Mara Bergman
Encyclopedia
Mara Bergman was born in the Bronx, New York, on leap year day. She grew up in Wantagh, Long Island
, and attended Wantagh High School and the University of the State of New York
at Oneonta
. After moving to England
with her husband, Martin Camus-Smith, in 1983 she worked for the children’s publisher Walker Books
. When her three children, Marissa, Eva and Jonathan, were young that she decided to write picture books. Her poetry has been published widely in literary magazines and her books published internationally, having been translated into French, Japanese, Finnish, Korean and Hebrew.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, and attended Wantagh High School and the University of the State of New York
University of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York is the State of New York's governmental umbrella organization responsible for most institutions and people in any way connected with formal educational functions, public and private, in New York State...
at Oneonta
Oneonta
-Communities:*Oneonta, New York, A small city and inspiration for some of the other "Oneontas"*Oneonta , New York, a town that surrounds the City of Oneonta*Oneonta, Alabama, Blount County*Oneonta, Kentucky, a location southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio...
. After moving to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with her husband, Martin Camus-Smith, in 1983 she worked for the children’s publisher Walker Books
Walker Books
Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker.The success of their Where's Wally? series enabled them to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.Amelia Edwards, co-founder of Walker Books,...
. When her three children, Marissa, Eva and Jonathan, were young that she decided to write picture books. Her poetry has been published widely in literary magazines and her books published internationally, having been translated into French, Japanese, Finnish, Korean and Hebrew.
Books
- Bears, Bears Everywhere Orchard BooksOrchard booksOrchard Books is a publisher of children's books active in the US and UK.Orchard Books was founded in 1986 by Grolier, an encyclopedia publisher, as a children's publisher. Grolier was acquired by Hachette two years later...
, 1997 - Musical Beds Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, 2002 - Glitter Kitty Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, 2005 - Snip Snap! Hodder Children's Books, 2005
- Nick Mack’s Good Luck Walker BooksWalker BooksWalker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker.The success of their Where's Wally? series enabled them to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.Amelia Edwards, co-founder of Walker Books,...
, 2005 - Sylvie's Seahorse Walker BooksWalker BooksWalker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker.The success of their Where's Wally? series enabled them to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.Amelia Edwards, co-founder of Walker Books,...
, 2006 - Oliver Who Would Not Sleep Hodder Children's Books, 2007
- Happy, Evans Brothers, 2008
- Oliver Who Was Small But Mighty Hodder Children's Books, 2008
- Yum, Yum, Hodder Children's Books, 2009
- Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide Hodder Children's Books, 2009
- Lively Elizabeth Hodder Children's Books, expected 2010