Rylant, Cynthia. Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds. Illustrated by Barry Moser. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Although this is a picture book, it provides a sense of the people and countryside of the Appalachian area prominent in Rylant's writing.

——. But I'll Be Back Again: An Album.

New York: Orchard Books, 1989.

This short autobiography covers Rylant's childhood and teen-age years and includes a few photographs from the family album. Readers will enjoy the tone which Rylant uses to directly address them. By reading this book, you will feel you know Cynthia Rylant as a person.

——. "Cynthia Rylant." In Speakingfor Ourselves, Too: More Autobiographical Sketches by Notable Authors of Books for Young Adults. Edited by Donald R. Gallo. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1993. This book and its earlier companion, Speaking for Ourselves, provide twoto-three page entries written by a wide variety of authors...