Frieda Wishinsky

Frieda Wishinsky has written numerous award-winning books for children that have been published both in North America and the UK. Oonga Boonga (Dutton, 1998) was an American Bookseller "Pick of the List." Each One Special (Orca, 1998), was nominated for the Governor General's Award for text, and was voted as "an exceptional book" by Forward magazine while The Man Who Made Parks (Tundra, 1999) was voted "an outstanding book" by the Parent Council. Wishinsky has written for a variety of magazines including Publisher's Weekly, Quill & Quire, Home and School and Parent Talk. She has also led a variety of literature workshops for children and adults throughout the U.S, Canada and Israel. Frieda Wishinsky currently lives in Toronto.