Erik P. Kraft is a writer and illustrator of
children's books
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. His first book, ''Chocolatina'' (Bridgewater Books, 1998) was illustrated by Denise Brunkus,
but from that point on, he illustrated his own books. ''Lenny and Mel'' (2002), ''Lenny and Mel's Summer Vacation'' (2003), and ''Lenny and Mel: Afterschool Confidential'' (2004) were all published by
Simon & Schuster
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. ''Miracle Wimp'', a
young adult novel
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The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
featuring illustrations, was released in August 2007 by
Little, Brown
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. Kraft came to writing later in life.
["Erik P. Kraft." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center. Accessed 11 Oct. 2018.] Besides writing children and young adult books, Kraft is an adjunct professor at
Columbia University
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and writes reviews for Boston Book Review.
Books
*''Chocolatina'' illustrated by Denise Brunkus, BridgeWater Books (Mahwah, NJ), 1998.
*''Lenny and Mel'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.
*''Lenny and Mel's Summer Vacation'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003.
*''Lenny and Mel: After-school Confidential'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2004.
*''Miracle Wimp'', Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2007.
References
External links
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Kraft's Tumblr blogKraft's Twitter*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American children's writers
American children's book illustrators
Place of birth missing (living people)
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