The Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller

Those wacky scrambled states are at it again. This time they've come together for a spectacular show featuring their many goofball talents. But just when the director, Indiana, is about to call SHOWTIME , Georgia gets a bad case of stage fright and can't perform in her juggling act. Will the show go on, or will it be curtains for Georgia and the Jolly Jugglers? This title has Common Core connections.

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of a number of books, including Do Unto Otters, The Scrambled States of America, and Open Wide: Tooth School Within. She was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan, and has always enjoyed drawing, painting, and writing stories. She graduated with a B.F.A. She studied art and design at Kendall College of Art and Design and then worked as a greeting card illustrator for Hallmark for seven and a half years, until one night she had an idea for a children's book. She quit her job, relocated to New York City, and published her first novel shortly after. She enjoyed her time in New York, but she has now returned to her home state of Michigan, where she lives in a small cottage in the woods on Lake Michigan's shore.