Nancy Churnin

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Nancy Churnin is an American author and journalist.^[1] Churnin is a former theater critic for The Dallas Morning News and has published sixteen children's books as of February 2025.^[2]

Early life

Churnin was born and raised in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University.^[1]

Career

Journalism

Churnin worked as a theater critic for the San Diego edition of the Los Angeles Times from 1986 to 1992. In 2000, she joined the staff of The Dallas Morning News, writing about such topics as health, lifestyles, children's entertainment, and parenting. In January 2014, Churnin became the primary theater critic for The Dallas Morning News, a position she left in January 2019.^[3]

Children's books

Churnin's first picture book, The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game was published in 2016.^[4] Fifteen other children's books by Churnin were published between 2017 and 2024. Churnin's 17th book, A Teddy Bear for Emily―and President Roosevelt, Too will be published on March 6, 2025 ^[5]

Personal life

Churnin met her husband, Michael Granberry, while they were both writing for the San Diego edition of the Los Angeles Times.^[1] They have three sons.

Bibliography

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Year	Title	Illustrator	Notes	Ref.
2016	The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game	Jez Tuya	A Spanish edition, La historia de William Hoy: Como un jugador sordo del beisbol cambió el juego was released in 2022.^[6]	^[7]
2017	Manjhi Moves a Mountain	Danny Popovici		^[8]
2018	Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf	John Joven		^[9]
2018	Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing	James Rey Sanchez		^[10]
2018	The Queen and the First Christmas Tree: Queen Charlotte's Gift to England	Luisa Uribe		^[11]
2019	Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank	Yevgenia Nayberg		^[12]
2020	Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring	Felicia Marshall		^[13]
2020	For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for "America the Beautiful"	Olga Baumert		^[14]
2021	Dear Mr. Dickens	Bethany Stancliffe	Received a National Jewish Book Award^[15] and a Sydney Taylor Book Award.^[16]	^[17]
2021	A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah	Yevgenia Nayberg	Received a Sydney Taylor Book Award.^[18]	^[19]
2023	Lila and the Jack-o'-Lantern: Halloween Comes to America	Anneli Bray		^[20]
2023	Mama's Year with Cancer	Wazza Pink	By Nancy Churnin and Shayna Vincent	^[21]
2023	Counting on Shabbat	Petronela Dostalova	Board book	^[22]
2023	Valentines for All: Esther Howland Captures America's Heart	Monika Róza Wisniewska		^[23]
2024	Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood against Hate	Izzy Evans		^[24]
2024	The Festival of Lights: 16 Hanukkah Stories		Compilation of stories by various authors, compiled and edited by Henry Herz. 288 pages	^[25]

References

[1]
"Critic and children's author Nancy Churnin on churning out the new stories: "As long as you don't look down, you don't fall"". lonestarliterary.com.
[2]
"Amazon.com: Nancy Churnin: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com.
[3]
"Dallas Morning News lays off another round of employees in restructuring". dallas.culturemap.com.
[4]
Churnin, Nancy; Tuya, Jez (March 1, 2016). The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807591925.
[5]
Churnin, Nancy; Stancliffe, Bethany (March 6, 2025). A Teddy Bear for Emily―and President Roosevelt, Too. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807504222.
[6]
Churnin, Nancy; Tuya, Jez (September 1, 2022). La historia de William Hoy: Como un jugador sordo del beisbol cambió el juego. Albert Whitman & Company.
[7]
Churnin, Nancy; Tuya, Jez (March 1, 2016). The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807591925.
[8]
Churnin, Nancy; Popovici, Danny (November 6, 2017). Manjhi Moves a Mountain. Creston Books, LLC. ISBN 978-1939547347.
[9]
Churnin, Nancy; Joven, John (January 1, 2018). Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807511282.
[10]
Churnin, Nancy; Sanchez, James Rey (May 1, 2018). Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing. Creston Books, LLC. ISBN 978-1607107767.
[11]
Churnin, Nancy; Uribe, Luisa (October 1, 2018). The Queen and the First Christmas Tree: Queen Charlotte's Gift to England. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807566367.
[12]
Churnin, Nancy; Nayberg, Yevgenia (March 5, 2019). Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank. Creston Books, LLC. ISBN 978-1939547538.
[13]
Churnin, Nancy; Marshall, Felicia (February 4, 2020). Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring. Creston Books, LLC. ISBN 978-1939547651.
[14]
Churnin, Nancy; Baumert, Olga (April 1, 2020). For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for "America the Beautiful". Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807525302.
[15]
"2021 National Jewish Book Award Winners". www.jewishbookcouncil.org.
[16]
"The 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Awards" (PDF). www.jewishlibraries.org.
[17]
Churnin, Nancy; Stancliffe, Bethany (October 1, 2021). Dear Mr. Dickens. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807515303.
[18]
"The 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Awards" (PDF). www.jewishlibraries.org.
[19]
Churnin, Nancy; Nayberg, Yevgenia (October 5, 2021). A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah. Creston Books, LLC. ISBN 978-1939547958.
[20]
Churnin, Nancy; Bray, Anneli (September 28, 2023). Lila and the Jack-o'-Lantern: Halloween Comes to America. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807566633.
[21]
Churnin, Nancy; Vincent, Shayna; Pink, Wazza (September 28, 2023). Mama's Year with Cancer. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807580790.
[22]
Churnin, Nancy; Dostalova, Petronela (November 7, 2023). Counting on Shabbat. Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 978-1728460680.
[23]
Churnin, Nancy; Wisniewska, Monika Roza (November 7, 2023). Valentines for All: Esther Howland Captures America's Heart. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807567111.
[24]
Churnin, Nancy; Evans, Izzy (July 9, 2024). Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood against Hate. Beaming Books. ISBN 978-1506488448.
[25]
Herz, Henry (September 25, 2024). The Festival of Lights: 16 Hanukkah Stories. Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN 978-0807531211.