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  Michaela Muntean

Books
A Few Things About Me

Children's Book Author, Michaela Muntean

A Few Things About Me

 

I was born in Omaha, Nebraska but grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the oldest of seven children. I would write plays and make my three sisters and three brothers perform in them. I think I was pretty bossy about it.

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Living in a house full of kids was great--there was always someone to play with--but it could also be way too noisy, especially if you liked to read, and I loved reading. Fortunately, there was a large walk-in closet where I'd hide out with a stack of books.

 

For me, books were tickets to other places. They were windows into other people's lives, to adventures and wonderments and magic. Love of reading led to a love of ideas and, eventually, to trying to put those ideas into words. When I began writing I found that I loved telling stories almost as much as I loved reading them. 

 

I ended up writing lots of books -- for Sesame Street, for the Muppets, for Little Golden Books.

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I've lived in New York City, surrounded by tall buildings and millions of people. I've lived on an island, surrounded by the sea. I now live in the Hudson Valley with my husband, Nik Cohn, and our dogs, Beau and Tess. Every morning, they come to my office to work with me. 

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My staff, asleep on the job 

Books

My most recent books include Do Not Open This Book. It's about a Pig who's trying to write a story but the reader keeps interrupting him. He's incredibly crabby, but he's also funny. Pascal Lemaitre illustrated it. I think he's brilliant (and also funny). In April, 2020, there will be another book about the same Pig called Do Not EVER Be a Babysitter

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Another book that has a special place in my heart is Stay, a true story about a circus performer who rescued ten dogs no one else wanted and trained them to perform in a circus act. 

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Three More Things About Me

 

  1. I wish I could sing, but I can't. In fact, a music teacher once asked if I could just "mouth the words" so that those around me wouldn't be thrown off key. 

  2. I may stink at singing, but I am excellent at mini-golf.

  3. I went to welding school. So, if you ever need something welded, I could do it for you.

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Photos by K.C. Bailey / Drawings by Pascal Lemaitre

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