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Kimberly Ann Colen Koenigsberg (June 20, 1957 – July 30, 2001) was a children's book author for the Scholastic Corporation.
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Kimberly Colen | |
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Born | Kimberly Ann Colen June 20, 1957 Dallas, Texas |
Died | July 30, 2001 Dallas, Texas |
Other names | Kimberly C. Koenigsberg |
Occupation | Writer |
Colen was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of William Joel Colen and Artyce Joan Aronson Colen. Her father owned a brick company,[1] and her mother was an artist. She graduated from Hillcrest High School,[2] and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979.[3]
Colen mainly wrote books for young readers, published by the Scholastic Corporation, including My Hanukkah Book, My Birthday Book, and Our Class Memory Album. She also co-edited Hold Fast Your Dreams, a collection of twenty commencement speeches.[4]
Colen married psychiatrist Alan David Koenigsberg in 1994. She died in 2001 after complications from skin cancer. The Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant was given annually in her honor by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and her family, to one or two promising children's author looking to get their first book published.[13]
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