Jean Marzollo
Jean Marzollo was an American children's author and illustrator. She wrote more than 100 books, including the best-selling and award-winning I Spy series for children, written completely in rhythm and rhyme.
Biography
Born and raised in Connecticut, Marzollo was a graduate of Manchester High School, the University of Connecticut where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Marzollo was a high school English teacher in Arlington, MA and the assistant director of Harvard's Project Upward Bound. In New York City, she worked on early childhood research projects for General Learning Corp. and was the Director of Publications for the National Commission on Resources for Youth.
For 20 years, she edited Scholastic's "Let's Find Out" Magazine, working closely with art director Carol Devine Carson. She has written books for teachers and parents, as well as articles about children for Parents Magazine, Redbook, and other parenting magazines.
Marzollo was known for her best-selling and award-winning I Spy series with photographic illustrator Walter Wick. Among her other children's books are: Help Me Learn Addition, Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, Pierre the Penguin, Mama Mama/Papa Papa, Close Your Eyes, Pretend You're a Cat, Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, and the Shanna Show books. After more than twenty years of writing children's books, she also began to illustrate them. She retold and illustrated five Bible stories and three Greek myths, as well as writing and illustrating two counting books for preschoolers: Ten Little Eggs and Ten Little Christmas Presents.
Death
Marzollo died on April 10, 2018, in her sleep due to natural causes at the age of 75. She was survived by her husband, Claudio Marzollo, a retired sculptor who co-authored some of her children's science fiction and fantasy books, her two sons, Daniel and David Marzollo, her two Grandsons, Gabriel and Westley Marzollo, and daughter-in-law, Melia Marzollo.Published works
9 Months 1 Day 1 Year: A Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Babycare, 39 Kids on the Block: Chicken Pox Strikes Again #539 Kids on the Block: My Sister the Blabbermouth #6 39 Kids on the Block: Roses are Pink and You Stink #339 Kids on the Block: The Best Friends Club #439 Kids on the Block: The Best Present Ever #239 Kids on the Block: The Green Ghost of Appleville #1 Amy Goes FishingBaby Unicorn and Baby Dragon Baby's AlphabetBaseball BrothersBasketball Buddies Baxter Bear’s Bad Day Birthday Parties for Children Blue Sun BenCan We Eat Now? Cannonball Chris Christmas CatsCinderella City SoundsClose Your Eyes Daniel in the Lions' DenDavid and GoliathDo You Know New? Do You Love Me, Harvey Burns? Doll House AdventureDoll House Christmas Fathers & Babies Fathers & Toddlers Football Friends Getting Your PeriodHalfway Down Paddy LaneHalloween Cats Happy Birthday, Martin Luther KingHelp Me Learn Addition Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20 Help Me learn SubtractionHelping Hands HandbookHockey Hero Home Sweet Home How Kids Grow I Am a Leaf I Am a Rock I Am a StarI Am an Apple I Am Fire I Am Planet EarthI Am Snow I Am Water I Love You: A Rebus PoemI See a Star: A Christmas Rebus StoryI Spy a BalloonI Spy a Butterfly I Spy a Candy CaneI Spy a Dinosaur's EyeI Spy a PenguinI Spy a PumpkinI Spy a Scary Monster I Spy a School BusI Spy a SkeletonI Spy A to ZI SPY an Egg in a Nest I Spy Christmas I Spy Extreme Challenger!I Spy Fantasy I Spy Fun House I Spy Funny TeethI Spy Gold Challenger!I Spy I Like to Read I Spy I Love YouI Spy Lightning in the SkyI Spy Little Animals I Spy Little Book I Spy Little Bunnies I Spy Little ChristmasI Spy Little HeartsI Spy Little Letters I Spy Little NumbersI Spy Little Toys I Spy Merry Christmas I Spy Little Wheels I Spy Mystery I Spy Phonics Fun I Spy Santa Claus I Spy School I Spy School Days I Spy Spectacular I Spy Spooky Night I Spy Sticker Book and Picture Riddles I Spy Super Challenger! I Spy Thanksgiving I Spy Treasure Hunt I Spy Ultimate Challenger! I Spy Year-Round Challenger!I Spy: A Book of Picture RiddlesI’m A Seed I’m Tyrannosaurus! I'm a Caterpillar In 1492 In 1776 Jed and the Space Bandits Jed’s Junior Space Patrol Jonah and the Whale Learning through Play Let's Go, Pegasus! Little Bear, You're A Star!Mama Mama Miriam and Her Brother MosesMy First Book of Biographies Once Upon a SpringtimePandora's Box Papa Bear’s Party Papa Papa Pierre the Penguin Pizza Pie SluggerPony BirdPretend You're a Cat Red Ribbon Rosie Red Sun Girl Robin of BrayRuth and Naomi Ruthie’s Rude Friends Shanna's Animal RiddlesShanna's Ballerina Show Shanna's Bear HuntShanna's Doctor Show Shanna's Hip, Hop, Hooray!Shanna's Lost ShoeShanna's Party SurpriseShanna's Pizza ParlorShanna's Princess Show Shanna's Teacher Show Slam Dunk Saturday Snow Angel Soccer Cousins Soccer Sam Sun Song SuperkidsSupertot Ten Cats Have HatsTen Little Christmas PresentsTen Little EggsThanksgiving Cats The Baby Unicorn The Little Plant Doctor The New Kindergarten The Rebus Treasury The Silver Bear The Teddy Bear Book Think! Draw! Write!Three Little Kittens Uproar on Holler Cat HillValentine Cats- ''Your Maternity Leave: How to Leave Work, Have a Baby, and Go Back to Work Without Getting Lost, Trapped, or Sandbagged Along the Way''