As per our current Database, Patricia Polacco is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Patricia Polacco is 80 years, 4 months and 14 days old. Patricia Polacco will celebrate 81rd birthday on a Friday 11th of July 2025. Below we countdown to Patricia Polacco upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Patricia Polacco |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 11, 1944 (Lansing, MI) |
| Birthday | July 11 |
| Town/City | Lansing, MI |
| Nationality | MI |
Patricia Polacco’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Patricia Polacco was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Author and Illustrator of several children's books, including Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom, The Keeping Quilt, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She received numerous literary honors, including the 1992 Golden Kite Award for her book, Chicken Sunday.
She struggled with reading as a child and was diagnosed with dyslexia, which she eventually overcame. Her book Thank You, Mr. Falker details this childhood struggle and honors the elementary school Teacher who recognized her disability and helped her cope with it.
She began her career as an artist; she did not begin writing children's books until she was 41 years old.
She was born in Lansing, Michigan to a family of mixed Eastern-European and Irish heritage. Her beloved grandmother, who died in 1949, appears in several of her children's books. She married an Italian chef named Enzo and has two children.
Christopher Curtis, another popular children's book author, was also born in Michigan.
