Nancy Loewen
Nancy Loewen was born on June 20, 1964, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, and grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota surrounded by library books and cats.[1][2] She has published nearly 140 books for children and young adults, including award-winning titles like Four to the Pole and The LAST Day of Kindergarten, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University.[2][4] She lives in Saint Paul, works as an editor, college application essay coach, and tutor, and enjoys reading, cooking, long walks, and photographing thrift store oddities.[2][4]
children's books
young adult
She Sells Seashells and Other Tricky Tongue Twisters (Ways to Say It)
Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story
I Can Do It!: Kids Talk about Courage
Walt Whitman: Voices in Poetry
How Could You?: Kids Talk About Trust
It's All About You: Writing Your Own Journal
Cyclops Tells All: The Way EYE See It
Tangles, Growth Spurts, and Being You: Questions and Answers About Growing Up
Flying Colors: Butterflies in Your Backyard (Backyard Bugs)
Besties, Sleepovers, and Drama Queens: Questions and Answers About Friends
Talking Turkey and Other Clichés We Say
Seriously, Snow White Was SO Forgetful!: The Story of Snow White as Told by the Dwarves
Make Me Giggle: Writing Your Own Silly Story
Besties, Sleepovers, and Drama Queens: Questions and Answers About Friends
Athena (Greek and Roman Mythology)
Walt Whitman
Chirp, Chirp!: Crickets in Your Backyard (Backyard Bugs)
Bzzz, Bzzz!: Mosquitoes in Your Backyard
Ten Town
Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!: The Story of the Frog Prince as Told by the Frog
Eight Town