Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She's published more than 140 books for children. FOUR TO THE POLE (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) and THE LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her WRITER'S TOOLBOX series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.
Series
Books
If You Were a Homonym or a Homophone
2007
Poe
A Biography
1992
Share a Scare
Writing Your Own Scary Story
2009
Cash, Credit Cards, or Checks
A Book About Payment Methods
2005
Seeing Red
The Planet Mars
2008
Writer's Toolbox
Learn How to Write Letters, Fairy Tales, Scary Stories, Journals, Poems, and Reports
2009
Clothing of the World
2015
Cyclops Tells All
The Way EYE See It
2014
Tiny Workers
2003
Sincerely Yours
Writing Your Own Letter
2009
Just the Facts
Writing Your Own Research Report
2009
Dwarf Planets
Pluto, Charon, Ceres, and Eris
2008
We Live Here Too!
Kids Talk About Good Citizenship
2002
Words, Wit, and Wonder
Writing Your Own Poem
2009
Our Home Planet
Earth
2008
Hungry Hoppers
Grasshoppers in Your Backyard
2003
If You Were a Preposition
2006
Seriously, Snow White Was SO Forgetful!
The Story of Snow White as Told by the Dwarves
2013
A Thank You Walk
2019
Another Other Side of the Story
Fairy Tales with a Twist
2014
Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!
The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear
2011
Make Me Giggle
Writing Your Own Silly Story
2009
Action!
Writing Your Own Play
2010
If You Were a Conjunction
2006
Dancing Dragons
Dragonflies in Your Backyard
2003
You're Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore
2011
Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!
The Story of the Frog Prince as Told by the Frog
2013
What About Neko? (Lerner edition)
2020
The Everybody Club
2021
The Tortoise and the Hare, Narrated by the Silly But Truthful Tortoise
2018
Living Lights
2003
Save, Spend, or Donate?
2005
If You Were a Pronoun
2006
If You Were an Antonym
2007
Baby Wants Mama
2013
People of the World
2015
The Other Side of the Story
Fairy Tales with a Twist
2011
Believe Me, I Never Felt a Pea!
2016
Lemons and Lemonade
2005
No Kidding, Mermaids Are a Joke!
The Story of the Little Mermaid as Told by the Prince
2013
Scarlett the Cat to the Rescue
Fire Hero
2014
Frog. Frog? Frog! ~ Understanding Sentence Types
2013
Garden Wigglers
Earthworms in Your Backyard
2003
Feel Better Daddy
2019
Flying Colors
Butterflies in Your Backyard
2003
No Lie, I Acted Like a Beast!
The Story of Beauty and the Beast as Told by the Beast
2013
My Turn, Your Turn
A Story About Sharing
2019
For Real, I Paraded in My Underpants!
2018
Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes
2011
The Last Day of Kindergarten
2011
Once Upon a Time
Writing Your Own Fairy Tale
2009
Helen of Troy Tells All
Blame the Boys
2014
Four to the Pole!
The American Women's Expedition to Antarctica, 1992-1993
2001
Trust Me, Hansel and Gretel Are Sweet!
2016
Listen, My Bridge Is SO Cool!
The Story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff as Told by the Troll
2018
The Big Problem, and the Squirrel Who Eventually Solved It ~ Understanding Adjectives and Adverbs
2015
Pandora Tells All
Not the Curious Kind
2014
Good-Bye, Jeepers
2011
Show Me a Story
Writing Your Own Picture Book
2009
One More Time
A Story About Perseverance
2019
