William Wallace (August 1, 1947 – January 30, 2012) was an American teacher and later an author of children's books.
He started writing to quiet down his fourth grade students, who loved his stories and encouraged him to make "real" books.
[3] The school is now named The Bill Wallace Early Education Center.
Wallace left the school system in 1988 to pursue writing.
[1] Bill Wallace died from lung cancer on January 30, 2012.