2024 Participant · Mississippi

Ellen Hunter Ruffin
Ellen Hunter Ruffin

Ellen, associate professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been curator of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection since 2006. She has served on the Newbery Medal Committee, the Children's Literature Legacy Award, and the Schneider Family Book Award. She also serves as an administrator of the Ezra Jack Keats Award.

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Book Title(s)

  • A de Grummond Primer: Highlights of the Children's Literature Collection