Margaret Hillert

ABOUT MARGARET HILLERT

American writer of children's literature. Her books for beginning readers earned her several literary prizes, including a Michigan Bookwoman of the Year honor and a Children's Reading Round Table of Chicago award.

Before beginning work on her popular Dear Dragon children's book series, she taught first grade in Michigan.

Though known mostly as a children's author, she also published poems.

She was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan.

Her literary contemporary and fellow children's book author, Sid Fleischman , became famous for works such as Humbug Mountain and The Whipping Boy.