Author Study: Janet Wong
By Becky Laney
Janet Wong
Five Fun Facts
- She was born September 30, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA.
- Her father was Chinese; Her mother was Korean.
- Before becoming a writer, she was a lawyer.
- She is married and has one son, Andrew�who is the inspiration for the picture book Grump
- She writes pictures books and poetry books.
All biographical information comes from her biography in Contemporary Authors available through Galenet.
Wong Bibliography
Poetry Books
- Good Luck Gold and Other Poems (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing), ISBN: ISBN: 0-689-50617-1.
- A Suitcase of Seaweed and Other Poems (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing), ISBN: 0-689-80788-0.
- The Rainbow Hand: Poems About Mothers and Children (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) ISBN: 0-689-82148-4.
- Behind the Wheel: Poems About Driving (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) ISBN: 0-689-82531-5.
- Night Garden: Poems from the World of Dreams (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) ISBN: 0-689-82617-6.
Picture Books
- Buzz (Harcourt, Inc.) ISBN: 0-152-01923-5.
- This Next New Year (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux) ISBN: 0374355037.
- The Trip Back Home (Harcourt, Inc.) ISBN: 0-15-200784-9.
- Grump (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster) ISBN: ISBN: 0-689-83485-3.
- You Have To Write (Margaret K. McElderry Books) ISBN: 0-689-83409-8.
- Apple Pie Fourth of July (Harcourt, Inc.) ISBN: ISBN: 0-15-202543-x.
Web Resources for Janet Wong
Five Poems