BIO

Angela Burke Kunkel is the author of DIGGING FOR WORDS: JOSÉ ALBERTO GUTIÉRREZ AND THE LIBRARY HE BUILT, illustrated by Paola Escobar and published by Random House/Schwartz and Wade (and simultaneously released in Spanish as RESCATANDO PALABRAS). After soaking up the sun in the Southwest for a number of years, she now lives in Vermont with her family, two dogs, two guinea pigs, and one rapidly-growing bearded dragon (really, it’s rather alarming). Angela currently works as a school librarian and is a former English Language Arts teacher. Look for her next picture books, PENGUIN JOURNEY, in 2021, and MAKE WAY, in 2023.

Angela is represented by Liza Fleissig at the Liza Royce Agency. You can contact her here. You can also connect on Twitter and Instagram.

Looking for more info? A press kit is here.

An archive of articles and interviews is below.

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

2021

"Penguin Journey: Interview and Cover Reveal with Illustrator Cat Odell" with The Soaring '20s.
"Storystorm 2021 Day 25: Angela Burke Kunkel Explores the Power of Creative Limitations" with Tara Lazar

2020

"Classroom Connections" with Caroline Starr Rose
"Two New Books by Vermont Authors" - kidsVT
"Sophie Blackall- If You Come to Earth" (clip) - Picturebooking with Nick Patton
"Simply 7 with Angela Burke Kunkel - 'Digging for Words'" with Jena Benton
"Plotting and Pantsing Their Way to a Debut" with the Soaring 20s on Writers Rumpus
"Interview with Debut Author Angela Burke Kunkel" with CritterLit
"Author Spotlight: Angela Burke Kunkel" with KidLit411
"Experiencing the World with the Soaring '20s"with The Children's Book Podcast with Matthew Winner
"Digging For Words/Rescatando las Palabaras Cover Reveal" with Mr. Schu
"Storystorm 2020 Day 7: Angela Kunkel Views a Viral Video," with Tara Lazar
"Goal Setting for Writers, From Bullet Journaling to the Ship's Log," with The Soaring '20s

2019