Frances Altman

Frances Altman has blended a career in business communications and writing for children. Now she is celebrating the reissue of "Reggie the Goat" her classic children's book. Published 50 years ago, it is just as exciting to young readers now as it was then. Altman began writing for suburban Chicago newspapers, trade magazines and The Chicago Sun Times. Then she moved into marketing with the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, McDonald's, Honeywell and Virginia Commonwealth University where she...See more

Frances Altman has blended a career in business communications and writing for children. Now she is celebrating the reissue of "Reggie the Goat" her classic children's book. Published 50 years ago, it is just as exciting to young readers now as it was then. Altman began writing for suburban Chicago newspapers, trade magazines and The Chicago Sun Times. Then she moved into marketing with the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, McDonald's, Honeywell and Virginia Commonwealth University where she also taught. She has written several hundred newspaper and magazine articles on food, community business and children's stories for Child Life, Friends, Highlights, Weekly Reader and seven books for young readers including "Something Egg," "Spirit Dog," and Escape to Freedom." She earned a Master's degree from Roosevelt University, Chicago, AWARDS: Her writing has received numerous merit awards from National Federation of Press Women, IABC, Chicago Publicity Club, Public Relations Society, Virginia and Illinois Press Associations and a TWIN Leadership Award from National YWCA, Cover Illustration by Judy Bullard Frances Altman has blended a career in business communications and writing for children. Now she is celebrating the reissue of "Reggie the Goat" her classic children's book. Published 50 years ago, it is just as exciting to young readers now as it was then. Altman began writing for suburban Chicago newspapers, trade magazines and The Chicago Sun Times. Then she moved into marketing with the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, McDonald's, Honeywell and Virginia Commonwealth University where she also taught. She has written several hundred newspaper and magazine articles on food, community business and children's stories for Child Life, Friends, Highlights, Weekly Reader and seven books for young readers including "Something Egg," "Spirit Dog," and Escape to Freedom." She earned a Master's degree from Roosevelt University, Chicago, AWARDS: Her writing has received numerous merit awards from National Federation of Press Women, IABC, Chicago Publicity Club, Public Relations Society, Virginia and Illinois Press Associations and a TWIN Leadership Award from National YWCA, Cover Illustration by Judy Bullard See less