Caroline McAlister

Caroline McAlister (born August 2, 1960) is an American author of children's books.

Biography

McAlister was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has a master of arts degree.^[1]

She formerly worked as an English professor at Guilford College.^[1]

She has published four books since 2007: Holy Mole! A Folktale from Mexico (August House LittleFolk, 2007), Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief, (Charlesbridge, 2010), John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien (Roaring Brook Press, 2017), and Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother (2019). Finding Narnia received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews that called the book "a vivid portrait of inspiration and imagination focuses on teamwork and historical fact".^[2]

McAlister lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is married and has two children.^[1]

Selected works

• Holy Mole! A Folktale from Mexico. Illustrated by Stefan Czernecki. August House LittleFolk, 2007.^[3][4]
• Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief. Illustrated by Donald Hendricks. Charlesbridge, 2010.^[5][6]
• John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Roaring Brook Press, 2017.^[7][8][9]
• Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother. Illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Roaring Brook Press, 2019.^{[2][10][11][12]}