Background
She was born Doris Adelberg in Vienna, Austria February 15, 1929.
She was born Doris Adelberg in Vienna, Austria February 15, 1929.
She currently lives in New York City and is a full-time children"s author She has also translated children"s books from German to English. Two of her translations, Nero Corleone: a Cat"s Story by Elke Heidenreich and Daniel Half Human by David Chotjewitz, are Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Books, the award recognizing outstanding translated children"s books
She attended Radcliffe College from 1946 to 1948 and graduated cum laude from Barnard College in 1950.