1. Michigan
Author and Illustrator
By: Amber Bailey
&
Dan Patton

2. Welcome friends and family
of our 5th graders!
The Author/ Illustrator
we have chosen for
our classroom is
Ruth McNally Barshaw

3. Background
• Born 1959
• Detroit, MI
• Sketch Journals growing up

4. Present Day
• Lives in Lansing, MI
• Likes to practice Martial Arts
• Likes to travel
• Continuing book series

5. Illustrator
• She Illustrates for a series called
– Ellie McDoodle
• She has also Illustrated
– Picture books
– Comics
– Chapter books

6. Ruth McNally Barshaw
• Author
• Ellie McDoodle Series
• Have Pen, Will Travel
• New Kid in School
• Some are translated in French and Italian
• Include pics

7. Books
• Small children age group
• Ages 8-12
• All have Illustrations

8. Visit your school!
• She can come visit your School!!!

9. Awards
• Two sketch Journals were entered into
• Detroit News Scholastic Writing awards
• Won 6 national writing contests

10. Play
• Ellie McDoodle New Kid in School
• Live at Kellogg Community College
• Students performed the book live

11. Thank You

12. • Author’s web page www.ruthexpress.com
• Primary source about focus books
www.ruthexpress.com
• Award info www.ruthexpress.com