Frieda Wishinsky

Frieda Wishinsky (born July 14, 1948) is a German-born Canadian educator and author of children's books.

Frieda Wishinsky
Born	(1948-07-14) July 14, 1948 (age 77) Munich
Alma mater	City College of New York (BA) Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (MSc)
Occupation	Author
Years active	1990–present

The daughter of Polish-Jewish parents, she was born in Munich and grew up in Manhattan. She received a BA in International Relations from City College of New York and a MSc Special Education from Ferkauf Graduate School. She has taught special education for children and adults in the United States, Israel and Canada. She now lives in Toronto.^[1][2]

Wishinsky's first book was Oonga Boonga (1990). Her work has been translated into French, German, Hungarian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Korean, Spanish and Catalan.^[2][3]

Selected work

Source:^[2]

• Each One Special (1998) illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, shortlisted for a Governor General's Award^[4]
• Please, Louise! (2007) illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay, received the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award^[5] and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award^[6]
• Maggie Can't Wait (2009) illustrated by Dean Griffiths, received the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize^[7]
• You're Mean, Lily Jean (2009) illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton, shortlisted for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
• Explorers Who Made It…or Died Trying (2011) illustrated by Bill Dickson
• Halifax Explodes (2011) illustrated by P. A. Lewis-MacDougall
• Profiles: Freedom Heroines (2012) was named a top ten book for the Amelia Bloomer Book List in 2014^[8]
• A History of just About Everything (2013) with Elizabeth MacLeod, illustrated by Leng Qin, finalist for the Norma Fleck Award^[9] and was named a Best Book by the Bank Street Children's Book Committee
• Avis Dolphin (2015) illustrated by Willow Dawson, shortlisted for the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire Canada Violet Downey Book Award^[10]