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Louise Borden

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gender

female

website

http://www.louiseborden.com/

genre

Children's Books

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There were already two Louises in my family when I was born: my mother and my grandmother, Nana, who lived with us when I was growing up. So early on, I was given the name Leezie. This is a name that my family still calls me. Years later, my niece was born and also named Louise. Then there were four of us with the same name! Louise is a fine name to have except that people often spell it incorrectly. Sometimes my mail is addressed to Louisa, or Louisie, or Lewis, or Lois. Leezie is also tough for people to spell. Names and their pronunciations have always interested me, so writing about a teacher named Mrs. Kempczinski was a natural thing for me to do.

I grew up in a house at the top of a steep street in Cincinnati, Ohio, the kind of street...more

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Books by Louise Borden

Average rating: 3.92 · 684 ratings · 214 reviews · 25 distinct works

	The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden, Allan Drummond (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands 3.89 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Big Brothers Don't Take Naps by Louise Borden, Emma Dodd (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Off to First Grade by Louise Borden, Joan Rankin (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Sleds on Boston Common: A Story from the American Revolution 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	America Is... 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude by Louise Borden, Erik Blegvad (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	My rating: