Short Bio:
Angela H. Dale (she/her) writes books for children and their adults, and poetry that sometimes becomes books. Her most treasured gift is curiosity and she believes there’s no such thing as a naughty child. Her work has been recognized by Mombian, Reach Out and Read, Scholastic and others.

Long Bio:
Angela H. Dale (she/her) writes books for children and their adults, and poetry that sometimes becomes books. 

Angela has one super power – reading – and she wants to share it with everyone. As a kid she would bike to the library to check out books on her very own library card. In elementary school she once read 40 books in 40 days. She likes to write stories too and won second place for a story she wrote in college.

Before the internet, Angela worked for a literary agent in Washington, DC, and a book publisher in New York City, then used a dialup modem to write from the road while moving about the world while her husband served in the Navy. She now uses all the things, from purple pens and backs of envelops to laptop and talk-to-text to create stories. Her most treasured gift is curiosity and she believes there’s no such thing as a naughty child.

Some of the places Angela has lived include Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Florida and Japan, and she has lots of stories she hopes to tell from those times. Her latest picture book, Goodbye, Hello: A Going Home Travel Adventure, was inspired by traveling overseas with her young children. Her debut picture book was inspired by a Bus Stop just down the street from her home in Maryland.

Her work has been recognized by Mombian, Reach Out and Read, Scholastic and others.

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News & Interviews

GOODBYE, HELLO: Interview with Author Angela H. Dale
by Rebecca Gardyn Levington, Picture Book Builders, February 4, 2025

A Holiday Gift Guide to 2024’s Best LGBTQ Picture Books
Mombian, November 29, 2024

Author Angela H. Dale on Hooks and Layers
Guest Post, Blissfully Bookish Blog, November 20, 2024 

Reach Out and Read Celebrates 35th Anniversary with 35 for 35, $1M Collection of Inclusive Children’s Books
Scholastic Press Release, May 15, 2024
35 for 35 Collection includes Bus Stop by Angela H. Dale 

Meet Angela H. Dale
Bold Journey, October 3, 2023

Author Angela H. Dale on the Power of Editing
By Lydia Ludikis, Blissfully Bookish, February 8, 2023

Kidlit Spotlight: BUS STOP
by Anitra Rowe Shulte, November 21, 2022

The Picture Book Buzz – Kidlit Caravan Fall Releases
by Maria Marshall, October 19, 2022

Simply 7 with Angela H. Dale: BUS STOP
by Jena Benton, October 3, 2022