Leda Schubert * Writer and Teacher

THE PRINCESS OF BORSCHT

Illustrated by Bonnie Christensen, to be published by Neal Porter/​Roaring Brook Press.
Features beets, Ruthie, Dad, Grandma, and assorted local royalty. What more could you want? Watch this page!

Now Available or Coming Soon
(Click on each title for complete information.)

READING TO PEANUT
Holiday House, Fall 2011. Illustrated by Amanda Haley
FEEDING THE SHEEP
Illustrated by Andrea U'Ren and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. March, 2010.
BALLET OF THE ELEPHANTS
A nonfiction picture book illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Roaring Brook Press, 2006
HERE COMES DARRELL
Illustrated by Mary Azarian, published by Houghton Mifflin 2005
WINNIE PLAYS BALL and WINNIE ALL DAY LONG
Illustrated by William Benedict. Candlewick, 2000.
THE PRINCESS OF BORSCHT
Illustrated by Bonnie Christensen and published by Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press. Coming soon, or sort of soon.
MONSIEUR MARCEAU
NATHAN'S SONG
Serial Novel for the Boston Globe's Newspapers in Education
DONNA AND THE ROBBERS
Currently delayed. Stay tuned.

Quick Links

E-MAIL ME
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Roaring Brook Press
IIlustrious home of amazing Neal Porter, editor of MONSIEUR MARCEAU and THE PRINCESS OF BORSCHT
Website of my terrific agent, Steven Chudney
Macmillan Books
Includes Roaring Brook and FSG
Caldecott winner Mary Azarian, illustrator of HERE COMES DARRELL. View and purchase prints here.
Website for Farrar, Straus and Giroux kids' books, publishers of FEEDING THE SHEEP.
Houghton Mifflin Children's Books: the publisher of HERE COMES DARRELL
Candlewick Press's website for the Brand New Readers series, which I helped develop. The two WINNIE books kicked off the series.
The Vermont Folklife Center Children's Book Series, edited by Anita Silvey. Now being published by August House. They may still publish DONNA AND THE ROBBERS. Fingers crossed.
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link to the American Library Association for further information on Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Notables, and other major book awards