Else Holmelund Minarik

Else Holmelund Minarik

Else Holmelund Minarik (born September 13, 1920, in Denmark) is the author of the Little Bear series of children's books, which were successful as books, and were also made into a successful children's TV series. The Little Bear books sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.

Else Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, "No Fighting, No Biting!"

She was born in Denmark, and with her family immigrated to the United States at the age of four. After she graduated from Queens College, City University of New York she became a journalist for the "Rome Daily Centennial" newspaper and taught first-graders during WWII. Minarik lives in Nottingham, New Hampshire.

External links

* [http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbios/brthpage/09sep/9-13minarik.html Minarik at the Childrens Literature Network]
* [http://www.nhpr.org/node/5130 New Hampshire Public Radio Interview]


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