Lea Bayers Rapp (born July 19, 1946 in Brooklyn)[1] is an American non-fiction and children's fiction writer. Among her books are "Put Your Kid in Show Biz"[2] and "Mazel Tov! The Complete Book of Jewish Weddings."[3] She also wrote for periodicals.[4]
Lea Bayers Rapp | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lea Bayers July 19, 1946 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Thomas Edison State College |
| Genre | non-fiction, children's fiction |
| Notable works | Put your kid in show biz Mazel tov! The complete book of Jewish weddings |
| Spouse | Stanley Rapp |
| Children | Ilana Rapp, Justin Rapp |
Lea Bayers was born into a Jewish family[5] from Brooklyn. She holds a BA from Thomas Edison State College.[6] In 2011, she lives in Sayreville, New Jersey.[7]
Books edit
- 1978 − Smiling Faces, a musical play for children with music by Claire Martin (Jobete Music Company)[8]
- 1981 − Put your kid in show biz (Sterling Publishing)
- 1992 − The best public high schools: Where do kids get the best secondary education in New Jersey? (with 4 coauthors; Tomlinson Enterprises)
- 1993 − Life's little destruction book (St. Martin's Press)[citation needed]
- 2002 − Mazel tov! The complete book of Jewish weddings (Kensington Books)
References edit
- ^ Curt Johnson, ed. (1988), Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors and Poets, p. 458
- ^ Kaplan, Eliot (1982-09-28). "A Star is Bred". Family Weekly. p. 13. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "Ethnic weddings capture heritage". The Olympian. 2004-08-01.
- ^ e.g., Rapp, Lea Bayers (October 1987). "Broadway Babies". Playbill. 5 (12).
- ^ "Lea Bayers Rapp". Kensington Books. Archived from the original on 2009-12-06.
- ^ World Who's Who of Women 1990/91, p. 680
- ^ Olivio, Andrea. "Public invited to meet local authors at library" Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today, Old Bridge Suburban, April 7, 2005. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Expected to attend are Sayreville authors Daniel Gary Holderman, Lea Bayers Rapp and Helen Boehm, as well as South Amboy authors Jerry Smith, Chelle Martin, Flo Fitzpatrick, Jim Carney, George Francy and Tom Burkard."
- ^ "Smiling faces sometimes. Arr.: Jobete Music Company, Inc., employer for hire of Johnny Dentato". faqs.org. Retrieved 2009-11-14.