Tom Angleberger

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Tom Angleberger
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Angleberger at the 2015 National Book Festival
Pen nameSam Riddleburger
NationalityGerman
Education College of William & Mary (BA)
GenreChildren's fiction
Notable awardsBlue Bonnet
Spouse Cece Bell [1]
Children2
Website
origamiyoda.com

Tom Angleberger is an American children's writer, best known for the Origami Yoda series. [2] By March 2013, more than 3.3 million copies of his books had been sold worldwide. Angleberger lives in Virginia with his wife, Cece Bell, who is also a children's author. [3]

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Angleberger is also the author of children's books published under the name Sam Riddleburger. [4]

Personal life

Angleberger and wife Cece Bell met at the College of William & Mary, where they both majored in art. They have two children. [1] Angleberger has Asperger syndrome. [5]

Works

As Sam Riddleburger

Reissued 2014 as The Qwikpick Papers: Poop Fountain! by Angleberger, in print illustrated by Jen Wang (Abrams Amulet Books, OCLC   858845558) and audio read by Mark Turetsky (Recorded Books, OCLC   880724088 "8 years and up").

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bio". Cece Bell (cecebell.wordpress.com). Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ↑ MacPherson, Karen (25 December 2011). "The Force is with 'Origami Yoda's' creator". Seattle Times . Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Hilboldt Allport, Brandy (21 March 2013). "Read All About It: Author in orbit again with winsome activity book". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  4. ↑ The U.S. Library of Congress cites a Cataloging in Publication data change request filed for The Qwikpick Papers (2007). "Riddleburger, Sam". Library of Congress Authorities (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Angleberger, Tom (8 April 2015). "How Asperger's powers my writing". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (10 April 2010). "Children's Books: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Maughan, Shannon. "Spring 2018 Children's Sneak Previews". www.publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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