Natasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut in 1960. At the age
of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona
State University in 1982 with a B.S. in Advertising. In 1988 she
married Daniel Wing and moved to Northern California where she
worked in advertising for a number of years. It wasn't until 1991
that she decided to write children's books. Luckily she sold her
first book, Hippity Hop, Frog on Top, within 6 months and has been
writing children's books and articles ever since. Her second book,
Jalapeno Bagels, came out in June 1996 with Atheneum Books. The
Night Before Easter, was published with Putnam All Aboard Books.
She has also been published in Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, Girls'
Life, and Hopscotch for Girls, and has two recipes in Writers in
the Kitchen.
Birthday- February 7thPets- Siberian husky, Sabaka, and cat,
JemimaProfessional- Member of Society of Children's Book Writers &
IllustratorsFavorite Children's Books- Polar Express, Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory, The Cat in the Hat, The Golden
CompassFavorite Season- FallFavorite Tree- MapleFavorite Color-
Cranberry redFavorite Cookie- Oatmeal Raisin with Vanilla
ChipsReason for writing The Night Before Easter- "I wrote The Night
Before Easter for parents to read at bedtime so children could go
to sleep with sweet dreams of jelly beans dancing in their heads."
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