Bios
Long Bio
Mélina Mangal attended the University of St. Thomas, the Sorbonne, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her short stories and poetry have been published by Milkweed Editions, Coffee House Press, W.W. Norton, and Carolina Wren Press and in publications like Bravery and Spider magazine. She is the author of five biographies for youth, including The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award and named an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Her picture book, Jayden’s Impossible Garden, won the first Strive/Free Spirit African American Voices in Children’s Literature contest was named One of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature, was recognized as a Blueberry Honor book by the Evanston Public Library for inspiring love of nature and action for planet earth, and was nominated for the Minnesota Star of the North Reading Award. She is the author of the urban nature-based board book series Outside Our Window. Mélina loves spending time outdoors with her family and also enjoys her job as a school library media teacher, spreading book love daily.
Mélina Mangal attended the University of St. Thomas, the Sorbonne, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her short stories and poetry have been published by Milkweed Editions, Coffee House Press, W.W. Norton, and Carolina Wren Press and in publications like Bravery and Spider magazine. She is the author of five biographies for youth, including The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award and named an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Her picture book, Jayden’s Impossible Garden, won the first Strive/Free Spirit African American Voices in Children’s Literature contest was named One of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature, was recognized as a Blueberry Honor book by the Evanston Public Library for inspiring love of nature and action for planet earth, and was nominated for the Minnesota Star of the North Reading Award. She is the author of the urban nature-based board book series Outside Our Window. Mélina loves spending time outdoors with her family and also enjoys her job as a school library media teacher, spreading book love daily.
Short Bio
Mélina Mangal writes picture books, biographies, and short stories that focus on connections with nature and culture. She is the author of The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award, Jayden’s Impossible Garden, named One of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature, and the sequel, Jayden’s Secret Ingredient. She is the author of the nature-based board book series Outside Our Window.
Mélina Mangal writes picture books, biographies, and short stories that focus on connections with nature and culture. She is the author of The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award, Jayden’s Impossible Garden, named One of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature, and the sequel, Jayden’s Secret Ingredient. She is the author of the nature-based board book series Outside Our Window.
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Exterior photos credit: Deja Hodges Photography
Exterior photos credit: Deja Hodges Photography
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