Lee Wardlaw
Lee Wardlaw swears that her first spoken word was 'kitty'. Since then, she's shared her life with 30 cats (not all at the same time!) and published 30 award-winning books for young readers, selling more than one million copies world wide.
Lee's books include Won Ton - A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Children's Poetry Award and the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award (among others); Won Ton and Chopstick, an NCTE Notable Poetry Book; and 101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies, recipient of the 2012 Forward National Literature Award for Humor.
Lee has a B.A. in Education, an AMI-Primary Diploma from the Montessori Institute of San Diego, and is finishing her M.Ed.
A former teacher, Lee continues to keep up-to-date with children, tweens, and teens by presenting frequently at schools, libraries, bookstores, and conferences. She lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with two dog-disdaining cats.
“Yawn. String-on-a-stick. Fine. I'll come out and chase itto make you happy.”
“Your tummy, soft aswarm dough. I knead and knead, thenbake it with a nap.”
“I explained it loudand clear. What part of "meow"don't you understand?”
“Sorry about thesquishy in your shoe. Must'vebeen something I ate.”
“What do you mean "Ewww"?How is my tuna breath worsethan peanut butter?”
“Fine. If you insist.I'll try Just.One.Nibble. But--I won't enjoy it.”
“Dogs have hair. Cats, fur.Dogs whine, yip, howl, bark. Cats purrr.I say: No contest.”
“Letmeoutletmeoutletmeoutletmeout.Wait--let me back in!...Letmeinletmeinletmeinletmein.Wait--let me back out!”