- Frank Asch
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name = Frank Asch
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1946|8|6|mf=y
birthplace =Summerville ,New Jersey
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occupation = artist, illustrator, writer
nationality = American
period = 1968 - present
genre =Children's literature
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website = http://www.frankasch.comFrank Asch (born
6 August 1946 in Somerville,New Jersey ) is an American children'swriter , best known for hisMoonbear picture book s.In 1968, Asch published his first picture book, "George's Store". The following year he graduated from
Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school inIndia , as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including "Turtle Tale ", "Mooncake", "I Can Blink " and "Happy Birthday Moon ". In 1989 he wrote "Here Comes the Cat! " in collaboration withVladimir Vagin . The book was awarded theRussian National Book Award and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book.Asch lived in
Somerville, New Jersey . [Turner, Patricia. [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10A16FE3E5C0C708DDDAB0994D9484D81 "ART FOR CHILDREN AT RUTGERS"] , "The New York Times ",December 13 ,1981 . AccessedOctober 23 ,2007 . "Frank Asch of Somerville, who studied at Rutgers and now lives in rural Connecticut"]He currently lives in
Vermont with his wife, Jan.References
External links
* [http://www.frankasch.com/ Official website]
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