Krebs,+Laurie

Biographical Information:
Dates: 1937- Dates in Ridgefield: 1973-2005 fiction, children's books educator A former first grade teacher, Laurie Krebs and her husband lived in a pre-Revolutionary Ridgefield farmhouse; her interest in the history of the period led to a Colonial series of children’s books, including //A Day in the Life of a Colonial Miller.// She and her husband love to travel, and such books as //We All Went on Safari//–winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award and //Child Magazine’s// Best Children’s Books of 2003; it has sold over 500,000 copies–grew out of their trips to fascinating, faraway places. Another book in the travel series is //We’re Roaming the Rainforest//. The couple now live, fittingly, in Williamsburg, Virginia. **Titles (partial): ** //A Day in the Life of a Colonial Planter, //2004 //A Day in the Life of a Colonial Doctor //, 2004  //A Day in the Life of a Colonial Sailmaker //, 2004  //We’re Riding on a Caravan //, 2005  //We’re Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt //, 2007 <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">--Sources: [|www.lauriekrebs.com;] personal communication