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BIOAbout the AuthorLinda Ashman is the author of many critically acclaimed books for children, including BABIES ON THE GO, illustrated by Jane Dyer, named by Child and Parenting magazines as one of the "Best Books of 2003," and CASTLES, CAVES & HONEYCOMBS, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, a Booklist Editors' Choice. Nearly twenty of Linda's books have been published since 2001, earning much praise and many distinctions, including: Parenting Magazine's Best Books List Child Magazine's Best Books List IRA/ Colorado Book Award for Children's Literature NY Public Library's 100 Books for Reading & Sharing Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards Booklist Editors' Choice Texas Library Association's 2x2 Selection Eric Carle Museum Picture Book of Distinction Children's Literature Choice List Children's Literature Best Books of the Year List Finalist for statewide book awards in Virginia, Kansas, Nevada, Utah, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Florida and Colorado Nick Jr. Blue's Book Club Selection Junior Library Guild & Children's Book of the Month Club Selections Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Linda was born in Schenectady, New York, the youngest of four children (two sisters and one brother), and grew up mostly in Flemington, New Jersey. She earned a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University, and worked for eight years as a real estate market analyst in New York City and Los Angeles before returning to school to get a Master's Degree in Urban Planning at UCLA. She then worked for social and environmental organizations before deciding what she really wanted to do was write children's books. In 2003, Linda moved from Los Angeles to Denver with her husband Jack Hicks and their son Jackson. They live in an old house in an old neighborhood with their sock-stealing puppy, Sammy. When not writing, she is often found digging in the dirt, picking up dog hair, and removing socks from Sammy's mouth. INTERVIEWS & BIOSVisit Read.Imagine.Talk.com for an interview with Linda and other authors. Visit KRISTY DEMPSEY'S website for interviews with Linda and other authors and editors. Read BARBARA ODANAKA'S interview with Linda (and find lots of others) on the SCBWI website. Visit the CHILDREN'S LITERATURE NETWORK for more about Linda and other authors, as well as other great information. To read the entry in Gale Publication's Something About the Author series, go to ANSWERS.COM. |
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