Julie Dietzel-Glair is a freelance writer and library consultant. She was a children s librarian in public libraries in Maryland for eleven years. Storytimes were always her favorite part of being a children s librarian. She is active in the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and has served on the John Newbery Medal Selection Committee. She is also a pastpresident of the Children s Services Division of the Maryland Library Association and served on the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award Committee.