For the Press

Mar­sha Wil­son Chall pub­lished a children’s chap­ter book and eleven pic­ture books, includ­ing Pick a Pup, One Pup’s Up, Up North at the Cab­in, and Bona­parte. Her books received numer­ous awards: an Inter­na­tion­al Read­ing Asso­ci­a­tion Teacher’s Choice Award, Amer­i­can Book­sellers Pick of the Lists, Par­ents Choice, NAPPA Gold Award, and Smith­son­ian Notable recognition.

Mar­sha edit­ed writ­ers’ man­u­scripts and taught pri­vate work­shops and uni­ver­si­ty class­es, most recent­ly in the MFA pro­gram in Writ­ing for Chil­dren and Young Adults at Ham­line Uni­ver­si­ty. She has two grown chil­dren and four grow­ing grandchildren. 

Mar­sha passed away on March 29, 2026.