Author stephen cosgrove biography
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Stephen Cosgrove (writer)
American author and toy designer
Stephen E. Cosgrove (born July 26, 1945) is a children's author and toy designer. He is known for Serendipity, a series of children's books. The series was adapted into a 26-episode anime, Serendipity the Pink Dragon.
Early life and education
[edit]Cosgrove was born in Metaline Falls, Washington and raised in Kennewick, Washington, then Burley and Boise, Idaho.[1] He attended Borah High School in Boise, Idaho.[2] Growing up, Cosgrove was greatly influenced by Aesop's Fables.
In 1963, he received a scholarship for and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.[3]
Writing career
[edit]In 1973, Cosgrove teamed with illustrator Robin James, and wrote his first fyra books which began the Serendipity Series: "Serendipity", "Wheedle on the Needle", "The Dream Tree", and "The Muffin Muncher". His goal in writing these books was to create interesting, fun, affordable books that
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ABOUT
When I can’t get somebody to do something the way that I know it should be done, I usually do it myself. There is no glory in being a one-man band, but when I want to dance and there isn’t any music, I will pull out my kazoo and uppstart humming.
Smitten
I was born and raised in the Northwest (Metaline Falls and Kennewick, Washington and Burley and Boise, Idaho). After graduating from Borah High School in Boise, Idaho, I received one of the first male scholarships to Stephen’s College for Women in Columbia, Missouri. I had other opportunities at other colleges, but if you were eighteen what would have you done? I went east to Missouri. It was there that inom was smitten by the beauty and intelligence of a fellow student, Celia Pryor. Somehow, someway I managed to lose her in a swirl of teenaged insanity, an event that would haunt me for decades to come. Fortunately, it was a delightful haunt that would guide me on my life’s journey. Still and all I was an idiot to lose her in t
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Stephen Cosgrove has always been a self-starter. "When I can't get somebody to do it the way that I know it should be done, I usually do it myself. There is no glory in being a one-man band, but when you want to dance and there isn't any music, you best pull out your kazoo and start humming." In 1974 when he couldn't find a publisher to do his books the way he envisioned them, he founded Serendipity Press and became author, publisher, sales manager, and after 4 years sold 2 million copies. In 1978 he merged his fledgling publishing company with P/S/S and focused his efforts as a writer. For the next decade he wrote over 70 Serendipity books and countless other value-based fantasy stories. Stephen was born and raised in the Northwest (both Washington and Idaho). After graduating from Borah High School in Boise, Idaho, he attended college in the Midwest and although he had a passion for writing and storytelling he never held hope that a career would ensue. In