Colandro, Lucille

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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.

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