Heather Alexander
Heather Alexander is an American children’s author and children’s book editor. She studied English at Cornell University. Books she has edited include R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two daughters and dog, although she has spent most of her life in New York City and New Jersey. Her website states that as a child she enjoyed doodling and figure skating in sparkly dresses and loved the works of Judy Blume, as well as the Nancy Drew and Little House on the Prairie books. (see here accessed: August 21, 2018).
She has written over fifty children’s books, many of them non-fiction. Recent examples include books about space, dinosaurs and the ocean, an Across the USA activity book, and introductory works on natural history and art. She has also worked on children’s books with a feminist theme, e.g. a biography of Hillary Clinton and works on the contribution of women to sports, space and medicine. Her children’s novels include fairy tale retellings. A Child’s Introduction to Norse Mythology comes out in October 2018. Alexander’s website features a word search game for children with the names of the Olympian gods.
Bio prepared by Robin Diver, University of Birmingham, RSD253@student.bham.ac.uk
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