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Vicki Lansky (née Rogosin; born January 6, 1942) is an American author and publisher. ''Feed Me I'm Yours'' began as a local fund raising cookbook for the Minneapolis Chapter of the Childbirth Education Association (CEA) in 1974. Vicki, a new mother and recent New York City transplant to suburban Minneapolis, had not been familiar with local group 'favorite-recipe' fund raising cookbooks. Vicki, then a stay-at-home mom and CEA volunteer suggested this idea at a meeting. CEA said "Sure. Do it and we'll see." Vicki rounded up five friends (Jill Jacobson, Stephanie Keane, Norine Larson, Mary Popehn & Lois Parker)—some from CEA and some not. She presented an outline of a cookbook that would be of interest to new moms, beginning with making baby food. With only two group working meetings and one name ever suggested for the cookbook, the project was presented to CEA, who agreed to fund its first printing. In the Sunday food section of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune (December 1, 1974), food editor Mary Hart featured Vicki Lansky and the cookbook. This inspired Vicki and her husband, Bruce Lansky, who had worked in sales and marketing, to start a publishing company. Meadowbrook Press (as they lived on Meadowbrook Lane) was created to sell ''Feed Me I'm Yours'' nationally. When their marriage ended in the early 1980s, so did their business partnership. He got the business; she got the lake-front home.〔Washington Post. February 7, 1985.〕 ==Books== Vicki Lansky's first book is still one of the highest-selling baby/toddler food cookbooks in the country,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Vicky Lansky bio )〕 selling over 3 million copies. It was followed by ''Taming of the C.A.N.D.Y. (Continuously Advertised Nutritionally Deficient Yummies) Monster'', which landed as #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list on April 30, 1978〔(Indie Book Publishers: Bestselling Books Hall of Fame )〕 after an appearance on the Phil Donahue show. Her parenting newsletter was recommended by Ann Landers (December 17, 1981) and was described by the New York Times as 'the most original' of its kind. The newsletter's parenting tips were incorporated into her book ''Practical Parenting Tips for the First Five Years'' ,which has sold over 700,000 copies. In the 1980s Bantam Books published Vicki's first single topic parenting titles after she left Meadowbrook Press. This list includes: '' Toilet Training: A Practical Guide to Daytime and Nighttime Training'' (1993, 2003), ''Birthday Parties, Best Party Tips & Ideas For Ages 1-8'' (1986, 1995), ''Dear Babysitter Handbook'' (1992, 2001), ''Welcoming Your Second Baby'' (1984, 2005), ''Getting Your Child to Sleep...and Back to Sleep'' (1985, 2004), ''Trouble-Free Travel with Children'' (1991, 2004), and ''Baby Proofing Basics'' (1991, 2002). Her children/parent read-together are books are ''KoKo Bear's New Potty, A New Baby at KoKo Bear's House, KoKo Bear and the New Babysitter, and KoKo Bear's Big Earache'', which helps children prepare for ear tube surgery. Later she published these titles herself through Book Peddlers which she established to distribute her own titles as well as those by others. "I read what was available on divorce but no one book had all I needed in one place so I wrote the one I wished I could have found for myself," says Lansky. "... I wrote a book to help other parents get through that tough time."〔National Examiner. June 13, 2004.〕 On the sixth anniversary of her divorce NAL/Signet published ''Vicki Lansky's Divorce Book for Parents: Helping Children Cope with Divorce and Its Aftermath''. It was reprinted in 1996 by her own press, Book Peddlers. It received a Parent's Choice Book award. According to the New York Times review, "It's the one to read through your fears and tears." Her companion children's book, ''It's Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear'', is intended for children 3–7 years coping with divorce. In the Beanie Baby frenzy of that time, Vicki created KoKo Bear: the Divorce Doll for Kids. Vicki was interviewed by Meredith Vieira on The View, introducing the KoKo Bear doll to a national audience. KoKo Bear comes with a small backpack which encourages children to write down their worries and stuff them into the backpack so that KoKo Bear—not the children—can carry them . In 1988, Vicki received a call from the new editor at Family Circle magazine. They were looking for a new household hints columnist. That opportunity allowed Vicki to go from writing tips for young children to tips for adults. Vicki Lansky has since written and published several household hints books including the bestsellers ''Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun and Frugal Uses'', with over 500,000 copies and ''Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile and Very Good Uses'' (2004) with over 350,000 copies sold. To date, Vicki has written over 3 dozen parenting and household hints books. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vicki Lansky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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