Marcia Leiter
About the Illustrator
Marcia Leiter is the author and illustrator of a picture book series featuring Sweet Pea, String Bean, and multitudes of mice and other creatures. She lives in Carroll County, Maryland. She has completed three books so far which can be found at your local library and has plans for many more.
Special Thanks
Acknowledgements
The Maryland Day by Day Family Literacy Activity Forever Calendar is a collaboration of several wonderful and talented people. We are fortunate to have worked with these groups and individuals for this original edition of the calendar. We would like to thank them for their words of inspiration, assistance, and support of this project, and permission to use professional resources, logos, and photos:
Institute of Museum and Library Services * Mary Amato * Jerdine Nolen * Lulu Delacre * Kevin O’Malley * Debbie Levy * Ronald L. Smith * Laura Gehl * Phyllis Reynolds Naylor * Jon Lewis * Marcia Leiter * Betsy Diamant-Cohen and the Mother Goose on the Loose program * Baltimore County Public Library Maryland’s Best - Homegrown By Heroes Program * Public Library Association’s (PLA) and the Association of Library Services to Children’s (ALSC) Every Child Ready to Read program * Carroll County Public Library * H. G. Roebuck & Son, Inc. * South Carolina State Library Staff * The School Foundation of Florence, South Carolina.
From Carrie Sanders and the Maryland State Library, we dedicate Maryland Day by Day to families across the state in the hope that you will continue to develop a love for libraries, books, and learning that will last a lifetime.
