Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins, born in 1967 in New York City, grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington, daughter of playwright Len Jenkin and a preschool teacher. She studied English at Vassar College and earned a Ph.D. in 19th-century English literature from Columbia University, later becoming a celebrated children's author known for picture books like Five Creatures and middle-grade series such as Toys Go Out and Upside-Down Magic. Jenkins has received honors including the Charlotte Zolotow Honor and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and she resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Children's literature
Picture books
Middle-grade fiction
Weather or Not
Tiger and Badger
Water in the Park: A Book About Water and the Times of the Day
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
A Greyhound, a Groundhog
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon: 50th Anniversary Ed
Toys Go Out
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball
Toy Dance Party (Toys Go Out)
The Fun Book of Scary Stuff
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money
Water in the Park: A Book About Water and the Times of the Day
That New Animal
Toy Dance Party (Toys Go Out)
Toy Dance Party (Toys Go Out)
Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone Called Plastic
Invisible Inkling: The Whoopie Pie War
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money
Invisible Inkling
Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone Called Plastic (Toys Go Out)