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Marion Dane Bauer

Marion  Dane Bauer

Marion Dane Bauer

Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the New York Times bestseller My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include A Mama for Owen, If You Were Born a Kitten, Grandmother's Song,... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Life is a gift.
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My life in 8 words: "Challenging, fulfilling, interesting, filled with gratitude and hope"
January 31, 2012
"Are you writing anything?" people often ask.  It is, I assume, just a conversation starter when they can't think of a...
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January 31, 2012
I've been thinking about my career lately. Looking back over the thirty-five years since my first novel was published. Looking...
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm will be released on April 17, 2012 in eBook
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Little Dog, Lost will be released on May 01, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Pollyanna will be released on February 21, 2012 in eBook
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Marion Dane Bauer Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Life is a gift. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. The women who homesteaded the upper plains in the Midwest. Q. What do you regret most? A. I've made lots of misteps in my life, but there isn't much I regret, because all brought me to this moment. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Right here in my home in front of my computer looking out the window at a spruce tree. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Running out of stories I want to write . . . but it doesn't seem to be happening. Learn more about Marion Dane Bauer

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Edge Miami, February 5, 2012
...fiction in the United States, publishing more new fiction each year than all other publishers combined. Noted authors Marion Dane Bauer (Newbery Award), Nancy Garden (Margaret A. Edwards Award), Gregory Maguire (author of Wicked), and Jacqueline Woodson...
Christian Science Monitor, January 13, 2012
...launching point for a classroom (or bedtime) discussion of the history of race relations in America. 9.'' by Marion Dane Bauer Bauer uses children (Scholastic, 32 pp) to draw young readers into her narrative about King and his fight for civil rights. She...
Faribault Daily News, January 5, 2012
TheDay.com, December 17, 2011
...hug, a cheer-up hug to a cuddly hug and many more. "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Leslie Wu, Little Simon, 2011, 32 pages, $7.99 board book. Engage your baby with this endearing tribute to all the ways daddies love...
Appeal-Democrat.com, December 8, 2011
...this a flawless "feel good" book for young and old alike. "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Leslie Wu, Little Simon, 2011, 32 pages, $7.99 board book. Engage your baby with this endearing tribute to all the ways daddies...
Muskogee Phoenix, December 1, 2011
...The Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas” illustrated by Mike Terrell. • “The Christmas Baby” by Marion Dane Bauer. Hanukkah • “Hanukkah Moon” by Deborah Da Costa. • “My First Hanukkah Board Book” by DK Publishing. •...
Port Huron Times-Herald, November 27, 2011
...a flawless "feel good" book for young and old alike. » "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Leslie Wu, Little Simon, 2011, 32 pages, $7.99 board book. Engage your baby with this endearing tribute to all the ways daddies love...
TheDay.com, December 17, 2011
...hug, a cheer-up hug to a cuddly hug and many more. "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Leslie Wu, Little Simon, 2011, 32 pages, $7.99 board book. Engage your baby with this endearing tribute to all the ways daddies love...
Appeal-Democrat.com, December 8, 2011
...this a flawless "feel good" book for young and old alike. "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Leslie Wu, Little Simon, 2011, 32 pages, $7.99 board book. Engage your baby with this endearing tribute to all the ways daddies...
Muskogee Phoenix, December 1, 2011
...The Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas” illustrated by Mike Terrell. • “The Christmas Baby” by Marion Dane Bauer. Hanukkah • “Hanukkah Moon” by Deborah Da Costa. • “My First Hanukkah Board Book” by DK Publishing. •...
Port Huron Times-Herald, November 27, 2011
...a flawless "feel good" book for young and old alike. » "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Leslie Wu, Little Simon, 2011, 32 pages, $7.99 board book. Engage your baby with this endearing tribute to all the ways daddies love...
Stevens Point Journal, October 26, 2011
...Children’s author Marion Dane Bauer answers a question Tuesday at John Muir Middle School in Wausau. / (Dan Young/For the Journal) Written by For the Journal Filed Under WAUSAU -- At its simplest...
Stevens Point Journal, October 26, 2011
...Children’s author Marion Dane Bauer answers a question Tuesday at John Muir Middle School in Wausau. / (Dan Young/For the Journal) Written by For the Journal Filed Under WAUSAU -- At its simplest...