Janet S. Wong - Author of Acclaimed Children's Books - Janet Wong's Books - BEFORE IT WRIGGLES AWAY: a meet the author book

The Meet the Author series is a collection of autobiographies photo-illustrated to give children a glimpse into the lives of authors. Photographer Anne Lindsay captured several unusual images of Janet Wong for Before It Wriggles Away, including a photo of Janet with her mouth wide open in the dentist’s chair, a photo of Janet in the co-pilot’s seat on an Alaska Airlines plane (headed from Janet’s old home of Seattle to her new home of NJ), and a photo of Janet holding Star the Gecko, the pet gecko of Fiona, Anne Lindsay’s very calm and brave daughter.

Grabbing hold of ideas before they slip away (like a gecko) is central to Before It Wriggles Away. So many of us have a story to tell; how many of you once had a “great idea for a book”—except you can’t remember it anymore? If you jot a note on an envelope while waiting in the car, make a few more notes at the dentist’s office, build on your writing five minutes before a hockey game, and revise it late at night, you can make that story happen!

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Janet hopes that teachers will use her book to inspire children to write books of their own. Here are some writing ideas that can be used in any classroom!
Download the Teachers Guide (PDF)

Ordering Information

Before It Wriggles Away
By Janet S. Wong
Photographs by Anne Lindsay
Richard C. Owen Publishers
Publication date: January 2007
ISBN: 1-57274-8613; $14.95
Ages 7-12

This book is available through Richard C. Owen Publishers.


			BEFORE IT WRIGGLES AWAY: a Meet the Author book What is a typical day for author Janet S. Wong? Shopping for groceries, cooking, doing email, driving her son from school to his lessons…Oh, yes, and writing books, too!

		The Meet the Author series is a collection of autobiographies photo-illustrated to give children a glimpse into the lives of authors. Photographer Anne Lindsay captured several unusual images of Janet Wong for Before It Wriggles Away, including a photo of Janet with her mouth wide open in the dentist’s chair, a photo of Janet in the co-pilot’s seat on an Alaska Airlines plane (headed from Janet’s old home of Seattle to her new home of NJ), and a photo of Janet holding Star the Gecko, the pet gecko of Fiona, Anne Lindsay’s very calm and brave daughter. Grabbing hold of ideas before they slip away (like a gecko) is central to Before It Wriggles Away. So many of us have a story to tell; how many of you once had a “great idea for a book”—except you can’t remember it anymore? If you jot a note on an envelope while waiting in the car, make a few more notes at the dentist’s office, build on your writing five minutes before a hockey game, and revise it late at night, you can make that story happen! Reviews & Comments Janet hopes that teachers will use her book to inspire children to write books of their own. Here are some writing ideas that can be used in any classroom! Download the Teachers Guide (PDF) Ordering Information Before It Wriggles Away By Janet S. Wong Photographs by Anne Lindsay Richard C. Owen Publishers Publication date: January 2007 ISBN: 1-57274-8613; $14.95 Ages 7-12 This book is available through Richard C. Owen Publishers.
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