Marcia Thornton Jones is the author/co-author of 137 traditionally published books for children with sales totaling more than 45 million copies worldwide. Her books include the mid-grade novels WOODFORD BRAVE and CHAMP, picture books THE TALE OF JACK FROST and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE, and seven chapter book series including the bestselling The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids. Marcia is the co-author of WRITING FOR KIDS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE and a former columnist for Writer’s Digest Magazine. Marcia’s latest books are the Graphix Chapter Books GHOSTS DON’T EAT POTATO CHIPS, VAMPIRES DON’T WEAR POLKA DOTS, FRANKENSTIEN DOESN’T PLANT PETUNIAS, and DRAGONS DON’T COOK PIZZA.

Marcia is available for writer mentoring, manuscript reviews, and as an Author Academy mentor for writers of picture books, early chapter books, chapter books, midgrade novels, and young adult novels.