Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a person who likes to make things.

Some things she likes to make:
Children's books.
Grown-up books.
Short films.
Salads.
Connections with the universe.
Something out of nothing.
Wishes.		  


According to The New York Times, Amy's award-winning children's books "radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting." Her 20+ books for children include Little Pea, Spoon, Duck! Rabbit!, The Wonder Book, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, Plant a Kiss, and Wumbers.

As for her adult work, Amazon named Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life one of the top 10 memoirs of the decade.

She is a contributor to the TED conference and NPR.

Her viral videos include The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree, The Kindness Thought Bubble, and Life is a Marathon.

Amy lives with her family in Chicago and online at whoisamy.com.

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QUICK COOL LINKS

Book trailer for "Exclamation Mark", new book with Tom Lichtenheld
Mr. Schu Reads raves about "!"
Kirkus Reviews features "!"

Oprah magazine essay on midlife
New York Times piece about her books
Chicago Magazine profile
Time Magazine features Money Tree video
Her first TEDx talk: 7 Notes on Life

Have you heard of Amy's Textletter?

Book trailer for Wumbers
Book trailer for Plant a Kiss
Short medium funny interview with Amy
Virtual Book Club for Kids features AKR books
Spoon animated short (produced by Scholastic)

Amy for sale
White House features book Duck! Rabbit!
NPR's Morning Edition showcases Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Handy excerpts of EOAOL now on Scribd.com
Watch the EOAOL interactive video
John Green's experiment with Amy's memoir
EOAOL named a top 10 memoir of decade


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whoisamy.com named
best official author website

( check out the other
writers on this list ! )

Mission Amy KR blog in conjunction with WBEZ
Amy's YouTube Channel
Guest DJ appearance on LA's KCRW