Say your favorite author since childhood is the renown Virginia Woolf and you've decided to build your first collection. Two years later, in 2004, he created the website BuggBooks, where children can have stories read to them by the author.Ĭurrently, Stephen Cosgrove has written around 325 books, ranging from picture books for younger children to young adult novels.Annotated Reference Guide to Collectible BooksĪuthor and Illustrator Signature/Autograph Values Auction Results, Prices and Values Subject and Topic Catalog Individual Collectible Titles Author Directory Artist Directory Private Press and PublishersĪuthoritative Authors: Collecting by AuthorĬollecting books by author is an experience in treasure hunting. In 2002, Cosgrove created the websites Web-pop, Book-pop, and Chatty Hattie where children can read stories online with colorful and interactive illustrations. In 1990, Cosgrove and Wendy Edelson were awarded the Silver Jubilee Honor by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) for 'Ira Woodworthy'. In 1978 Cosgrove sold Serendipity Press to Penguin/Putnam and began focusing on multimedia literature for children. Three months later, Cosgrove established his own publishing company, Serendipity Press, where he was the author, publisher, shipping clerk, and janitor. The next year, a large New York publishing company offered Stephen a contract, but he refused and continued on in his search for a publisher. His goal in writing these books was to create interesting, fun, affordable books that contained a moral in each story. In 1973, Cosgrove teamed with illustrator Robin James, and wrote his first four books which began the Serendipity Series: 'Serendipity', 'Wheedle on the Needle', 'The Dream Tree', and 'The Muffin Muncher'. In 1963, he received a scholarship for and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.

Growing up, Cosgrove was greatly influenced by Aesop’s Fables. He attended Borah High School in Boise, Idaho. The series was adapted into a 26-episode anime, Serendipity the Pink Dragon.Ĭosgrove was born in Metaline Falls, Washington and raised in Kennewick, Washington, then Burley and Boise, Idaho.

He is known for Serendipity, a series of children's books. Cosgrove (born July 26, 1945) is a children's author and toy designer.

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