Susan Meddaugh

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Susan Meddaugh


Born
in Montclair, New Jersey, The United States
October 04, 1947

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Susan Meddaugh was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Wheaton College, where she studied French literature and fine arts. After working briefly with an advertising agency in New York, she moved to Boston and worked at a publishing company for ten years, first as a designer, then art editor, and finally as art director. While there, she did the illustrations for Good Stones (Houghton Mifflin) by Anne Epstein, and then decided to strike out on her own as a freelance illustrator and creator of children's books. Since that time, Susan has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including Martha Speaks, which was chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book for 1992. In 1998 she was awarded the New ...more

Average rating: 3.92 · 7,826 ratings · 876 reviews · 103 distinct worksSimilar authors
Martha Speaks

4.10 avg rating — 2,830 ratings — published 1992 — 33 editions
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The Witches' Supermarket

3.95 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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Martha Blah Blah

4.01 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions
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Martha Calling

3.99 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions
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Cinderella's Rat

3.60 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions
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Martha Walks the Dog

3.84 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions
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Perfectly Martha

3.65 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions
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The Witch's Walking Stick

3.80 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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Hog-Eye

3.86 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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Martha and Skits

3.90 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions
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“Life is full of surprises, so you may as well get used to it.”
Susan Meddaugh, Cinderella's Rat

“Words are such fun!”
Susan Meddaugh, Martha Walks the Dog

“Having words opened up a world of possibilities for Martha.”
Susan Meddaugh, Martha Blah Blah

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