Toni Buzzeo
OELMA
October 2004
Both a writer and School Library Media Specialist, Toni Buzzeo holds a Masters degree in English (University of Michigan) and a Masters degree in Library and Information Science (University of Rhode Island). She was a practicing Library Media Specialist for sixteen years, was named the 1999 Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year, and is currently a member of the Maine Association of School Libraries Executive Board. Her greatest passion as a Library Media Specialist is collaborative practice.
Ms. Buzzeo writes many things including children's books (picture books and novels), professional books, many professional articles, as well as audio and book reviews. She has published four professional books, "Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-6" (Linworth 2002), "Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for 7-12" (Linworth 2002), "Terrific Connections with Authors, Illustrators, and Storytellers: Real Space and Virtual Links" (Libraries Unlimited 1999), and "35 Best Books For Teaching U.S. Regions" (Scholastic Professional 2002), as well as two more forthcoming, "Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-2" (Linworth 2005) and "Toni Buzzeo and YOU" (Libraries Unlimited 2005).
She has published three picture books: "The Sea Chest", illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Dial, 2002), "Dawdle Duckling", illustrated by Margaret Spengler (Dial, 2003), "Little Loon and Papa" (Dial, 2004!) and has two more on the way, "Ready or Not, Dawdle Duckling" (Dial, January 2005) and "A Ledge Light Christmas" (Dial, Forthcoming).
