Robie H. Harris

Robie H. Harris, the award-winning author of over thirty children’s books, is known for writing about serious issues with honesty and humor and for her respect and affection for young readers. Her picture books center on the emotional life of young children and include titles such as: Goodbye Mousie and Who’s in My Family? Her nonfiction books such as It’s Perfectly Normal, It’s So Amazing!, and What’s So Yummy? center on giving children honest and accurate information they need to stay healthy and safe. Her newest books for young children include CRASH! BOOM! A Math Tale, and WHO? A Celebration of Babies. Her books have won multiple starred reviews and awards, including the Reach Out and Read’s Mills Tannenbaum Award for Children’s Literacy and Bank Street College of Education’s Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. Lesley University awarded Robie an honorary Ph.D. for her work. Read more about her books at www.robieharris.com.