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Natasha Wing

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http://www.goodreads.com/natashawing

born

February 07, 1960

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female

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http://www.natashawing.com/

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Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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August 2010

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Why am I a writer? When I was a young girl, I wanted to be a teacher. I’d line up my stuffed animals in front of a board and teach them the alphabet and how to count. In high school I wanted to be a tennis player. I was on the tennis team, and played at our neighborhood tennis club. Then in college I thought digging dinosaur bones would be a cool job. Or working at a big time advertising agency. It wasn’t until I was working at my own public relations agency that I decided I really wanted to write children’s books. I was so inspired by the magic of reading a book that I wanted to see if my active imagination could create magical moments for kids all over the world. I started to write, then sent my stories to publishers, and sold my first ma...more

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Where the Wild Thing Went

Maurice Sendak died today at 83. Maybe the Long Island Medium knows where his soul rested, but I’ll bet wherever he is, he’s being rascally. If you haven’t seen the Steven Colbert skit with Sendak, it’s a treat to watch. Here’s a short clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mPEZj21NmE

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Average rating: 3.85 · 839 ratings · 256 reviews · 25 distinct works

	The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Julie Durrell (Illustrator), Julie Durrel (Illustrations) 3.92 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Go to Bed, Monster! by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Sylvie Kantorovitz (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Deborah Zemke (illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Night Before the Night Before Christmas by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Mike Lester (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 59 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Night before Halloween by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Fisher 4.10 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Tammie Lyon (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Julia Breckenreid (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Night Before St. Patrick's Day by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Amy Wummer (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	How to Raise a Dinosaur by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Pablo Bernasconi (Illustrator) 3.49 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Jalapeno Bagels by Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author), Robert Casilla (Illustrations) 3.49 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:

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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

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Wild Ink : Success Secrets to Writing and Publishing in the Young Adult Market

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