The unexpected adventures of c.a.t. - johanna hurwitz

Hurwitz, Johanna: - Johanna Hurwitz wrote her first book when she was in fourth grade in the Bronx.

It was illustrated by a classmate and they are still friends.

Dont look for the book in your school or public library because it wont be there.

The book was never published.

In fact, there is just one copy in all the world, and it is kept safe in a zip-locked bag in Johannas briefcase.

She takes it to schools to show students and tell them its never too early to begin writing, learning music, practicing sports, and planning ahead.

Johanna didnt publish her first book, Busybody Nora , until she was 38 years old.

Since then, she has written and published more than 70 books, including The Riverside Kids series, Class Clown, Baseball Fever , and biographies of Anne Frank, Leonard Bernstein, and Helen Keller.

She has also been a childrens librarian in school and public libraries.

And she has traveled all over the United States and other countries talking to children, teachers, and parents about reading and writing.

One of her favorite activities is exploring second-hand bookstores and discovering wonderful out-of-print books that she wasnt looking for and didnt even know existed.

She has two children and three grandchildren.

She has owned four cats, but not all at the same time.

Johanna lives in Vermont and Long Island, NY.