Writing
In October 2007, Moore made her literary debut with the publication of Freckleface Strawberry, a children's book illustrated by LeUyen Pham. The story of a girl who wishes to be rid of her freckles but eventually accepts them, Moore decided to write the book when her young son began to dislike aspects of his appearance. She was reminded of her own childhood, when she was teased for having freckles and called "Freckleface Strawberry" by other children. Expanding on this experience and the moral of the book, Moore says, "for the next 20 years or so, you can be obsessed by your big feet or your big teeth or your crazy hair – before you come out on the other end and say, 'I may not like parts of how I look, but there's not a whole lot I can do about it.' " In April 2009, Moore and Pham followed up with a second children's book titled Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully. A musical based on Moore's book, Frecklface Strawberry the Musical, was written by Rose Caiola and Gary Kupper. It opened in New York in October 2010.
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