Phillip Hoose, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Phillip Hoose

American children's writer

Date of Birth: 31-May-1947

Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Phillip M.
Hoose (born May 31, 1947) is an American writer of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles.
His first published works were written for adults but he turned his attention to children and young adults, in part to keep up with his daughters.
His work has been well received and honored more than once by the children's literature community.
He won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Nonfiction, for The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (2004) and the National Book Award, Young People's Literature, for Claudette Colvin (2009).