Debra Kempf Shumaker
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Press Kit

Biography

Debra Kempf Shu­mak­er start­ed read­ing at the age of four and has­n’t stopped since. She grew up on a small dairy farm in Wis­con­sin but now lives in the sub­urbs of North­ern Vir­ginia with her hus­band and two cats. Debra is the author of Freaky, Funky Fish; Pecu­liar Pri­mates; Tell Some­one; and Wind Is a Dance. When she isn’t read­ing or writ­ing, she enjoys hik­ing, gar­den­ing, set­ting puz­zles, and watch­ing Jeop­ardy.

Representation

Debra is repped by James McGowan & Sophie Sheumak­er at Book­Ends Literary.

Links To Full Size Cover Images/Book Info

Downloadable Author Photos/Bios

Upcoming Events

  • Sep­tem­ber 6, 11:00 am: Cel­e­brate Nature Sto­ry­time with Ann McCal­lum Staats, Scrawl Books, Reston, VA. Details here.
  • Octo­ber 2&3: Vir­ginia Library Asso­ci­a­tion Con­fer­ence, Rich­mond, VA. Details here.
  • Octo­ber 6&7: Vir­ginia Asso­ci­a­tion of School Librar­i­ans Con­fer­ence, Williams­burg, VA. Details here.
  • Novem­ber 21, 3:30 pm: “Using His­tor­i­cal and Infor­ma­tion­al Pic­ture Books Across the Cur­ricu­lum” Pan­el, NCTE Con­fer­ence, Den­ver, CO. Details here.

Audio / Video Interviews

Blog Interviews

Debra Shumaker
Debra Shu­mak­er
(pho­to: Yan­ka Photography)