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Nancy White Carlstrom

Born

in Washington, Pennsylvania, The United States

August 04, 1948

Website

http://www.nancywhitecarlstrom.com/index.html

Genre

Children's Books

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Nancy White Carlstrom has written more than 50 books for children, including the Jesse Bear series with illustrator Bruce Degan.

Born the daughter of steel mill worker William J. and Eva (Lawrence) White, Nancy White Carlstrom was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, on August 4, 1948. She practiced writing poetry, enjoyed reading books like Little Women, and wanted to become a children’s book author at an early age. Carlstrom worked in the children’s department of her local library in Washington during her high school years. She graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, majoring in Elementary Education and earning her B.A. in 1970, also studying at Harvard Extension School and Radcliffe from 1974 to 1976. In September of 1974, she m ...more

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Nancy White Carlstrom’s books

Average rating: 3.87 · 5,103 ratings · 762 reviews · 74 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 2,488 ratings — published 1986 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Counting Winter by Nancy White Carlstrom, Claudia McGehee (illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 222 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.65 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What a Scare, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.48 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guess Who's Coming, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Do You Say It Today Jesse Bear (Aladdin Picture Books) by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear! by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's About Time, Jesse Bear and Other Rhymes by Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? by Nancy White Carlstrom, Lori McElrath-Eslick (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thanksgiving Day at Our House: Thanksgiving Poems for the Very Young by Nancy White Carlstrom, R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Nancy White Carlstrom

Jesse Bear (14 books)
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Nancy White Carlstrom,

Bruce Degen (Illustrator)

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