Isaacs, Kathleen T.

Kathleen T. Isaacs spent many years as a teacher, with intermittent stints as a school and public librarian. She has taught in schools and universities in Baltimore, Washington, Hong Kong, and Xi an, China, and has traveled extensively in many parts of the world. She has chaired selection committees for ALSC s Sibert Award, ALSC s Notable Children s Books, and USBBY s Outstanding International Book Committees, and twice served as a member of ALSC s Newbery Award committee. Most recently, she has been teaching children s literature in the education program at Towson University in Maryland. She