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Diane Muldrow is an American author and former editorial director at Golden Books. Her work as an author includes a New York Times bestselling series written for adults that began with Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Muldrow graduated from Ohio University with Bachelor's in Fine Arts and Magazine Journalism.[3] Immediately following graduation, she worked as a dancer and actor in New York City. While working as a junior editor for Golden Books, she occasionally wrote licensed books for Disney and Barbie.[4] Her first original work, The Happy Book, an interactive novelty book with sensory elements, was published in 1999 by Scholastic.[5] In the same year, Muldrow returned to work at Golden Books as an editor, and planned on creating a series focused on teen girls with fellow editor Bonnie Bader. The series later materialized with Muldrow as the author and Bader as the editor as the Dish series [4]

In 2013, she published Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book, the first book in a series written for adults.[1] She has since published four other titles in the series: Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned from a Little Golden Book (2014), Everything I Need to Know About Love I Learned from a Little Golden Book (2014), Everything I Need to Know About Disney I Learned from a Little Golden Book (2015), and Everything I Need to Know About Family I Learned from a Little Golden Book (2017).[6][7]

Muldrow also edited Golden Legacy: The Story of Little Golden Books,[8] a history of the series by children's literature historian Leonard S. Marcus, which was first published in 2007 and then reissued in 2017.[6] For the 75th anniversary of the Little Golden Book series in 2017, Muldrow and Marcus participated in the Golden Legacy National Author Tour.[9] In 2019, she stepped down as editorial director at Golden Books.[10]

Selected works[edit]

  • The Happy Book (1999), Scholastic
  • We Planted a Tree (2010), Penguin Random House[11]
  • Where Do Giggles Come From (2011), Penguin Random House
  • The Pink Book (2020), Penguin Random House
  • The Pokey Little Puppy's Special Spring Day (2021), Penguin Random House
  • The Fairies' Ball (2021), Penguin Random House
  • Meowl-o-Ween (2023), Penguin Random House[12]

Dish series[edit]

Soure:[13]

  • Stirring It Up (Dish #1, 2002), Grosset & Dunlap[14]
  • Turning up the Heat (Dish #2, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • Boiling Point (Dish #3, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • Into the Mix (Dish #4, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • Truth Without the Trimmings (Dish #5, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • On the Back Burner (Dish #6, 2003), Grosset & Dunlap[15]
  • Recipe for Trouble (Dish #7, 2003), Grosset & Dunlap[16]
  • Lights! Camera! Cook! (Dish #8, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • Sweet-and-Sour Summer (Dish #9, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • A Measure of Thanks (Dish #10, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • Winner Takes the Cake (Dish #11, 2007), Penguin Random House
  • Deep Freeze (Dish #12, 2007), Penguin Random House

Everything I Need to Know series[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lodge, Sally (October 30, 2014). "Drawing Life Lessons from Little Golden Books". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Diane Muldrow | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ^ ":: Diane Muldrow ::". www.dianemuldrow.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Diane Muldrow, daydreamer - Patricia Newman". October 1, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Muldrow, Diane (1999). The Happy Book (illustrated ed.). Scholastic. ISBN 9780590109932.
  6. ^ a b Lodge, Sally (February 17, 2017). "Commemorating 75 Years Of Little Golden Books". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Driscoll, Molly (December 3, 2014). "'Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book' series gets two more titles". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Diane Muldrow and Leonard Marcus Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Little Golden Books!". www.rjjulia.com. January 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Roberts, Lee B. (October 12, 2017). "Little Golden Books celebrated on 75th anniversary". The Journal Times. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Children's Job Moves: January 2019". Publishers Weekly. February 5, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Reviews of We Planted a Tree
  12. ^ Reviews of Meowl-o-Ween
  13. ^ Beram, Nell (January–February 2004). "Paperback Books for Young People: The Beaten Path". The Horn Book Magazine. 80 (1): 53–59. ProQuest 199334003
  14. ^ Reviews of Stirring It Up
  15. ^ Weisman, Kay (January 2005). "On the Back Burner". Book Links. 14 (3): 25. ProQuest 197202163
  16. ^ Miguez, Betsy Bryan (July 2004). "Recipe for Trouble". Book Links. 13 (6): 6. ProQuest 197235486
  17. ^ Reviews of Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book
  18. ^ Reviews of Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned from a Little Golden Book

External links[edit]

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