April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875 Artist, Poet and Writer of Children’s Fairy Tales Listen Hans Christian Andersen was a 19th century Danish writer. Although a prolific writer of plays, travel books, novels, he is best known his fairy tales, such […]
» Read moreborn December 23, 1937 Writer of children’s and young adult fiction Listen Avi is the pen name adopted by by children’s author Edward Irving Wortis. He has written more than 70 books geared to children and young adults. He won the Newbery […]
» Read moreChildren’s Book Author & Screenwriter Listen People are often surprised to learn that I am dyslexic. They think that being dyslexic would prevent me from being a successful writer. I believe that being dyslexic has helped me as a writer. […]
» Read moreChildren’s writer and illustrator. Listen Dyslexia is not a disability – it’s a gift. It means that I, and many other dyslexic thinkers can portray the world through images because we think in images. I can build worlds, freeze the […]
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» Read morePlaywright and Children’s Author Listen I really struggled to read because I was horrifically dyslexic. I was the last child to come off reading books, but when I finally managed to pick up the skills to be able to read, […]
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