Harriet Ziefert

|birth_place=North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. |occupation=Author |nationality=American |genre=Children's literature }} Harriet Ziefert (born July 7, 1941) is an American children's author. Ziefert was born in North Bergen, New Jersey. She has written several hundred children's books, including the Little Hippo series. Notable illustrators of her books include Emilie Boon and Santiago Cohen. Provided by Wikipedia