“When not writing or hanging out with my family, I’m an editor at Random House where I enjoy reading and editing series like Babymouse by Matt and Jenni Holm and Junie B. “I currently live in Brooklyn with my husband and two little boys. “My other picture books include Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story of Annette Kellerman, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham (Scholastic, 2009), Milly and the Macy’s Parade by Brett Helquist (Scholastic, 2002), Players in Pigtails, illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon (Scholastic, 2003), and the First Graders From Mars Series, illustrated by Mark Teague (Scholastic, 2001-). “I was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for my first picture book, You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!, illustrated by Chesley McLaren (Scholastic, 2000), which was also selected as a Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s Books of 2000, a Booklist Editors’ Choice, and an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book. I got my first job working as an editorial assistant at Random House Children’s Books and fell so in love with the industry, that I never left. Shana Corey on Shana Corey: “I grew up in North Carolina and moved to New York after graduating from Smith College.
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