Frank Asch

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Frank Asch (August 6, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey – 2022) was an American children's book writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books.

In 1968, Asch published his first picture book, George's Store. The following year, he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, and conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including Turtle Tale, Mooncake, I Can Blink and Happy Birthday Moon. In 1989 he wrote Here Comes the Cat! in collaboration with Vladimir Vagin. The book was awarded the Russian National Book Award and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Asch lived in Somerville, New Jersey[1] and Middletown Springs, Vermont.[2]

Before his death in 2022, Asch lived in Kapaʻau, Hawaiʻi with his wife, Jan.[3]

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  1. Turner, Patricia. "ART FOR CHILDREN AT RUTGERS", The New York Times, December 13, 1981. Accessed October 23, 2007. "Frank Asch of Somerville, who studied at Rutgers and now lives in rural Connecticut"
  2. Frank Asch, Milk and Cookies: A Frank Asch Bear Story, (Parents Magazine Press: 1982)
  3. “About the author.” Simon and Schuster/.

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