Ann McGovern Scheiner (née Weinberger; May 25, 1930 – August 8, 2015) was an American writer of more than 55 children's books, selling over 30 million copies.
[1] She may be best known for her adaptation of Stone Soup, as well as Too Much Noise, historical and travel non-fiction, and biographies of figures like Harriet Tubman and Deborah Sampson[2] and Eugenie Clark.
In attempting to support herself and become a writer, she found a job at the publisher of Little Golden Books stamping galley prints.
[3] Artists for her books include Ezra Jack Keats, Simms Taback, Tomie de Paola and Mort Gerberg.
[4] She married Martin Scheiner in 1970, the inventor of the first cardiac monitor for operating rooms, and adopted his three grown children.