Barbara Ensor is an author and artist whose words and pictures have been praised in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Vanity Fair and elsewhere. A graduate of Brown University, Ensorn’s previous careers include stilt walking, and journalism. She is a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, has two children and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Park Slope Mom & Author, Barbara EnsorBy Barbara EnsorI moved to Park Slope from a downtown Manhattan loft in search---not just of more room---but of rooms. And I found them! Raising a child in what was essentially an open space in downtown Manhattan I could see that doors--- and separate rooms even--- were what had allowed families to grow and civilizations to flourish throughout the ages. So with another baby on the way we traded in a rent stabllized downtown Manhattan loft for an apartment in Brooklyn. Turn up the scary music. Was it the right thing to do? Our Manhattan friends were skeptical.....
Hans Christian Andersen (1805u–1875), the Danish author and poet, is most famous for his beloved fairy tales such as The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, and Thumbelina.Barbara Ensor is the author-illustrator of Cinderella (As If You Didna’t Already Know the Story), hailed in the New York Times as
Cinderella (As If You Didn't Already Know the Story)Written by Barbara Ensor Illustrated by Barbara EnsorTrade PaperbackI know, I know. Your’ve heard the story a million times before. Mean stepmother. Lots of sweeping. Fancy ball. You remember.Or do you?Did you remember that Cinderella was such a nice girl —so smart and funny? You probably woulds’ve liked her. Did you know that n“Cinderella
