Deborah Hautzig
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Deborah Hautzig (born 1956 (66-67 years old) in New York, USA) is an American author of several children's books, including the Little Witch series along with young adult books.[1]
Biography
Family and education
She is the daughter of Walter Hautzig and Esther Hautzig, who wrote the book The Endless Steppe, but shared with one religion. She graduated from the Chapin School in New York. She published her first novel while still a student at Sarah Lawrence College.
Working on literature
In addition to the Little Witch series, Deborah has written over 35 Sesame Street books. She has written modern-day versions of children's classics such as The Secret Garden, The Little Mermaid, and The Nutcracker.[1]
She has also written two young adult-targeted books, Hey Dollface! and Second Star to the Right, which was loosely based on her own battle with anorexia, a battle she did not win until after finishing writing it.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Deborah Hautzig". Author's official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ Hautzig, Deborah (June 1998). "Second Star to the Right: Afterword". Author's official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- American children's writers
- Jewish American writers
- American people of Austrian-Jewish descent
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- Writers from New York (state)
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Chapin School (Manhattan) alumni
- 21st-century American Jews
- Children's book stubs
- American children's writer stubs