About+the+Author

===On March 13,1928 a beautiful girl was born. Her name was Ellen Raskin. She was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While she was growing up, she noticed that her family was in a depression era. But her family tried to have as much fun as possible. Every year, about 50 other relatives came to have a picnic with them. Relatives always mentioned about her dark hair and how she wasn't good at tap-dancing! When she was seventeen, Ellen had a major interest in journalism. Through the years, Ellen illustrated, wrote, and designed many childrens books. She began writing in 1966. In 1978, she received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Best Fiction Award for the Westing Game. Ellen married a man named Dennis Flanagan. They had a daughter named Susan. Twenty-four years later, Ellen sadly died, but we still remember her and her love for writing! ===