Background
Gloria Rand was born on November 8, 1925, in San Francisco, California, United States. She is a daughter of Roy E. Kistler, an electrical engineer, and Minnie Arthur Kistler, a homemaker.
Seattle, Washington, United States
Gloria Rand attended University of Washington.
(Gloria Rand makes her debut in children's books with this...)
Gloria Rand makes her debut in children's books with this charming story of a plucky Salty Dog, a story inspired by a real dog who frequently traveled alone on a ferry across Puget Sound to visit his master at work in a boatyard.
https://www.amazon.com/Salty-Dog-Gloria-Rand/dp/0805018476/?tag=2022091-20
1989
(Salty the dog and his master Zack sail north to Alaska, e...)
Salty the dog and his master Zack sail north to Alaska, encountering other ships, a storm, wild animals on the shore, and an iceberg.
https://www.amazon.com/Salty-Sails-North-Gloria-Rand/dp/0805011609/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(Salty and Jack have reached the coast of Alaska and settl...)
Salty and Jack have reached the coast of Alaska and settled in for the winter. When Jack finds work as a pilot at the local airport, Salty Dog becomes his copilot. Sweeping low over the snowy glaciers, Salty Dog always enjoys the ride. But one day a sudden snowstorm shakes the little plane, and Salty's real adventure begins.
https://www.amazon.com/Salty-Takes-Gloria-Rand-1991-03-03/dp/B01FKSLTPG/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(Reveling in the atmosphere of her family's mountain cabin...)
Reveling in the atmosphere of her family's mountain cabin, a young girl remembers the many stories she has heard about previous generations and their adventures with the area's wildlife.
https://www.amazon.com/Cabin-Key-Gloria-Rand-1994-09-01/dp/B01K13ISMC/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(Zack and Salty have shared many adventures, from Salty's ...)
Zack and Salty have shared many adventures, from Salty's first sailing trip as a puppy to a harrowing helicopter ride in Alaska. Now this seasoned crew is off to beautiful Hawaii. For several days Zack and Salty enjoy perfect sailing weather but just when their destination is in sight, they find themselves in the middle of the worst storm of their lives!
https://www.amazon.com/Aloha-Salty-Gloria-Rand-1996-03-02/dp/B01K16CW7Q/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(Moving to his family's new home in the junkyard, Willie t...)
Moving to his family's new home in the junkyard, Willie the mouse sets out to explore his new territory and is delighted by the area's exciting new promise, until he has a run-in with a raccoon and a cat.
https://www.amazon.com/Willie-Takes-Hike-Gloria-Rand/dp/0152002723/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(This book offers the true-life story of Baby Ann who vani...)
This book offers the true-life story of Baby Ann who vanished after the family and their belongings were separated when their sleigh accidentally broke through the ice during a mid-winter journey in Alaska in 1917.
https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Basket-Gloria-Rand/dp/0525652337/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Inspired by a true story that appeared in the Seattle Tim...)
Inspired by a true story that appeared in the Seattle Times, Gloria and Ted Rand have created a heartwarming picture book about compassion and caring. Children can read about the real Spooky at the end of the book, where his photos and story are featured.
https://www.amazon.com/Home-Spooky-Gloria-Rand/dp/0805046119/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(A boy and his father like to hike in the ancient forest n...)
A boy and his father like to hike in the ancient forest near their home. But one day they discover blue marks on many of the trees — the marks of loggers. The boy decides they must do something to try to save the forest. A campaign is launched and the fight is on.
https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Forest-Gloria-Rand-1999-04-15/dp/B01K3O1NOO/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Games of tag on the deck; swings tied to the masts; a flo...)
Games of tag on the deck; swings tied to the masts; a floating farmyard filled with chickens and ducks and even a pig; exotic pets, including a mongoose, a monkey, a kangaroo; studying astronomy and celestial navigation under the stars and geography with firsthand visits all over the world. This was the childhood of the four Madsen children who made their home aboard a four-masted sailing bark that carried cargo in the 1800s. Based on the journal kept by Captain Madsen and his daughter Ena, the story of this seafaring family is brought to life for modern children by Gloria and Ted Rand. Culminating in a dramatic Christmas Eve storm at sea, this is at once a rousing adventure and an intriguing look at a unique lifestyle that will fascinate young and old alike.
https://www.amazon.com/Sailing-Home-Story-Childhood-Sea/dp/0735815399/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Little Flower is a very smart pig. She has learned lots o...)
Little Flower is a very smart pig. She has learned lots of tricks, but one of them is really special: she can play dead! Miss Pearl is proud of her pet's talents. The neighbors like the trick too, so Little Flower gets lots of practice. Then one day Miss Pearl falls and hurts herself. Nobody hears her calls for help, and Little Flower is worried. What can one small pig do? Suddenly she has an idea. Little Flower uses her trick to get help for Miss Pearl and becomes a hero.
