Abby Hanlon is a former teacher. Inspired by her students’ storytelling, Abby began to write her own stories for children, and taught herself to draw. She is the author of
Ralph Tells a Story. Abby lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their two children.
Praise for Dory Fantasmagory* "This inventive child is irresistible...Charming, funny and true to life." —
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Hanlon effectively uses many childlike pencil drawings and word balloons interspersed with a good mix of short and long sentences in brief, episodic chapters full of Dory’s hilarious adventures…readers will laugh at her entertaining antics.” –
SLJ, starred review
“ Time spent with Dory is time well spent.”–
PW , starred review
"Perfection of tone, plot, pacing, art, you name it. Author Abby Hanlon has taken a universal childhood desire (the wish of the younger sibling for the older ones to play with them) and turned it into a magnificent epic fantasy complete with sharp-toothed robbers, bearded fairy godmothers, and what may be the most realistic 6-year-old you’ll ever meet on a page. In a word, fantastico." —SLJ Fuse 8 Blog
“This book has everything going for it: A throbbing heart at its center …humor in spades and charm to spare...this is one of the best children’s books I’ve seen all year.”—
Kirkus Reviews blog
Praise for the Dory Fantasmagory series:“Genuinely, Dory is the series that readers at our store have reacted to most passionately...The humor in these books—there is nothing like it.” —Emma Straub,
New York Times bestselling author and Books Are Magic bookstore owner
