Happy 80th, Alison Cragin Herzig! (Co-author of "A Word to the Wise," 1978)

[leno...@yahoo.com]

She lives in NYC.

Not to be confused with the much younger writer, Alyson Herzig.

"Oh, Boy! Babies" won the National Book Award for Children's Nonfiction.

From "Contemporary Authors":

"On my thirteenth birthday I asked my parents to paint my bedroom dark green and build bookcases on every available wall. My mother was horrified. It seemed like living in a cave to her. But it felt like a library to me and I loved books. Louisa May Alcott, Felix Salten, E. B. White, Marjorie Rawlings, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Dumas, Kipling, Stevenson, Harper Lee, Mary O'Hara, Eric Knight. The list goes on and on. I read at meals and under the covers at night and dreamed of growing up to be a story teller..."

https://www.google.com/search?q=alison+cragin+herzig+1935&biw=1280&bih=882&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIlOTXyri4xwIVhHUeCh28Hwnk#tbm=isch&q=%22alison+cragin+herzig%22+books&imgrc=_
(some book covers)

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/alison-cragin-herzig/
(four Kirkus reviews)

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/361617.Alison_Cragin_Herzig
(reader reviews)

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=vid&hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=alison+herzig&oq=alison+herzig&gs_l=video-hp.3...2395.4412.0.4626.13.11.0.2.0.0.151.849.9j2.11.0....0...1ac.1.34.video-hp..3.10.797.ywbFjiBOBhM#hl=en&tbm=vid&q=alison+cragin+herzig
(a couple of video reviews by kids)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078914/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1
(a little information on the TV version of "Oh Boy, Babies!")


WRITINGS:

(With Jane Lawrence Mali) A Word to the Wise, illustrated by Martha Perske, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1978.
("The thesaurus stolen from their teacher alters the lives of eight fifth-graders in a special reading group.")

(With Mali) Oh, Boy! Babies!, illustrated by Katrina Thomas, Little, Brown, 1980.
("A photo essay of a class in infant care given to fifth and sixth grade boys with the help of mothers and real babies.")

(With Mali) A Season of Secrets, Little, Brown, 1982.
("Brooke worries about her little brother's mysterious fainting spells, which her parents will not explain, and has difficulty at first understanding his fondness for a pet bat named Lucifur.")

(With Mali) Thaddeus, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, Little, Brown, 1984.
("Eccentric, fabled Great-Great-Uncle Thaddeus always makes his namesake's birthday special, but the seventh celebration is even more wonderful than usual.")

Shadows on the Pond, Little, Brown, 1985.
("Dangerous intruders threaten to destroy the secluded beaver pond which is Jill's only refuge from her many problems.")

(With Mali) The Ten-Speed Babysitter, Dutton (New York), 1987.
("In a coastal town in Connecticut, a fourteen-year-old babysitter's job is filled with suprises when his employer jets off to the Caribbean for the weekend and leaves him in charge of a toddler.")

(With Mali) Sam and the Moon Queen, Clarion (New York), 1992.
("Sympathetic to a homeless girl's plight, Sam tries to help her find food for herself and medical aid for her dog.")

The Big Deal, illustrated by Scott Gladden, Viking (New York), 1992.
("All Sam has to do to keep his dog Wally is feed, groom, and walk him. Feeding and grooming are a snap, but walking is easier said than done--because Wally's enormous, and Sam's the second smallest kid in the fourth grade. If Sam doesn't come up with a plan to get his dog under control soon, his parents are going to take Wally away.")

The Boonsville Bombers, illustrated by Dan Andreasen, Viking, 1993.
("When her older brother and his friends won't let her play on their baseball team, Emma comes up with a plan to convince them to change their minds.")

(With Mali) Mystery on October Road, Viking, 1993.
("When a mysterious masked man moves into the house next door, ten-year-old Casey and her friends, Cats and Benny, are determined to find out more about him.")

(With Mali) The Wimp of the World, Viking, 1994.
("Ten-year-old Bridget wants to fit in with her three older brothers, and the boys are perfectly willing to help her out. It's easy for them to lay down the law: no flowered shorts, plenty of push-ups, and, for heaven's sake, no dresses. Finding a niche for herself is particularly important, since her parents are expecting a new baby, and it appears the baby is to be Bridget's new roommate. Unfortunately, Bridget's endeavors to change come to a quick halt when her beloved 68-year-old great-aunt Dawsie, who has always made Bridget feel special, announces her engagement. Bridget is suddenly afraid she's losing her very best friend...")

Bronco Busters, illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root, G. P. Putnam's Sons (New York), 1998.
("Slim, Jim, and Grimsley are the biggest, baddest bronco busters in the whole wide West. There's not a horse they can't tame -- until they meet up with one small cowboy and a black pony. The bronco busters try every trick in their book, but the pony fights back with tricks of his own.. Day after day, the small cowboy watches and waits for dark. Then he'll get his chance. Can he find a way to turn this fierce Bronco into a friend?")


Lenona.