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Diane Namm

About the Author

Diane Namm is the author of several of Sterlings Classic Starts books, including Phantom of the Opera and Greek Myths, as well as ten titles in the Silver Penny series. She lives in Malibu, CA.

Ashley Mimss art appears in Space Station Rat and Rat Trap (Holiday House), Cave Detectives: Unraveling the Mystery of an Ice Age Cave (Chronicle Books), and the animated film Titan A.E. from Fox Animation. Mims also illustrated the Silver Penny Stories Rapunzel and The Little Mermaid. She lives in Houston, TX.

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes

by Diane Namm, Illustrated by Ashley Mims

Classic Starts®: Roman Myths

Classic Starts®: Roman Myths

by Diane Namm, Illustrated by Eric Freeberg

Classic Starts®: Greek Myths

Classic Starts®: Greek Myths

Abridged by Diane Namm, Afterword by Arthur Pober, Illustrated by Eric Freeberg

Classic Starts®: Animal Stories

Classic Starts®: Animal Stories

Abridged by Diane Namm, Illustrated by Eric Freeberg, Afterword by Arthur Pober

Classic Starts®: The Phantom of the Opera

Classic Starts®: The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux, Abridged by Diane Namm, Illustrated by Troy Howell, Afterword by Arthur Pober

Classic Starts®: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

Classic Starts®: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

by Margaret Sidney, Abridged by Diane Namm, Illustrated by Dan Andreasen, Afterword by Arthur Pober