Mohr, Nicholasa

Nicholasa Mohr was born November 1, 1938, in New York, New York. She became a writer and illustrator. Many of her books draw upon her own Puerto Rican background in the barrios of New York City. For a full account see the autobiography feature in Something About the Author, vol. 113, p.124 ff. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 8, 97, 113 Something About the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 8 Children's Literature Review vol. 22

From the guide to the Nicholasa Mohr Papers, 1995, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])