Frank Asch (August 6, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey – 2022) was an American

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book writer, best known for his Moonbear

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s. 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

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, as well as at a

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school in the United States, and conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including '' Turtle Tale'', ''

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'', ''

I Can Blink ''I Can Blink'' is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Frank Asch. It was published in 1985 by Kids Can Press, and printed by Everbest in Hong Kong. The book consists of a series of simple sentences, with definite ...

'' 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. Asch lived in Somerville, New Jersey and Middletown Springs, Vermont. Before his death in 2022, Asch lived in Kapa'au

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with his wife, Jan.“About the author.�
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* 1946 births 2022 deaths American children's writers Writers from Somerville, New Jersey People from Rutland County, Vermont {{US-child-writer-stub