Emily Arnold McCully

portrait — Emily Arnold McCully

Emily Arnold McCully is writer, actor, historian and perhaps best known as the illustrator of the 1993 Caldecott Medalist Mirette on the High Wire, which she also wrote. But that is only one of many awards Including a Christopher Award, the Jane Addams Award, the Giverney Award, and an honorary doctorate from Brown University. In 2012, McCully published Ballerina Swan written by legendary prima ballerina Allegra Kent, which received rave reviews from The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, and School Library Journal. Emily’s books often feature young girls who display courage, enterprise, and curiosity.

The Eclipse of 1919

Mirette on the High Wire

Starring Mirette and Bellini

Mirette and Bellini Cross Niagara Falls

Our Little Mushrooms

Taking Off

Kate’s Light

Dreaming in Code

She Did It! 21 Women Who Changed the Way We Think

Caroline’s Comets
A True Story

Clara

Queen of the Diamond

Strongheart

Ballerina Swan

Picnic

School

Monk Camps Out

Mouse Practice

First Snow

The Show Must Go On

Speak Up, Blanche!

The Evil Spell

You Lucky Duck!

Dare The Wind

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb

Pete Likes Bunny

Pete Won’t Eat

Pete Makes a Mistake

Squirrel and John Muir

The Bobbin Girl

The Secret Cave

Violet Comes to Stay

Four Hungry Kittens

Wonder Horse

Katie’s Wish

Manjiro

Black is Brown is Tan

Grandmas Trick-or-Treat

Hurry!

Rabbit Pirates

The Ballot Box Battle

Marvelous Mattie

3, 2, 1, Go!

The 20 Elephant Restaurant

For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry

Hooray for Captain Jane!

An Outlaw Thanksgiving

MA nDA LA

The Pirate Queen

The Banshee

The Orphan Singer

Popcorn at the Palace

Escape of Oney Judge

The Amazing Felix

Maxie

Ten Go Tango

Beautiful Warrior

Watch Emily Arnold McCully’s interview on One on One, Live at Two!

Emily Arnold McCully presents Thoughts on Drawing