[2] Galbraith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 and a Master of Library Science in 1970, both from the University of Michigan.
Galbraith worked as a librarian at the Seattle Public Library, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, and Family Service Association of America.
[1] Galbraith received a School Library Journal Best Books citation in 1990 for Laura Charlotte (Philomel, 1990).
[1] A starred review of Planting the Wild Garden (Peachtree, 2012) that appeared in Publishers Weekly noted the "lighthearted prose" that was "enlivened with typographic curves and swoops".
[3] Her book Two Bunny Buddies (HMH Books, 2014) received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews that commented on how "the minimal text conveys an entire plot full of humor and emotion in just a few words, effectively using action verbs, repetition and occasional rhyming word pairs".