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Susan Lendroth

Susan writes for kids and adults. "L Is for Librarian: The ABCs of Los Angeles Central Library" is her 10th, and most recent, picture book. Other titles include "Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones" & "Hey Ho to Mars We'll Go." Her latest work for Short Edition, "Failing Bath Time," lays to rest any illusions of her being a sophisticated traveler.

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Creative Nonfiction
Society  3 min

Failing Bath Time

Susan Lendroth

Everyone knows how to take a bath, right? 
I thought I did, until I visited Japan for the first time.
Japan has elevated bathing to an art form, complete with accoutrements like wooden buckets ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
Children's
Creative Nonfiction
Poetry
Children's
Creative Nonfiction
Children's
Children's
Tale  2 min

The Cat Who Purred

Susan Lendroth

In a small cottage in a deep valley, an old woman lived with her goats and sheep, chickens and dog, a sway-backed horse and one ginger cat.

Each morning, she collected eggs while the dog led the ...  [+]
Children's
Children's
Poetry  1 min

Hillie Sorts It Out

Susan Lendroth

The rain had dried up – 
every drip, every puddle – 
but Hillie couldn't go out 
while her room was a muddle. 

Mom had been clear, and 
her dad had agreed, 
"First, clean up this ...  [+]
Children's
Poetry
Children's
Creative Nonfiction
Portrait  3 min

Rum Ball Magic

Susan Lendroth

Many years ago, I worked as a film and television extra for a few months. Interspersed with temporary jobs at insurance companies and accounting firms, the onscreen background work paid no more than ...  [+]
Children's
Children's