Tommy Greenwald (born April 27, 1962) is an American
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
and
children’s book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
author. Greenwald co-wrote
John & Jen with
Andrew Lippa.
His debut middle-grade fiction book was ''Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading'', a humorous book about a reluctant reader.
He also wrote the lyrics for the musical ''
John & Jen'', which tells the story of a woman named Jen and two men in her life named John: her brother, who dies in the Vietnam War, and her son.
Greenwald is executive creative director of Spotco, which creates advertisements for Broadway shows.
Spotco Staff Directory
Bibliography
* ''Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading'', Roaring Brook Press, 2011
* ''Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit'', Roaring Brook Press, 2012
* ''Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation'', Roaring Brook Press, 2013
* ''Jack Strong Takes a Stand'', Roaring Brook Press, 2013
* ''Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money'', Roaring Brook Press, 2014
*''Katie Friedman Gives Up Texting! (And Lives to Tell About It)'', Roaring Brook Press, 2015
*''Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Planet Girl'', Roaring Book Press, 2015
*''Charlie Joe Jacksons guide to not reading and getting good grades''. 2021
*''Club Donald Duck 1: Nieuwe vrienden''
*''Club Donald Duck 2: Jacht op het spook''
*''Club Donald Duck 3: Metro op hol''
*''Club Donald Duck Duck Scares 1''
*''Club Donald Duck Duck Scares 2''
*''Club Donald Duck Duck Scares 3''
References
External links
Tommy Greenwald’s website
American dramatists and playwrights
American children's writers
Living people
1962 births
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