Margie Palatini is the author of many popular books for young children. She was born in

Edison, New Jersey Edison is a township located in Middlesex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region, Edison is a commercial hub, home to Menlo Park Mall and Little India. It ...

, and today lives in nearby

Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City."

. Margie is a graduate of the Moore College of Art and Design. According to her website, all of her books cannot be published if they do not pass her son's "giggle test".

Books

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Piggie Pie ''Piggie Pie!'' is a children's picture book by Margie Palatini and illustrated by Howard Fine, published by Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company. The book was followed up by 2 more squeals, ''Zoom Broom!'' (1998) and ''Broom Mates'' (2003) (bo ...

'' (1995, illustrated by Howard Fine) * ''

Zak's Lunch ''Zak's Lunch'' is a children's book written by Margie Palatini and illustrated by Howard Fine. Published by Clarion Books, it is about a boy named Zak who refuses to eat the ham and cheese sandwich his mother made for him for lunch and goes into ...

'' (1998, illustrated by Howard Fine) * ''The Web Files'' (2001, illustrated by Richard Egielski) * ''Tub-Boo-Boo'' (2001, illustrated by Michael Koelsch) * ''Earthquack!'' (2002, illustrated by Barry Moser) * ''The Three Silly Billies'' (2005, illustrated by Barry Moser) * ''Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes'' (2009, illustrated by Barry Moser)

External links

Official Site
Living people American children's writers Writers from Plainfield, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people) People from Edison, New Jersey Moore College of Art and Design alumni American women children's writers 21st-century American women {{US-child-writer-stub