Occupation: Princess
Birthdate: December 28th, in a year prior to this one
Height: 5'7," but shrinking fast.
Weight: None of your beeswax.
Born & Raised:
Long Island, New York. And if you think it's funny to say "Oh, you mean you're from Lawn GEYE-land," please think again. The last time that joke was funny dinosaurs were roaming the South Hampton beaches..
Currently Residing:
Evanston, Illinois, home of the Northwestern Wildcats
and, well, Carolyn Crimi..
Education:
B.A. from Lake Forest College in Art History (the perfect
major for people who never want to get a job); MFA from Vermont College in Writing for Children.
Hobbies and interests:
Dieting, reading, worrying, obsessing, e-mailing, drawing, procrastinating, and cuddling with my pug Bo. I also spend a lot of time thinking about working out.
Likes:
Unfrosted Blueberry Pop Tarts, old monster movies, rainy days, birthdays, and Halloween.
Childhood Influences:
Winnie-the-Pooh, Mary Tyler Moore, I Love Lucy, The Wizard of Oz, Bugs Bunny, Eloise, and Get Smart.
Favorite Writers:
A.A. Milne and Kate DiCamillo, as well as a ton of others!
Ordering Books:
If you'd like to order any of my books, you can order them from amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Borders, or, better yet, your local independent bookstore. Any bookstore can order my books, even if they're not on the shelves.
If you're interested in having me visit your school, bookstore or library to do a presentation, please send me an e-mail at crims@aol.com.
