The Night Before First Grade [Paperback]

It's the night before the Big Day—first grade. Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore's classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers—as well as the “heroine” of the story—and help all about-to-be first-graders through their own back-to-school jitters.Natasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut in 1960. At the age of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona State University in 1982 with a B.S. in Advertising. In 1988 she married Daniel Wing and moved to Northern California where she worked in advertising for a number of years.

It wasn't until 1991 that she decided to write children's books. Luckily she sold her first book,Hippity Hop, Frog on Top, within 6 months and has been writing children's books and articles ever since. Her second book,Jalapeno Bagels, came out in June 1996 with Atheneum Books.The Night Before Easter, was published with Putnam All Aboard Books. She has also been published inHumpty Dumpty's Magazine,Girls' Life, andHopscotch for Girls, and has two recipes inWriters in the Kitchen.

Birthday:February 7thPets:Siberian husky, Sabaka, and cat, JemimaProfessional:Member of Society of Children's Book Writers & IllustratorsFavorite Children's Books:Polar Express, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Cat in the Hat, The Golden CompassFavorite Season:FallFavorite Tree:MapleFavorite Color:Cranberry redFavorite Cookie:Oatmeal Raisin with Vanilla ChipsReason for writingThe Night Before Easter: I wroteThe Night Before Easterfor parents to read at bedtime so children could go to sleep with sweet dreams of jelly beans dancing in their heads.