Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (April 29, 1965 – March 13, 2017) was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short filmmaker, and former radio show host.[1]
Amy Krouse Rosenthal | |
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 Rosenthal speaking at the TEDx Waterloo conference, February 25, 2010 | |
| Born | April 29, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 51) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, filmmaker |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Spouse | Jason Brian Rosenthal |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
| whoisamy | |
Early life
Rosenthal was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated at Tufts University. She married Jason Brian Rosenthal. They had three children.
Career
She was best known for her memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, her children's picture books, and the movie project The Beckoning of Lovely.[2][3][4][5][6] She was a prolific writer, publishing more than 30 children's books between 2005 and her death in 2017.[3][4][7]
She is the only author to have three children's books make the Best Children's Books for Family Literacy list in the same year.[8] She was a contributor to Chicago's NPR affiliate WBEZ and to the TED conference.[9][10]
Death
Rosenthal died in Chicago, Illinois from ovarian cancer on March 13, 2017, aged 51.[11]
References
- ↑ "Amy Krouse Rosenthal, best-selling author, dead at age 51". Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Youth library programs offered in Evesham," South Jersey Local News, March 10, 2011[dead link], accessed March 29, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bruce Handy, "Children's Books: Happy to Be Me ... or Me!" New York Times, May 8, 2009; accessed March 29, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sally Lodge, "Q & A with Amy Krouse Rosenthal", Publishers Weekly, May 21, 2009; accessed March 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Amy Krouse Rosenthal" at HarperCollins Publishers Archived August 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Amy Krouse Rosenthal Readies 'Beckoning of Lovely' Project", Chicago Magazine, November 2010; accessed May 16, 2011.
- ↑ Amy Krouse Rosenthal website, accessed May 16, 2011.
- ↑ "The Pennsylvania Center for the Book presents the 2010 A Baker's Dozen: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy," Pennsylvania State University, 2010 Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011.
- ↑ Mission Amy KR blog, WBEZ Archived May 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 16, 2011.
- ↑ "TEDActive 2011: Projects: Public Heart, Ted Conferences website, May 9, 2011 Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal dead at 51". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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