Tanya Lee Stone began making up stories when she was a kid. She studied English at Oberlin College and after graduation became a children's book editor in New York City. When Stone moved to Vermont and got her chance to write her first book, she re-discovered her love of stories.
Stone has written nearly 100 books about animals, nature, science, history, and biography. She also writes poetry and fiction. Some of her most popular books are Abraham Lincoln, P is for Passover, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, Elizabeth Leads the Way, and Sandy's Circus. Her latest book, Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream has won many awards, including the 2010 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book of the year. Many of the stories she writes now deal with themes of strong women and empowering girls.
Stone serves on a number of literature-related committees and makes appearances around the country at book festivals, schools, and libraries. She is the co-director of Kindling Words, an annual retreat for published children's book authors and illustrators. She also writes articles and reviews and has been published in VOYA, School Library Journal, and the New York Times.
Books by This Author
Abraham Lincoln
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
1961. Nearly two decades before Sally Ride — there was Jerrie Cobb. Cobb was one of the top female pilots in the country and completed all the astronaut testing the Mercury 7 men did. She excelled at all the tests. Proved she had the Right Stuff. Twelve other female pilots followed her, passing the tests they took with flying colors. When they were told there was no room for women in the space program, they took they're cause to Congress.
Amelia Earhart
Elizabeth Leads the Way
Laura Ingalls Wilder (DK biography series)
Sandy's Circus: A Story about Alexander Calder
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth was a strong-minded girl. As a young woman, it was her determination and strength that allowed her to graduate as the first female physician in 1849. Lighthearted illustrations and limited information make this an appealing introduction to an era and a pioneer.
