- Valerie Tripp
Valerie Tripp (born
1951 ) is a children's book author. Tripp is best know for her work with the American Girl series.Biography
She grew up in
Mount Kisco ,New York with three sisters [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/15/AR2007121501772_pf.html A Writer of Doll Stories Beckons Girls to Books ] ] .She is a reading expert with a Reading Master’s of Education degree from Harvard University. Since 1985 she has lived in Silver Spring,Maryland . Her husband teaches history atMontgomery College [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/15/AR2007121501772_pf.html A Writer of Doll Stories Beckons Girls to Books ] ] .Career
She has been a writer for reading textbooks for three decades.
Tripp is best know for her work with the American Girl series.She wrote all the books in the Felicity, Josefina, Kit, and Molly series; and three of the books in the Samantha series. She has also written all the "Best Friends" stories so far. She has created many characters, and the American Girl films have all been based on her characters.
External links
* [http://www.americangirlpublishing.com/authors/valerietripp.aspx Picture of Tripp] @ American Girl Publishing
References
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