About the Book:
Title: WHO NAMED THEIR PONY
MACARONI?
Author: Marilyn Singer, Ryan McAmis
(Illustrations)
Pub. Date: October 1, 2019
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 48
A family of mice. A runaway
goat.
A mischievous snake.
A shocking parrot.
A pardoned turkey.
A pampered raccoon.
A ghostbusting dog.
A celebrity cow.
The White House housed more
than presidents and First Families--who could forget the furry, scaly,
feathered friends who impressed the press, guarded their charges, and kept them
company through all the ups and downs of their respective terms?
Marilyn Singer's compelling
poems will delight readers with stories of the creatures who sat beside our country's
leaders, as she draws intriguing connections between the animals and the
administrations they accompanied. Mixed-media illustrations by Ryan McAmis lend
humor and vivacity, and detailed back matter explores each president's pet
history in more depth.
About Marilyn:
Marilyn Singer was born in the Bronx (New York City) on October 3, 1948
and lived most of her early life in N. Massapequa (Long Island), NY. She
attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year,
Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and an
M.A. in Communications from New York University.
In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several
years, she began to write - initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides
and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden, she penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up
when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, she wrote more stories
and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by
E.P.Dutton & Co.
Since then, Marilyn has published over seventy books for children and
young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels,
fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry. She
likes writing many different kinds of books because it's challenging and it
keeps her from getting bored. She has won several Children's Choice and
Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the following: the Creature Carnival, Lee
Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book, 2005; I Believe in Water: Twelve
Brushes with Religion, New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen
Age," 2001; Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls, Popular Paperbacks
for Young Adults, 2000 (YALSA); On the Same Day in March, Booklist's Top Ten
Science Books of 2000; NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000; Deal with a Ghost,
finalist, YA category, Edgar Award, 1998; It Can't Hurt Forever, Maud Hart
Lovelace Award, 1983; The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, ALA Best
Book for Young Adults, 1983; Turtle in July, NCTE Notable, N.Y.Times Best
Illustrated and Time Magazine Best Children's Books of 1989; Turtle in July was
also a Reading Rainbow review book.
Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve; their
standard poodle Oggi, a cousin of their beloved and recently departed poodle
Easy, seen in the home page photo; a cat named August ; two collared doves
named Jubilee and Holiday; and a starling named Darling. Her interests include
dog training, reading, hiking, bird-watching, gardening, meditation, playing
computer adventure games and going to the movies and the theatre. She's also a
major Star Trek fan.
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