Frank Asch is an American children's writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books. Asch published his first picture book, George's Store, in 1968. The following year he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including Turtle Tale, Mooncake, I Can Blink and Happy Birthday Moon. In 1989 he wrote Here Comes the Cat! in collaboration with Vladimir Vagin. The book was awarded the Russian National Book Award and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book. Asch lived in Somerville, New Jersey where he and his wife home-schooled their son Devin. He currently lives in Vermont with his wife, Jan.
Series
Books
Time Twister
Journal 3 of a Cardboard Genius
2008
Cactus Poems
1998
Gravity Buster
Journal 2 of a Cardboard Genius
2007
Moonbear
1978
Pancakes in Pajamas
2018
Just Like Daddy
1981
Water
1948
Gia and the one hundred dollars worth of bubblegum
1974
Sand Cake
1978
Moonbear's Canoe
1993
George's Store
1983
Journey to Terezor
1989
Insects from Outer Space
1995
I Met a Penguin
1972
Mr. Maxwell's Mouse
2004
The Sun Is My Favorite Star
2000
Star Jumper
Journal of a Cardboard Genius
2006
Mac Gooses' Grocery
1978
Milk & Cookies
1982
The Earth and I
1994
Moongame
1984
Oats and Wild Apples
1988
Tacos
2023
Moonbear's Dream
1999
The Lending Zoo
2016
Baby Bird's First Nest
1999
The Last Puppy
1980
Moondance
1993
The Flower Faerie
1993
Monkey Face
1977
Pearl's Pirates
1987
Good Night, Baby Bear
1998
Like a Windy Day
2002
Baby in the Box
1989
Moonbear's Pet
1997
Goodbye House
1986
Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs
1998
Barnyard Lullaby
1998
Happy Birthday, Big Bad Wolf
2011
Pearl's Promise
1984
I Can Roar!
1988
Bread and Honey
1982
Monsieur Saguette and His Baguette
2004
Here Comes the Cat!
1989
The Daily Comet
2010
Happy Birthday, Moon
1982
Mrs. Marlowe's Mice
2007
Mooncake
1983
The Ghost of P.S. 42
2002
Bearshadow
1985
Sky Fire
1984
Moonbear's Books
1993
Up River
1995
Pizza
2015
Popcorn
1979
Bear's Bargain
1985
Moonbear's Sunrise
2014
Survival School
2003
