Colandro, Lucille
COLANDRO, Lucille
PERSONAL:
Born in Sacramento, CA; daughter of Anthony C. and Marie R. Colandro; married Eugene Santarelli; children: David. Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.A., M.A. Politics: Independent.
ADDRESSES:
Office—Scholastic Book Club, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
CAREER:
Scholastic Book Club, New York, NY, acquisition director.
WRITINGS:
FOR CHILDREN
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!, illustrated by Jared Lee, Scholastic Educational Publishing (New York, NY), 2003.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat, Scholastic Educational Publishing (New York, NY), 2005.
Also author of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell, not yet published.
SIDELIGHTS:
Lucille Colandro told CA: "I write primarily to create books for young children who like humor and rhyme. I was inspired by colleagues during lunch to create the first book for book clubs. It was a success, and two more books followed."
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
PERIODICALS
Booklist, February 1, 2004, Gillian Engberg, review of There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!, p. 980.