Florence Parry Heide

(b.1919)

Florence Parry Heide is a bestselling American children's writer. Born in Pittsburgh and spending most of her childhood in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, she studied at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA. After two years, she transferred to UCLA and graduated in 1939. She worked in advertising and public relations in New York City before returning to Pittsburgh during World War II and became publicity director of The Pittsburgh Playhouse. She met her husband, Capt. Donald C. Heide, in October, 1943. They married six weeks later, on November 27, 1943.

Series

Adventures of Treehorn
   1. The Shrinking of Treehorn (1971)
   2. Treehorn's Treasure (1981)
   3. Treehorn's Wish (1984)

Brillstone
   Brillstone Break-in (1977)
   Fear At Brillstone (1978)
   The Face At the Brillstone Window (1979)
   The Body in the Brillstone Garage (1980) (with Roxanne Heide Pierce)
   Black Magic At Brillstone (1981)
   Time Bomb At Brillstone (1982)

Novels

   Maximilian (1967)
   Sebastian (1968)
   Giants Are Very Brave People (1970)
   Sound of Sunshine, Sound of Rain (1970)
   Look! Look! a Story Book (1971)
   My Castle (1972)
   Growing Any Way Up (1976)
   Who Taught Me? Was It You, God? (1978)
   Banana Twist (1978)
   I Love Every-people (1978)
   Secret Dreamer, Secret Dreams (1978)
   Growing Up Anyway (1981)
   Time's Up! (1982)
   The Wendy Puzzle (1982)
   Baanana Twist (1982)
   Banana Blitz (1983)

Collections

   How Big Am I? (poems) (1968)
   The Key (1971)
   Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention to (1978)
   Grim & Ghastly Goings-On (poems) (1992)
   Oh, Grow Up! (poems) (1996)
   It's About Time! (poems) (1999) (with Judith Heide Gilliland and Roxanne Heide Pierce)

Picture Books show

Chapter Books show

Non fiction show