Born:1949
Buffalo, New York,
United States Of America
Current Home:
Albany, California,
United States Of America
Anne Isaacs
Biography
I was born in 1949, in Buffalo, New York, and lived there until I left for college in 1967. I attended the University of Michigan, where I received degrees in English Literature and Environmental Education. Since then I have lived in various cities in Canada and in the San Francisco Bay area, where I live now.
As a child I was shy and usually lost in a world of my imagination. I read constantly from fourth grade on, plucking books haphazardly from my parents' or the library's shelves: Romeo and Juliet, Lorna Doone, Wind in the Willows, The Caine Mutiny. In fourth grade I was changed forever by my first readings of Shakespeare and Coleridge. I was spellbound by their emotional directness, interweaving of thought and feeling, and above, all, the pure music of their words.
I read Little Women more times than any other book. Like the heroine, Jo, I grew up to combine careers as an educator, mother, and children's book writer. (Perhaps this says something about the long-term influence a children's book may have on a reader!)
I dabbled in writing as a child, but it wasn't until I had children of my own that I began to write seriously, and to think about trying to get a book published. I seem fated to come to books in reverse order. I mainly read adult literature as a child, but as an adult I began to read children's literature, often encountering a classic work for the first time while reading it to my children.
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Pancakes for Supper
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Pancakes for Supper
by Anne Isaacs and Mark TeagueWhen her family's wagon hits a bump, golden-haired Toby Littlewood is hurled into the sky and lands deep in the snowy forest. There she meets a prickly porcupine, an enormous bear, and a hungry cougar, among other fearsome creatures. Cleverly, she talks each one out of eating her by offering up her fancy clothes. In the end, in a competition to be the grandest beast, the vain animals chase each other around and around a maple tree, where they turn into maple syrup! Isaacs's clever, rollicking text and Teague's animated animals in Toby's clothing are sure to delight the youngest reader.
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The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes #15: Now You See It, Now You Don't
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The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes #15: Now You See It, Now You Don't
by Anne MazerThere's a thief at large in the 6th grade, and Abby and Hannah are determined to uncover the culprit stealing prized possessions. Like real detectives, they piece together clues and gather a suspect list. But when Abby accidentally discovers the crook, she wishes she hadn't. Should Abby turn in a friend, or sit back while her classmates get hurt?
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Engage your child in a detective tale featuring problem-solving sleuths and real-word dilemmas.
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