JOANNE ROCKLIN BIOGRAPHY I BOOKS I PRESENTATIONS I BOOK ORDERING
Joanne was a participant as a Writer-in-Residence in the University of Southern California Writing Project, a collaborative university-school program to improve student writing and the teaching of writing in the classroom. For several years she taught a popular class in writing children's books at UCLA Extension. She gives presentations in schools and libraries and has been a speaker for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the California Reading Association, and other organizations. She has also led writing workshops for young people at the Jewish Community Library in Los Angeles.
Joanne says, *As soon as I learned to hold a pencil I began writing poems, stories, and diaries. I loved reading my own stories and library books to my two younger sisters. I have always lived within walking distance of a library. I love to read and write, but I also love to talk, especially about writing! Examine your world closely. Ideas are all around you, even though they seem to arrive out of nowhere! Everything and everyone is unique enough to write about because no one else is seeing things through your eyes, or feeling with your heart.*
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Joanne
Rocklin, Ph.D. has written over 20 books for children, encompassing
several genres. She has a doctorate in psychology and is a former
elementary school teacher, presently writing children's books
full-time. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Joanne lived in Los
Angeles for many decades. She now resides in Oakland, California
with her husband Gerry, one cat and one golden retriever. When
not writing she enjoys babysitting regularly for her four grandchildren,
singing in a choir, gardening, baking artisan breads and reading
voraciously.