About+the+Author

= = =** Kathryn Lasky was born in 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1966, and then continued onto Wheelock College and graduated from there in 1977. After graduating she became a teacher and also wrote magazines. She is Jewish and enjoys skiing, sailing, hiking, reading and also watching movies. She is a Newbery Honor author of over 100 books. **= =__BOOKS SHE'S WRITTEN__=
 * One Beetle Too Many
 * The Most Beautiful Roof in the World
 * Vision of Beauty
 * A Baby for Max
 * Poodle and Hound
 * Love That Baby
 * Mommy's Hands
 * First Painter
 * Sea Swan
 * Night Gardener
 * Mortal Words
 * The Wizard of Oz