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Flower-Gloria-Rand-2002-04-01/dp/B01K17VM7G/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(A mischievous little lamb named Mary makes friends with t...)
A mischievous little lamb named Mary makes friends with the children of Cranberry Island. Mary's mother has forgotten about her, but luckily the abandoned lamb soon finds a home with kindly Mrs. Paradise. Mary is a curious little animal. She loves to discover what the neighborhood children and their pets are doing. But Mary's curiosity also gets her into trouble, especially with grown-ups. When something must be done about the wayward lamb, Mrs. Paradise comes up with a solution that makes everyone happy-even little Mary!
https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Little-Lamb-Gloria-Rand/dp/0805068163/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(A secret note wins Max a friend in a faraway country. Max...)
A secret note wins Max a friend in a faraway country. Max doesn’t know what to expect when he slips a note into a box of grapes headed to the United States, so he is thrilled when he receives a response from a girl named Maggie. The two quickly become pen pals. Then one day Max’s village in Chile is hit by a huge earthquake, and his school must be closed because of damages. When the school finally reopens, a surprise is waiting for Max from his faraway friends.
https://www.amazon.com/Pen-Pal-Max-Gloria-Rand/dp/0805075860/?tag=2022091-20
2005
Gloria Rand was born on November 8, 1925, in San Francisco, California, United States. She is a daughter of Roy E. Kistler, an electrical engineer, and Minnie Arthur Kistler, a homemaker.
Gloria Rand attended University of Washington. She took a ten-week writing course at King County (Washington) night school.
Gloria Rand worked with collaboration with her husband, Ted Rand. In her picture-book debut, Salty Dog, Rand introduces a young puppy and his human caretaker, Zack. Zack builds sailboats, and at first he brings his new house-mate to work with him each day. In Salty Dog the young pup shows his ingenuity by figuring out how to get by ferry to Zack's boat shop after Zack begins leaving Salty at home because of the dog's increasing size. As the story progresses, so does work on Zack's new sailboat, and at story's end both dog and master sail off for a trip around the world.
Like Rand's book series about a young dog and his master, Rand often focuses on the out of doors, whether it be sea or forest, and frequently casts animal characters, as in Willie Takes a Hike, about a runaway mouse, and Little Flower, which features a pot-bellied pig as its main protagonist.
Rand's picture books "Prince William" describes the plight of the animal victims of the 1989 oil tanker spill in Prince William Sound, and centers her story on one seal pup that is rescued by a little girl. The book was praised for engaging children's sympathies without sentimentality and teaching them about ecological damage and human attempts to repair it without sermonizing. Like "Prince William", "Baby in a Basket" is also based on a real-life adventure. A small group traveling in the Alaskan winter of 1917 encounters disaster when a spooked horse overturns the party's sleigh, including a four-month-old infant sleeping in a basket. All narrowly escape to safety except the baby, whose basket is carried away downriver, where it is rescued by fur trappers.
Rand's A Home for Spooky is also based on a real-life rescue, in this case the rescue of a scared and underfed dog. In the story, young Annie finds a stray dog and begins to secretly feed it, for she knows her parents will not allow any further pets in their home. Unfortunately, Annie's scraps are not enough to properly nourish the dog, whom she names Spooky, and he almost dies before Annie can enlist her parents' help to save him. With "Willie Takes a Hike" Rand weaves what some critics found an exciting drama with a solemn message about the necessity of being properly prepared when hiking. Willie, a small mouse, disobeys his parents and hikes off into the junkyard, the family's new home, and quickly lands himself in trouble.
(Games of tag on the deck; swings tied to the masts; a flo...)
2001(Gloria Rand makes her debut in children's books with this...)
1989(This book offers the true-life story of Baby Ann who vani...)
1997(Moving to his family's new home in the junkyard, Willie t...)
1996(Reveling in the atmosphere of her family's mountain cabin...)
1994(Inspired by a true story that appeared in the Seattle Tim...)
1997(Salty the dog and his master Zack sail north to Alaska, e...)
1990(Zack and Salty have shared many adventures, from Salty's ...)
1995(A mischievous little lamb named Mary makes friends with t...)
2004(In Prince William Sound, a little girl named Denny finds ...)
1992(Salty and Jack have reached the coast of Alaska and settl...)
1991(A boy and his father like to hike in the ancient forest n...)
1999(A secret note wins Max a friend in a faraway country. Max...)
2005(Little Flower is a very smart pig. She has learned lots o...)
2002On May 1, 1948, Gloria Kistler married Ted Rand, an illustrator. They have two children: Theresa Rand Schaller, Martin Lee Rand.