Stephen Cosgrove
, b. 1945
Stephen Cosgrove grew up in the Northwest of the United States, graduating high school in Boise, Idaho. In 1973, looking to purchase a story for his daughter, he noticed that there were very few children’s books to be found that were short, captivating and inexpensive. Cosgrove soon began writing to fill this gap, joined with illustrator Robin James. At a young age, Stephen Cosgrove was influenced by the Aesop fables and used them as inspiration for his stories. After being accepted by a publisher in 1974, he was told they would only print in hardcover and with altered illustrations. Consequently, Cosgrove resolved to create his own publishing company, Serendipity Press. In 1978, after selling over 3 million books, he merged with Price/Stern/Sloan publishing company, allowing him more time for his writing. He now lives in Austin, Texas and has branched out into multi-media. The Serendipity series include over 70 books, some of which have been translated into both Spanish and Italian. There have been two animated series based his stories, including Serendipity the Pink Dragon as well as the cartoon series Little Mouse on the Prairie.
Source:
Official website (accessed: July 4, 2018).
Bio prepared by Allison White, University of New England, awhite55@une.edu.au
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