Valerie Tripp
Valerie Tripp
b. 1951-09-12 · From United States16
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Valerie Tripp (born September 12, 1951, in Mount Kisco, New York) is an American children's book author best known for writing the majority of the American Girl historical fiction series for Pleasant Company, including the original books about Molly, Felicity, Kit, Josefina, and Nellie. She graduate…
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How did Valerie Tripp begin writing for American Girl?
She was hired by company founder Pleasant Rowland to contribute to an educational reading program called The Superkids before they collaborated on the initial concepts for the American Girl historical series.
What other series has Valerie Tripp written besides American Girl?
She is the author of the Hopscotch Hill School series and the WellieWishers books, and she has also written for the National Geographic Kids series titled Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad.
Are there film adaptations of books written by Valerie Tripp?
Several of her American Girl stories, including those featuring Samantha, Felicity, Molly, Maryellen, and Kit, have been adapted into film dramatizations.