Frank Asch (born August 6, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey) is an American children's book writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books. In 1968, Asch published his first picture book, . The following year, he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, and conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including , , I Can Blink and . In 1989 he wrote in collaboration with Vladimir Vagin. The book was awarded the and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book.