Barbara Park

Barbara Park is the internationally successful children's author of the humorous Junie B. Jones series, as well as other young readers novels that deal with important issues such as popularity, Alzheimer's disease, and death. This biography uses full-color photos, glossary terms, and an index to highlight Park's childhood, education, family life, career successes and failures, and the authors, such as Judy Blume, who inspired her work. The Children's Authors series gives young readers an intimate look at the lives of their favorite writers. Each engaging biography traces an author's childhood, education, and career. Readers will learn what inspired the authors to write and how they came up with story ideas. Clearly-written text and amusing anecdotes provide readers with easy access to the lives of these beloved authors.