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Natasha Wing

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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


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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