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Wolkstein, Diane

LC control no.n 79118170
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPS3573.O56555
PZ7.W8344 Juvenile fiction, English
PZ8.W816 Juvenile fairy tales, English
PZ8.1.W84 Juvenile folklore, English
Personal name headingWolkstein, Diane
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Variant(s)Wolkstein, Diana
Birth date1942-11-11
Death date2013-01-31
Place of birthNewark (N.J.)
Place of deathKaohsiung City (Taiwan)
Field of activityChildren's literature Tales Legends
Profession or occupationAuthors Folklorists Storytellers
Found in8,000 stones, 1972.
The first love stories, c1991: CIP t.p. (Diane Wolkstein) data sheet (b. 1942)
American storytelling. Volume 2 [VR] c1986: guide (storyteller, Diane Wolkstein; New York, N.Y.; M.A., childhood education, Bank Street College of Education)
New York times WWW site, Feb. 4, 2013 (in obituary published Feb. 3: Diane Wolkstein; b. Nov. 11, 1942, Newark; d. Thursday [Jan. 31, 2013], Kaohsiung, Taiwan, aged 70; children's author and folklorist who once upon a time served as New York City's official storyteller, deputized to revive the dying art in this city of eight million stories)
Owl, 1991: t.p. (Diana Wolkstein) p. 4 of cover (her collection called The magic orange tree and other Haitian folktales; lives in New York; radio broadcaster, storyteller, and teacher)
Associated languageeng