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Quick Facts
Biography
Elise Allen is an American author and a television writer who has been active as a writer since 1966.
Allen has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Writing in a Pre-School Animated Program and Outstanding Writing in Animation for Dinosaur Train (2009).
Allen's TV writing work includes The Lion Guard, Dinosaur Train, and Sid the Science Kid. She is the author of the Gabby Duran and the Unsittables middle-grade book series, as well as the chapter book series Jim Henson's Enchanted Sisters, and the stand-alone novel Populazzi. She has also co-authored Hilary Duff's Elixir series, and Bella Thorne's Autumn Falls series.
Personal life
Allen lives with her husband and their daughter. In her free time, she likes to run marathons and spends time reading, hiking, and enjoying family life.
Books
- Gabby Duran and the Unsittables
- Populazzi
- Jim Henson's Enchanted Sisters: Autumn Secret Gift
- Autumn Falls
- Anna's Icy Adventure
- The Elixir Trilogy
- The Enchanted Work Series
- The Traveling Marathons
TV and DVD
- The Lion Guard
- Dinosaur Train
- Sid the Science Kid
- Barbie Mariposa and the Fairy Princess
On the Web
- Populazzi Book Trailer
- Polly Pocket Shorts
- The Muppets' Kitchen with Cat Cora
- The Possibility Shop
Press
- Publishers Weekly Talks Populazzi
- Girls Life Magazine Names Populazzi One of the Top Forty Hits of the Summer
- Populazzi is one of Justine Magazine's Chick Lit Picks
- Shape Magazine Hails Populazzi as a Great Summer Beach Read
- Dinosaur Train Nominated for 2013 Daytime Emmy