Ethel Pochocki (1925 - )

Genre: Children's Literature

Ethel Pochocki was born and raised in Bayonne, NJ. She lives now in Brooks, Maine. She raised 8 children and has written over 30 children's books, including Penny for a Hundred (1996), which is based on actual events in Aroostook County during World War II. Pochocki also writes for Cricket and Church World. A photo of Pochocki and more information about her are available through her publisher's Web site.

Pochocki's books include:

Once Upon A Time Saints: Faith Tales for Children (1978; published as Ethel Marbach; illus. Victoria Brzustowicz)

Emily's Rainbow (1978; published as Ethel Marbach; about loneliness)

The Cabbage Moth and the Shamrock (1978; published as Ethel Marbach)

White Rabbit (1984; published as Ethel Marbach; illus. Tim Kemp)

Dandelions, Fireflies amd Rhubarb Pie: The Adventures of Grandma Bagley and Her Friends (1984; published as Ethel Marbach)

Grandma Bagley Leads the Way: Adventures with the Brooksville Bunch (1989/1990)

Grandma Bagley to the Rescue: Adventures with the Brooksville Bunch (1989)

Saints of the Season for Children (1989/1997; illus. by Julie Lonneman; published by Ethel Marbach Pochocki)

Rosebud and Red Flannel (1989/1991/1999; illus. Mary Beth Owens; won the 1991 Lupine Award): The story of romance on a clothesline between a nightgown and a pair of long underwear.

The Fox Who Found Christmas (1990; illus. Thomas Bell)

The Attic Mice (1990; illus. David Catrow)

Adventures of Pilaf, Almondine, and Tetrazzini (1992)

Wildflower Tea (1993; illus. Roger Essley)

The Mushroom Man (1993; illus. Barry Moser)

The Gypsies' Tale (1994; illus. Laura Kelly)

One-of-a-Kind Friends: Saints and Heroes for Kids (1994)

The Wild Harp and Other Angel Tales (1995; published by Ethel Marbach Pochocki)

A Penny for a Hundred: A Story of Friendship (1996; illus. Mary Beth Owens; 1996 Smithsonian Notable Book for Children)

Once Upon A Time Saints (1996/1997; illus. Tom Matt)

Soup Pot: Stories for All Seasons for Children of All Ages (1996; illus. Mary Beth Owens)

More Once Upon A Time Saints (1998; illus. Kathy Holbrook)

The Christmas Eve Storyteller (1999; by Edward Hays and Ethel Pochocki)

The Mistletoe Girl, and other Christmas stories (1999; illus. Peter LaGue; excerpt from Mistletoe Girl available online)

The Gazebo (2002, illus. Mary Beth Owens), partially set in Maine

A Writer's Garden (2002), essays, stories and poems about gardens, fruits and vegetables.

Maine Marmalade (2004), a tale of resourcefulness, in which Anthony tries to make jam from berries and other fruit that aren't in season

The Women of Lockerbie (2005), poems.

The Blessing of the Beasts (2007): Francesca the roach and Martin the skunk wonder if they might be included in the blessing of the animals at the great cathedral

A story by Pochocki, titled 'A Christmas Tree Lands A Second Starring Role,' appears in the 26 December 2002 issue of the Christian Science Monitor.


Last Update: 02/22/2009

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