Allan Wolf
A versatile writer, Allan Wolf's picture books, poetry collections, young adult novels, and nonfiction celebrate his love of research, history, science, and poetry. He is a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, two-time winner of the North Carolina Young Adult Book Award, and recipient of New York’s Bank Street College Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry. Booklist placed Allan’s The Watch That Ends the Night, on its list of the 50 Best YA Books of All Time.
Wolf believes in the healing powers of poetry recitation and has committed to memory nearly a thousand poems.
His newest titles include: a YA historical novel in verse, (The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party); a picture book (No Buddy Like a Book); a poetry collection about the solar system (The Day the Universe Exploded My Head); and a poetry collection about a busy school garden (Behold Our Magical Garden).
“Man's fatal flaw is misplaced optimism.”
“Some folks is meant to make excuses. Some folks is meant to make history.”
“The points are not the point; the point is poetry.”
“But most are fueled by hope.”
“Points are not the point. The point is poetry.”
“Life unravels as it's lived. It can't be woven back together.”
“Thank God (my wife) and I were both born poorso the concept of fidelity was allowed to take root in us.”
“Marriage without struggle is like an unfired clay pot.It is easily made, but it will not stand the test of time.”
“... my aim in writing The Watch That Ends the Night was not to present history. My aim was to present humanity. The people represented in this book lived and breathed and loved. They were as real as you or me. They could have been any one of us.”
“Thank you. You're a kind person. It doesn't cost anything to be kind. People forget. Kindness doesn't cost a dime.”
“You want coffees with your Happy Meals?Yes, we want coffee with our Happy Meals. It makes them more happy.”
“Ha. If given a choice of dodging a bullet or stepping in its way, I'll choose dodging when I can. Anyway, to face death, you only need a dram of courage. To face life you need a good deal more.”