Jackie and the Books She Loved

Ronni Diamondstein has spent her life surrounded by books and immersed in the world of children's literature. An avid reader since childhood, libraries, books, and writing have been her life's work. As a school library media specialist and teacher in the United States and abroad, Ronni has nurtured her students' creativity by sharing her love of reading with them. She has always been fascinated by Jackie Kennedy's love of books and her career as an editor and was inspired to tell her story. Ronni lives in Chappaqua, New York, with her toy poodle Maggie Mae. Bats Langleyis a painter, sculptor, writer, illustrator, toy designer, and creator of many things. Bats, a Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) grad, frequently contributes illustrations for the covers and interiors ofScholastic,Spider,Ladybug, andCricketmagazines. Hisart has shown in galleries across the United States and the world. He illustratedGroggle's Monster Valentine and Groggle's Monster Halloween and was the author/illustrator ofAlice's Adventures in #Wonderland. Bats created the cover art forScary Stories to Tell on The Pod, a podcast hosted by SNL head writer Anna Drezen and TV writer Andrew Farmer. Helives with his husband, Nicholas, on the island of Manhattan. They both enjoy cooking, reading, and watching the owls, which live in a sanctuary on a neighbor's roof, swoop in their backyard.