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Sandy Asher
E-Mail: sasher@drury.edu
One of my happiest childhood memories is of the many hours I spent in the children's reading room of the Free Library at Logan Square in Philadelphia, PA, where I grew up. Way back then, I thought there could be nothing more wonderful than to write a book someone would love as much as I loved my favorites. I still think so!
My writing career began with the publication of stories, poems, and articles in children's magazines, including Highlights for Children, Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, and Weekly Reader. My first book for young readers, SUMMER BEGINS, was published in 1980. Since then, I’ve written 24 more, including my latest picture book, TOO MANY FROGS! and WHAT A PARTY!
I’ve also edited four anthologies: BUT THAT’S ANOTHER STORY, WITH
ALL MY HEART, WITH ALL MY MIND: 13 Stories about Growing Up Jewish (winner of the National Jewish Book Award), ON HER WAY: STORIES AND POEMS ABOUT GROWING UP GIRL and, with my friend David L. Harrison, DUDE! Stories and Stuff for Boys.
As Sandra Fenichel Asher, I’ve written over three dozen plays for young
audiences, including A WOMAN CALLED TRUTH, SOMEBODY CATCH MY HOMEWORK (inspired
by the poetry of David L. Harrison), and an adaptation of Avi’s ROMEO AND
JULIET – TOGETHER (AND ALIVE!) AT LAST. To find out more about my plays,
please visit my other Web page at http://usaplays4kids.drury.edu/playwrights/asher.
My husband and I are the parents of two grown children, Ben and Emily and the grandparents of Olivia and Rafael. We live in Lancaster, PA, with our dog Rudy and our cats, Stanley and Natasha. We love to travel and have visited England, Scotland, France, Denmark, Russia, Latvia, China, and Israel -- so far! I've also visited schools and led writing workshops for children and adults from Anchorage, Alaska, to St. Petersburg, Florida.
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 DUDE! Stories and Stuff for Boys Ages 8 – 12 co-edited with David L. Harrison Growing up is tough, but the guys in this collection are equal to the job! Poets, playwrights, and storytellers from Jaime Adoff to Jose Gonzalez to Sneed Collard III offer tales fanciful and true, all for and about boys - but girls are welcome to read them, too!
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 WHAT A PARTY! ages 3 and up It's Grandpa's birthday and Froggie can't wait to sing for him! What a show! And then, the party's over. It's time to go home. Only Rabbit's promise of a story convinces a tired Froggie to say goodnight and discover the quiet joy of looking back on a special day.
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 TOO MANY FROGS! Illustrated by Keith Graves Ages 3 – 8 Rabbit lives alone and likes it that way. One stormy night, Froggie arrives on Rabbit’s doorstep – and returns again and again, filling Rabbit’s house with snacks, pillows, and dozens of cousins. Too much fuss! Too much clutter! Too many frogs! But Rabbit loves to read – and Froggie loves to listen!
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 ON HER WAY: STORIES AND POEMS
ABOUT GROWING UP GIRL Ages 8 and up. Twenty authors, including Linda Sue Park, Edwidge Danticat, Angela Johnson, and Valiska Gregory, join me in celebrating the strength, imagination, and courage of girls in this anthology. A Junior Library Guild selection..
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 BLACKBIRDS AND DRAGONS, MERMAIDS AND MICE Dramatic Publishing Company Ages 3 – 12 A collection of five short plays in the folk and fairy tale tradition,
suitable for young audiences and young actors: A Song of Sixpence; Country
Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery; The Little Mermaid (adapted from
H.C. Andersen); Thunder Mountain; and The Insulting Princess.
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Contact: Jerri Stanley at jstanley@pcis.net
I'll be one of 40 authors and illustrators from around the country visiting
with school children, teachers, and librarians, including a huge autographing
party on Sunday, March 14.
Contact: Naomi Williamson at Williamson@Libserv.cmsu.edu
It is supported by
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