BAUER, Marion Dane

BAUER, Marion Dane. American, b. 1938. Genres: Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Young adult non-fiction, Picture/board books. Career: Writer. High school teacher, Waukesha, WI, 1962-64; Hennepin Technical Center, Minneapolis, MN, instructor in creative writing for adult education program, 1975-78; instructor, University of Minnesota Continuing Education for Women, 1978-85, Institute for Children's Literature, 1982-85, and The Loft, 1987-95; Vermont College, Faculty-MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, 1995-. Publications: FOR YOUNG ADULTS. FICTION: Shelter from the Wind, 1976; Foster Child, 1977; Tangled Butterfly, 1980; Rain of Fire, 1983; Like Mother, Like Daughter, 1985; On My Honor, 1986; Touch the Moon, 1987; A Dream of Queens and Castles, 1990; Face to Face, 1991; Ghost Eye, 1992; A Taste of Smoke, 1993; A Question of Trust, 1994; (ed. and contrib.) Am I Blue? Coming out from the Silence, 1994; An Early Winter, 1999; Runt, 2002; Land of the Buffalo Bones, 2003. NONFICTION: What's Your Story?: A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction, 1992; A Writer's Story: From Life to Fiction, 1995; Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors, 1996. FOR CHILDREN. PICTURE BOOKS: When I Go Camping with Grandma, 1995; Alison's Wings, 1996; Alison's Fierce and Ugly Halloween, 1997; Alison's Puppy, 1997; Turtle Dreams, 1997; If You Were Born a Kitten, 1997; Bear's Hiccups, 1998; Christmas in the Forest, 1998; Sleep, Little One, Sleep, 1999; Jason's Bears, 2000; My Mother Is Mine, 2001; If You Had a Nose Like an Elephant's Trunk, 2001; Frog's Best Friend, 2002; Love Song for a Baby, 2002; The Kissing Monster, 2002; Uh-Oh, 2002; Toes, Ears and Nose, 2003; Snow, 2003; Clouds, 2003; Why Do Kittens Purr?, 2003; The Very Best Daddy, 2004; Rain, 2004; Wind, 2004. Address: 8861 Basswood Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, U.S.A. Online address: mdanebauer@aol.com