• Square Fish
  • Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
  • Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Joan Horton

I grew up in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where I attended public schools. Upon graduating from high school, I enrolled as a biology major at what is now the University of Hartford. But before I finished my degree, I left to get married. Several years later, I went back to college and earned a B.A. and an M.S.W. from the University of Connecticut.

 

Prior to becoming a writer, I worked at Hartford Hospital as a medical technologist. I was also a social worker for a brief time.

 

Like many children, I was raised on Mother Goose rhymes. I can still remember begging my parents to read me just one more poem. Much later, when my four children were grown, I turned once again to the fun-filled magic of these poems and was inspired to write my own rhyming verse. I’m sure I find as much joy in writing for children as did the elusive Mother Goose.


 

Works

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Math Attack!

Melanie Kroupa Books
Each time her teacher asks, “What’s seven times ten?” a young girl experiences a severe case of arithmetic strain. “Numbers flew out of my head by the score....
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Halloween Hoots and Howls

Square Fish
There’s going to be a party. You’re invited one and all. We’ll be waiting there to greet you at the Ghost and Goblin Ball. ...
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Hippopotamus Stew and Other Silly Animal Poems

Henry Holt and Co.
Wonderful, wacky animal poems that will tickle the funny bone and bring on the giggles... A centipede in running shoes. A lizard who dreams he’s a dragon....
Joan Horton

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