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Who is Eric Litwin?

Eric Litwin is an American author of children’s books and a musician. He was born on 16^th August 1966, in New York City. He is the original writer of the “Pete the Cat” series, character created by the illustrator James Dean. His books have sold over 13 million copies, were translated into 17 languages, and won 26 literacy awards including a “Theodor Geisel Seuss Honor Award”. He is in the New York Times bestselling authors’ list. Continue reading “Eric Litwin (b. 16.08.1966)” →

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Who is Lauren Wolk?

Lauren Wolk is an American author, poet, editor, and English teacher, who was born on 28 October 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated in 1981 from Brown University, where she studied English Literature. Her debut novel for children, Wolf Hollow, received a Newbery Honor in 2017, and her book Beyond the Bright Sea won the ‟Scott O’Dell” Award for Historical Fiction in 2018. Continue reading “Lauren Wolk (b. 28.10.1956)” →

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Who was Beverly Cleary?

One of the most beloved American writers, Beverly Cleary (born Bunn) has written many books for children and young people. Since 1950, from when her first volume was published, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Continue reading “Beverly Cleary (12.04.1916-25.03.2021)” →

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Who is Kimberly Brubaker Bradley?

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is an American children and young adult book author. She is a Newbery Honor winner and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Bradley was born on June 24^th, 1967 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America and grew up with a passion for reading, as she saw an example in her parents, who loved the activity. Her favorite subject to read about was horses. Her grandmother was also a great storyteller and influenced her with her childhood memories. During her childhood, Kimberly’s family planted all the great seeds in her, that later gave birth to a beautiful writer. Continue reading “Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (b. 1967)” →

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Who is Jon Scieszka?

Writer and children books editor, Jon Scieszka has been named by the Library of Congress the first “National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature” (2008-2009). Continue reading “Jon Scieszka (b. 08.09.1954)” →

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Who is Lois Lowry?

Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg) is an American writer of books for children and young adults.

She was born on March, 20^th 1937 in Honolulu, part of Hawaii (before it became a state), being part of a family with three children, having a younger brother and an elder sister. Her father worked as a dentist in the army, which gave Lois the occasion to live in turn in Brooklyn, New York, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Tokyo, Japan, in Governors Island, New York, attending school courses in different parts of the world. She was 4 when World War II began and 8 when it ended, and during this period her father was deployed as a doctor and far away from the family. Her elder sister died of cancer while being still young, after graduating from college, which marked the subject of the first book written by Lois Lowry, ‟A Summer to Die”, which was published later, when the writer was 40. Continue reading “Lois Lowry (b. 1937)” →

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Who is Chris Colfer?

Chris Colfer was born on May 27 1990, in California, the United States of America. He has been in love with stories since he was a child and his mother read them to him, and when she proposed to him to start writing his own fairytale, because he was always asking too many questions, he took the advice as a challenge. This is how ‟The Land of Stories” appeared, a much-loved series that has its beginnings by the time Chris was 7 years old. Both his mother and his grandmother supported him with encouragements, and it turned out that their boy had a true talent to offer to the whole world! Continue reading “Chris Colfer (b. 27.05.1990)” →

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Who is Katherine Applegate?

Katherine Applegate is an American writer of children and young adult literature who was born in Michigan, Illinois, on October 9, 1956, also known for the novel “The One and Only Ivan”. For this she won the Newbery Medal in 2013, a prize awarded for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Continue reading “Katherine Applegate (b. 09.10.1956)” →

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Who is William Joyce?

Book writer and illustrator, screenwriter, director, creator and executive producer of films and video games, designer, creative and visual effects consultant, etc., his favorite job is writing and illustrating books. Continue reading “William Joyce (1957)” →

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Who was Norman Bridwell?

Norman Bridwell, American author of children’s books, was born on February 15^th 1928, in Komoko, Indiana, and lived until the age of 86. He is the creator of the famous character Clifford, the big, good, red dog, that appears in more than 100 stories written and illustrated by the author. Continue reading “Norman Bridwell (15.02.1928-12.12.2014)” →