Betsy Groban is a journalist, critic, and author of books for young readers.

A native New Yorker, Betsy lives in the agreeable hamlet of Cambridge, MA. Following a career in book publishing, public broadcasting, and arts advocacy, she now works as a reporter, editor, and children’s book author. She’s the book review editor of the Jane Austen Society, serves on the board of the Associates of the Boston Public Library, and is a member of the NBCC.

Coming soon: Pow for Pia!

(Simon Spotlight/Simon & Schuster)

A Gold Selection of the Junior Library Guild

Books

Henry Winkler: A Little Golden Book Biography (Random House)

“My Little Golden Book is fantastic! I am very proud.” Henry Winkler

Pizza for Pia (Simon Spotlight/Simon & Schuster)
"A panoply of plosive P's, a panorama of pizza prep, and the power of persistence make this a particularly pleasing ready-to-read picture book. This pops!” Booklist

Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In. (Delacorte Press/Random House)

Betsy writes a regular column for Publishers Weekly about the reading habits of young children called “Reading with Olympia, Ira, Harry, and Bhoomi.”