Person Detail: Diane Wolkstein

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General Information:
Full Name: Diane Wolkstein
Biography: (1942-2013) Author. Diane Wolkstein was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was a children's author and folklorist and at one time she served as New York City's official storyteller. She taught at New York University.
Author's Timeline:
1942		(Unknown) County Diane Wolkstein was born in Newark, New Jersey, on November 11, 1942.
2013		(Unknown) County Diane Wolkstein died in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on January 31, 2013.
1983		(Unknown) County Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth (Pub: Harper & Row ISBN: 006014713X / 978-0060147136) Myth, collaborated with Samuel Noah Kramer.
1996		(Unknown) County Esther's Story (Pub: William Morrow & Co Library ISBN: 0688121284 / 978-0688121280) Story.
1978		(Unknown) County The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales (Pub: Knopf ISBN: 0394833902 / 978-0394833903) Folklore.
2003		(Unknown) County Treasures of the Heart: Holiday Stories That Reveal the Soul of Judaism (Pub: Schocken ISBN: 0805241442 / 978-0805241440) Stories.
1977		(Unknown) County The Red Lion: A tale of ancient Persia (Pub: Crowell ISBN: 0690013469 / 978-0690013467) Folklore.
1992		(Unknown) County Little Mouse's Painting (Pub: William Morrow & Company ISBN: 0688076092 / 978-0688076092) Children's book.
1981		(Unknown) County The Banza: A Haitian Story (Pub: The Banza: A Haitian Story ISBN: 0803704283 / 978-0803704282) Children's book.
2004		(Unknown) County Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story (Pub: HarperCollins ISBN: 0688139159 / 978-0688139155) Children's book.
1975		(Unknown) County Cool Ride in the Sky (Pub: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd ISBN: 0437860205 / 978-0437860200) Children's book.
1983		(Unknown) County The Magic Wings: 2 (Pub: Dutton Juvenile ISBN: 0525440623 / 978-0525440628) Children's book.
1967		New York County Ms. Wolkstein served as New York City's official storyteller from 1967 until 1971.
?		New York County Ms. Wolkstein received a master's degree in education from Bank Street College in Manhattan, New York.