Sunshine, Moonshine

by ARMSTRONG, JENNIFER

• ISBN13: 9780679864424
• ISBN10: 0679864423
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-03-11
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Summary

The sun and the moon shine down on a young boy as he spends a day by the sea. "Sun shines on the mountains, sun shines on the sea. Sun shines on my pillow, and says wake up to me."

Author Biography

Ever since the first grade, <b>Jennifer Armstrong</b> knew that she would become an author. She loved making up stories and sharing them with others. Her family treasured books and this led her to become an avid reader of all types of fiction. It was no surprise when she chose to study English and American Literature at Smith College in Massachusetts. <br><br>Armstrong is the author of over 50 books for children from kindergarten through high school. Best known for writing historical fiction, she has also been successful in <br>creating picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, as well as nonfiction.<br><br>Armstrong, who grew up outside of New York City, now lives with her husband, Jim Kunstler, and their three dogs in Saratoga Springs, New York. Kunstler is also an author, and he serves as Armstrong’s toughest critic. They spend their summers in a lakeside cabin in the Adirondack Mountains. <br><br>Jennifer Armstrong is the winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association.<br><i><br>For more information on Jennifer Armstrong, visit her Web site at <b>www.jennifer-armstrong.com</i></b>