Dena
J.
Korfker
Born:
04/06/1908
Grand Rapids
Died: 07/29/1997
Parents: Henry W. and Dena Korfker
Died: 07/29/1997
Parents: Henry W. and Dena Korfker
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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Good Morning, Lord - Devotions for Children | Non Fiction | Children | Grand Rapids; Baker Book House | 1973 | |
My Bible ABC Book | Picture Book | Children | Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan | 1972 | |
Mother of Eighty - The story of Augusta May Puett Brittell (1894-1964), who spent the last eighteen years of her life as a mother to eighty motherless babies in Rhodesia (now Zambia), Africa |
Biography | Adult | Winona, MS : J.C. Choate | 1970 | |
My Favorite Picture Stories from the Bible - Illustrated by Dirk Gringhuis |
Non Fiction | Children | Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan | 1961 | |
My Picture Bible Story Book - Illustrated by Dirk Gringhuis |
Non Fiction | Children | Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan | 1960 | |
Ankie Comes to America | Fiction , Michigan | Children | Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan | 1954 | |
Questions Children Ask : Simple Answers to Puzzling Questions | Non Fiction | Children | Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan | 1953 | |
Can You Tell Me? | Non Fiction | Children | Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan | 1950 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"To teach children the importance of their faith in God and Jesus Christ. I have given book reviews (acting out the story) of good Christian books since I retired in 1973."
2nd ed. says, "I taught in the same school I attended as a child. I had the Zondervan children in my classroom. I asked them to publish a Bible story book but they had just published one. They asked me to wrtie the books answering questions children ask. One book led to another. I had no intention of becoming an author and never dreamed I would have more than a quarter million books in print. I am now busy telling Bible stories to sick children in the play room at one of our city hospitals. Many times one of the books gives sick children quite a thrill."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Emory University | Atlanta , GA | 1967 |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
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- Private Course in Photography | Grand Rapids | 1945 -1947 | |
Teacher | Oakdale Christian | Grand Rapids | 1934 -1973 |
Teacher | West Side Christian School | Grand Rapids | 1927 -1933 |
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