Tish Rabe is a children's book author who lives in

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, New York and Mystic, Connecticut. and has written or adapted more than 40 Dr. Seuss books since Seuss's death. She has written over 135 children's books including titles for

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

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, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Bear in the Big Blue House and

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. In 1996 she began writing The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library, a new series of non-fiction science books for early readers. Her books include ''Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go!'', which is meant to be read in utero, and eleven other titles that present science concepts to early readers. Her book, ''My Oh My—A Butterfly!'' was named by the Bank Street College of Education as one of the 40 best books for children in 2007. Her story for Nick Jr. Magazine, 'The Best Dressed Guest,' won the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. She has also written scripts for several children's television series including Clifford, Clifford's Puppy Days,

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and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures. As both a songwriter and music producer she has created children's songs that have been broadcast on

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and HBO Family. She is a graduate of

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

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External links

Tish Rabe's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabe, Tish Living people American women writers Writers from Greenwich, Connecticut 1951 births People from Mystic, Connecticut Ithaca College alumni 21st-century American women