Born in New York City in 1947, Jane O''Connor received a
bachelor''s degree in English literature from Smith College in 1969.
In 1971, she began her publishing career by working in the
editorial department of Hastings House Publishers. From 1977 to
1983, she was an editor at Scholastic, Inc.; then she moved to
Random House, where she became editor-in-chief of children''s books.
In 1989, she moved to Grosset and Dunlap. Her first novel, Yours
Till Niagara Falls, Abby, was published in 1979. Since then she has
written more than 30 children''s books including the Nina, Nina
Ballerina stories, the Fancy Nancy series and the adult novel
Dangerous Admissions. She has won numerous awards including the New
York Academy of Sciences Honor book, 1981, for Magic in the Movies:
The Story of Special Effects, with Katy Hall; Golden Sower Award,
Nebraska Library Association, 1982, for Yours Till Niagara Falls,
Abby; Children''s Choice designation, International Reading
Association, 1989, for The Ghost in Tent Nineteen; "nonfiction book
for 2002" citation, Booklist, and Orbis Honor Book, both 2002, both
for The Emperor''s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient
China; and the Quill Award for Best Picture Book, 2007 for Fancy
Nancy.
Robin Preiss Glasser is the number one "New York Times"
bestselling illustrator of the "Fancy Nancy" series, written by
Jane O''Connor; "America: A Patriotic Primer, A is for Abigail, "and
"Our Fifty States" by Lynne Cheney and most recently "Tea for Ruby"
by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. She lives in Southern
California with her family.
Ted Enik has illustrated "Love and Kisses, Eloise" and books
based on "The Magic School Bus." He lives in New York City.
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