Eileen Spinelli
Eileen Spinelli (née Mesi), born August 16, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American author renowned for her children's picture books and poetry that blend rhyme with insights into children's perspectives. A poet and creative writing teacher, she began writing for young audiences in 1979 after raising her six children and is married to fellow author Jerry Spinelli. Her works include rhyming list books like The Giggle and Cry Book and novels for children.
Children's literature
Picture books
Poetry
Miss Fox's Class Gets It Wrong
Miss Fox's Class Shapes Up
Thankful
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'
Miss Fox's class goes green
The Best Story
Thankful
Nora's Ark
Someday
Silly Tilly
Do You Have a Hat?
Jonah's Whale
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'
Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class
Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale
Hero Cat
Another Day as Emily
Another Day as Emily
Today I Will: A Year of Quotes, Notes, and Promises to Myself
In My New Yellow Shirt
When Mama Comes Home Tonight
Feathers: Poems About Birds
When You Are Happy
Heat Wave