Author Meeg Pincus

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Meeg's Bio

Meeg Pincus (she/her) is the author of nonfiction picture books about “solutionaries” who help people, animals, and the planet—including Winged Wonders, Cougar Crossing, Ocean Soup, Miep and the Most Famous Diary, Make Way for Animals!, So Much More to Helen!, and Door by Door. Her books have received numerous awards (The Cook Prize, Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, and Golden Kite, Eureka!, and Green Earth Books Honor Awards), starred reviews (Kirkus, Booklist, School Library Journal), and spots on best book lists (NCTE, NSTA, Bank Street College, Kirkus, A Mighty Girl & more).

Meeg is a long-time nonfiction writer/editor (from newspapers/magazines to books), educator (from university/elementary classrooms to online workshops), and diverse books advocate.

She lives with her family in Southern California and can be found online at www.MeegPincus.com.

Meeg's Books' Honors

The Cook Prize
The Golden Kite Nonfiction Honor Award
The Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award
The Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Award
The Green Earth Books Honor Award
The Children's Literature Council of Southern California Distinguished Nonfiction Picture Book Award
An NSTA Best STEM Books Pick
An NCTE Notable Books Pick
A Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year Pick
A Mighty Girl Best Children's Books of the Year Pick
A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Kirkus, School Library Journal & Booklist Starred Reviews
An AAAS/Subaru Children's Science Picture Book Award Top-4 Finalist
A Lamda Literary Award Finalist
A Junior Library Guild Selection
An ALA Rainbow List Pick
A NYPL Queer Books Pick
A Mighty Girl Best Books Pick
A RISE: Feminist Books Pick
A Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems Unanimous Selection
A Betsy Bird/Fuse 8 Best Books Pick
A Capital Choices Noteworthy Book
A Jewish Book Council Highly Recommended Book
A Cybils Awards Elementary Nonfiction Finalist