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Location	Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Introduction	Ellen hauls herself out of bed way too early every morning to feed sheep, goats, pigs, and calves. As a farmhand for nearby 150-year-old Abbott’s farm, she shears sheep, mixes feed, mucks stalls and moves around far too many bales of hay and straw. She also tries out some of her best lines on these barnyard friends. While they seem to offer no editorial advice, the animals do provide a rapt audience. Or perhaps they are just hanging around hoping for another handful of molasses feed. When not working at the farm, Ellen teaches writing courses at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY and writes almost daily. She is the author of picture books: Jubilee (2004) and Lost and Found, Remembering a Sister (2000), and a young adult novel Rubber Houses (2007) from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Ellen has her MFA in writing for children from Vermont College. She lives with her family in Baldwinsville,NY where she tries not to track too much hay throughout the house.

Location

Baldwinsville, New York, United States

Introduction

Ellen hauls herself out of bed way too early every morning to feed sheep, goats, pigs, and calves. As a farmhand for nearby 150-year-old Abbott’s farm, she shears sheep, mixes feed, mucks stalls and moves around far too many bales of hay and straw. She also tries out some of her best lines on these barnyard friends. While they seem to offer no editorial advice, the animals do provide a rapt audience. Or perhaps they are just hanging around hoping for another handful of molasses feed. When not working at the farm, Ellen teaches writing courses at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY and writes almost daily. She is the author of picture books: Jubilee (2004) and Lost and Found, Remembering a Sister (2000), and a young adult novel Rubber Houses (2007) from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Ellen has her MFA in writing for children from Vermont College. She lives with her family in Baldwinsville,NY where she tries not to track too much hay throughout the house.