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Jonathan London (author)
American writer of children's books (born )
Jonathan London | |
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| Born | () March 11, (age&#;77) Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Jose State University (M.A.) |
| Spouse | Maureen Weisenberger |
| Children | Aaron London, Sean London |
| Website | |
Jonathan London (born March 11, ) is an American writer of children’s books, best known as the author of the popular Froggy series.
Early life
London was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a career Navy officer and London lived with his parents and brother Jeff on or near Navy bases all over the country, including Puerto Rico, until he was 18 years old.[citation needed] In college at San Jose State University he studied history and social sciences but became a poet.
After receiving an MA in Social Sciences he joined a dance company in San Francisco, wrote poetry and short fiction, and travelled around the world.[1]
Career
London published around poems and short stories in literary magazines, worked in a union labor job, and didn’t make a living as a children’s book author until he was His first published picture books were first told to his sons when they asked him to tell them a story.
Jonathan london Froggy's Worst Play-Date. Book Stats Early life [ edit ]. Froggy Goes to School.Aaron was five and Sean was two. They liked his stories so much he wrote them down, and one of them became FROGGY GETS DRESSED, which became a bestseller and is on the New York Public Library Picture Books Everyone Should Know list.[citation needed] Since then he has published over books,[2] including 30 Froggy books.[3][4] Over 16 million Froggy books have sold in North America, and they are published in 8 languages, including Mandarin, Russian, Persian, Greek, and Spanish.
Many Froggy titles have appeared on the New York Times and other bestseller lists.[5][6][7]
London also writes picture books about wildlife, including Pup The Sea Otter (illustrated by his son Sean London), and has published Aaron’s Wilderness Trilogy of middle grade novels: Desolation Canyon, Bella Bella, and Grizzly Peak (illustrated by Sean London).[citation needed]
Awards
The Froggy series and other titles by London have received numerous awards and honors, such as the New York Public Library Picture Books Everyone should Know list[8][9][10][11]