Mindy Warshaw Skolsky (1924 or 1925 – 2005) was an American children's writer. She is known for her "Hannah" children's book series. She graduated from the

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with a

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degree in English in 1947 and worked as a teacher. Skolsky's "Hannah" series is aimed at primary- and middle-school children. The books talk about a little girl named Hannah Diamond, who lives at her family's restaurant near

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, at the time of the

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. Skolsky herself grew up in the

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during those times.

Bibliography

* ''The Whistling Teakettle and Other Stories About Hannah'' (1977) * ''Carnival and Kopeck and More About Hannah'' (1979) * ''Hannah Is a Palindrome'' (1980) – ''Welcome to the Grand View, Hannah!'' * ''Hannah and the Best Father on Route 9W'' (1982) – ''You're the Best, Hannah!'' * ''Love from Your Friend, Hannah'' (1998) * ''Hannah and the Whistling Teakettle'' (2000,

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''Hannah and the Whistling Teakettle''
– ''A Travel Guide Through Children's Literature'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Skolsky, Mindy American women children's writers People from Smithtown, New York
--> Jewish American children's writers People from the Hudson Valley People from Longmeadow, Massachusetts University at Albany, SUNY alumni 1920s births 2005 deaths

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