Linda Glaser (born 1949/1950) is an American children's book author. Her books often explore themes related to the environment, immigration, tolerance, and Judaism.
Glaser grew up in New York. She earned a master's degree in creative from San Francisco State University. Following graduation, she taught at Vista College.
She published her first book, Keep Your Socks On, Albert! with Dutton Books in 1992. She has since published over 30 children's books. She has won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger Children (2011), as well as the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers (2013), among other honors. Glaser's Our Big Home (2000) was featured on the Reading Rainbow. The Association for Library Service to Children included the video on their 2003 list of Notable Children's Videos.
Glaser is married and has two children.
Awards and honors Emma's Poem is a Junior Library Guild book. In 1997, Smithsonian included The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes on their year-end list of Notable Books for Children. +Awards for Glaser's worksYearWorkAwardResult1997Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersNotable2004Mrs. Greenberg's Messy HanukkahSydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersNotable2006Bridge to AmericaSydney Taylor Book Award for Older ReadersNotable2011Emma's PoemJane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger ChildrenWinner2011Emma's PoemSydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersHonor2013Hannah's WaySydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersWinner2017On One FootSydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersNotable
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