Paul Fleischman

-Was born in 1952.

-Grew up in Santa Monica, California.

-Son on Sid Fleischman, who is also an author and who won a Newbery for The Whipping Boy in 1987.

-Did not picture himself as becoming an author when he grew up.

-Spent most of his time outside and not inside reading.

-His family owned at home printing press and Paul spent a lot of his time making stationary, business cards, etc. 

-Graduated from University of New Mexico.

Paul Fleischman is an author for children and young adults. Fleischman said that he is, “a maker at hearts”. By saying this he means that he writes about the most unthought about events and items. He writes about everything from historical events to objects that he has collected over time. Fleischman says that his writing is like writing music to him; he pays careful attention to the rhythm in words. Fleishman has won a Newbery Honor, for Joyful Noises: Poems for Two Voices.

I think that it is really interesting that Paul Fleischman did not originally want to be an author like his father but then ended up becoming once also. I like how he says that he tries to write his stories like making music because it shows me that he really cherishes his writing. I also like this because I read parts of his books and I can notice this rhythm that he describes.