006-2007 Massachusetts Children's Book Award Master List

Trading Places with Tank Talbott:
* 2006-2007 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winner (Maryland)
* The Center for Children's Books, Best Books 2003 List
* 2005-2006 Volunteer State Book Award Intermediate Master List (Tennessee)
* 2005-2006 Sequoyah Children's Book Award Master List (Oklahoma)
* 2005-2006 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program Nominee (Florida)
* 2007-2008 Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee

M is for Minnesota:
* Nominated for Minnesota Book Award, 1999
* Nominated for Northern Minnesota Book Award, 1999

W is for Wisconsin:
* Cooperative Children's Book Center choice

ABCs of Wisconsin:
* Cooperative Children's Book Center choice

Book Types:
Fiction, Nonfiction
Audience Types:
Children, Young Adult
Genres (Optional):
Humor, Mystery, Realistic Fiction
Are you willing to do programs for schools, libraries, or other groups? Yes
If you are willing to do programs, will you charge a fee? Yes
Author Web site URL:
www.kidswriter.com
E-mail Address:
www.kidswriter.com


Books By This Author

My Grandpa had a Stroke My Grandpa had a Stroke, Magination Press, Washington, D.C., 2007
F is for Fire Fighting F is for Fire Fighting, Pelican Press, Gretna, LA, 2007
Christmas: Season of Peace and Joy Christmas: Season of Peace and Joy, Capstone Press, Mankato, MN, 2007
Tank Talbott's Guide to Girls Tank Talbott's Guide to Girls, Albert Whitman, Morton Grove, IL, 2006
My Mom's Having a Baby My Mom's Having a Baby, Albert Whitman, Morton Grove, IL, 2005
Do You Know the Monkey Man Do You Know the Monkey Man, Peachtree, Atlanta, GA, 2005
Alexandra Hopewell, Labor Coach Alexandra Hopewell, Labor Coach, Albert Whitman, Morton Grove, IL, 2005
Whodunit: How the Police Solve Crimes Whodunit: How the Police Solve Crimes, Perfection Learning, Des Moines, IA, 2003
Sliding Into Home Sliding Into Home, Peachtree, Atlanta, GA, 2003
Trading Places with Tank Talbott Trading Places with Tank Talbott, Albert Whitman, Morton Grove, IL, 2003
H is for Hoosier H is for Hoosier, Trails Media Group, Madison, WI, 2001
ABCs of Wisconsin ABCs of Wisconsin, Trails Media Group, Madison, WI, 2000
W is for Wisconsin W is for Wisconsin, Trails Media Group, Madison, WI, 1998
M is for Minnesota M is for Minnesota, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN, 1998
Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off, Fairview Press, Minneapolis, MN, 1997
The Truth about Truman School The Truth about Truman School, Albert Whitman & Co., Morton Grove, ILL, 2008
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