Joan Walsh Anglund

Anglund was born on January 3, 1926, in Hinsdale, Illinois. Her parents were Thomas and Mildred Walsh. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the American Academy of Art in the mid-1940s. She met her future husband, the actor and playwright Bob Anglund, in 1946. They married in 1947 before moving to Pasadena in California. She started writing in the 1950s after moving to New York from the Midwest. Anglund had two children, Joy Anglund Harvey and Todd. ==Works==

Poetry for children • The Golden Treasury of Poetry, 1959 • The Golden Book of Poems for the Very Young, 1971 Poetry for adults • A Cup of Sun, 1967 • A Slice of Snow, 1970 • Goodbye, Yesterday, 1974 • Almost a Rainbow • Memories of the Heart • Circle of the Spirit • The Song of Love • The Crocus in the Snow • The Way of Love Children's books • A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You, Harcourt, 1958 • The Brave Cowboy, Harcourt, 1959 • Look out the Window, 1959 • Love Is a Special Way of Feeling, 1960 • In a Pumpkin Shell, Harcourt, 1960 • Cowboy and His Friend • Christmas Is a Time of Giving, 1961 • Nibble Nibble Mousekin • Spring Is a New Beginning, 1963 • Childhood is a time of innocence, 1964 • ''Cowboy's Secret Life'' • A Pocketful of Proverbs, Collins, 1965 • The Joan Walsh Anglund Sampler • ''Un Ami, C'Est Quelqu'un Qui T'aime'' • A Book of Good Tidings • What Color is Love? • A Year is Round • Babies Are a Bit of Heaven, 2002 • Love Is the Best Teacher, 2004 • Faith Is a Flower, 2006 == Critical reception ==

The New York Times regularly reviewed Anglund's children's books, describing the narrative universe created by Anglund as reassuring and comfortable. == References ==