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Kathleen Krull

キャサリン・クルール

Kyaserin Kurūru

Pen Names: Kathryn KennyPseudonym used for the Trixie Belden series

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-07-29 (Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri)
Died
2021-01-15 (San Diego, California) age 68
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Wilmette, Illinois → San Diego, California

Career

Occupations
Children's book author, Book editor
Active Years
1974-2021
Affiliations
Western Publishing, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Education

Lawrence University
English
Degree: B.A.
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: United States
magna cum laude, English major, music minor
Northwestern University
Music
Country: United States
Studied music
Regina Dominican High School
Country: United States
Girls' preparatory school

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)

1993 Children's biography

Biographies of musicians with humorous neighbor perspectives.

BiographyMusicians

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

1996 Children's biography

Picture book about athlete Wilma Rudolph.

SportsOvercoming adversity

Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)

1995 Children's biography

Humorous biographies of U.S. Presidents.

PresidentsHistory

Bibliography

  • Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)
  • Louisa May's Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women
  • Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)
  • V Is for Victory: America Remembers World War II
  • Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)
  • Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
  • Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought)
  • Wish You Were Here: Emily's Guide to the Fifty States
  • Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
  • They Saw the Future: Psychics, Oracles, Scientists, Inventors, and Pretty Good Guessers
  • A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights: Curfews, Censorship, and the 100-Pound Giant
  • Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)
  • M Is for Music
  • Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
  • The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss
  • A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull
  • Houdini: World's Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King
  • Pocahontas: Princess of the New World
  • Fartiste: An Explosively Funny, Mostly True Story
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight
  • The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum
  • The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
  • A Boy Named FDR: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Grew up to Change America
  • Kubla Khan: Emperor of Everything
  • Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)
  • Lives of the Pirates: Swashbucklers, Scoundrels (Neighbors Beware!)
  • The Brothers Kennedy: John, Robert, Edward
  • Big Wig: A Little History of Hair
  • Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets
  • The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous biographical styleEngaging children's non-fiction
Recurring Motifs
What the Neighbors ThoughtHuman side of great figures

Health

  • Cancer
    晩年
    Died in January 2021

Legacy

Renowned children's author known for humorous biographies of notable figures.

Archives

  • Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota

Trivia

  • Married to children's book illustrator and author Paul Brewer
  • Edited and wrote Trixie Belden books under pseudonym Kathryn Kenny