Amy Krouse Rosenthal | |
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 Rosenthal speaking at the TEDx Waterloo conference, February 25, 2010 | |
| Born | Amy Renee Krouse April 29, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2017 (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 | |
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (born Amy Renee Krouse; April 29, 1965 – March 13, 2017) was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short film maker, and radio show host.[1] She is best known for her memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, her children's picture books, and the film 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] 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.[7] She was a contributor to Chicago's NPR affiliate WBEZ, and to the TED conference.[8][9]
- ^ Schudel, Matt (March 14, 2017). "Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of best-selling children's books, touching farewell essay, dies at 51". Washington Post. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Youth library programs offered in Evesham"[permanent dead link], South Jersey Local News, March 10, 2011; accessed March 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Bruce Handy, "Children's Books: Happy to Be Me ... or Me!" The New York Times, May 8, 2009; accessed March 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Sally Lodge, (May 21, 2009) "Q & A with Amy Krouse Rosenthal", Publishers Weekly, accessed March 20, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.