About Rita

Rita Meade has a Master of Library Science degree, and Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary English degree, and would get a Master of “Golden Girls” Trivia degree if they offered it. Rita has been working on and off in public libraries since she was 16 years old. She has professionally reviewed children's books for "School Library Journal” and has written for literary sites including Book Riot and Reading Rainbow. Rita’s debut picture book Edward Gets Messy, which was illustrated by Olga Stern, was published in 2016 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and in 2017, it won the first ever Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award which recognizes a picture book that is "both a superb read aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection." Rita lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Email: RitaMeadeAuthor@gmail.com