Arlene Alda
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Arlene Alda is an American photographer
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

ist and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 of children's books.

Literary works

Alda's most recent work as an author, Did You Say Pears? was published by Tundra Books
Tundra Books
Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada.Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman to publish children's books in Canada. The U.S...

 in 2006. Previous books published by Tundra include "The Book of ZZZs" (2005) and Morning Glory Monday (2003). She also wrote the popular Hurry Granny Annie was published by Tricycle Press in 1999. She wrote the popular Hold the Bus (published by Troll Press in 1996). For much, but not all, of her career as an author, she has provided her own illustrations as a photographer.

Personal life

Alda is married to actor Alan Alda
Alan Alda
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo , better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H...

 of M*A*S*H fame. They wed on March 15, 1957, and they have three daughters, Eve, Elizabeth, and Beatrice, as well as seven grandchildren.
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