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Alice Schertle
Alice Schertle (born 1941) is an American poet, teacher, and author from Los Angeles. She is known as the author of numerous children's books, most notably the ''New York Times'' best-selling ''Little Blue Truck'' series. Career Schertle worked for a time as an elementary school teacher. As a children's book author, her works "explore themes of nature and language, often with playful use of rhyme." Schertle has also published several collections of poetry. She has won a number of honors, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the Christopher Award. ''Little Blue Truck'' Schertle collaborated with illustrator Jill McElmurry to create Little Blue Truck, a friendly pick-up truck with a variety of animal friends. The first book, ''Little Blue Truck'', was published in 2008. A starred review in Publishers Weekly noted that Shertle's "rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises." After McElmur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Isabel Campoy
Isabel Campoy (born June 25, 1946 in Alicante, Spain) is an author of children's books, poetry, and pedagogical resources. Central to Campoy's work is the promotion of bilingual education. Biography F. Isabel Campoy was born in Alicante, Spain on June 25, 1946. Her father was a professor of English and her mother a tailor. Campoy first came to the US at the age of 16 as an AFS Intercultural Programs exchange student for one year of high school in Trenton, Michigan. She received her degree in English Philology at the Complutense University of Madrid in 1973 and completed post-graduate courses at University of Reading. She returned to the US as a Fulbright Scholar to continue her doctoral studies at UCLA. In 1981, she emigrated permanently to the United States where she worked as the senior acquisitions editor for foreign languages in the College Division of Houghton Mifflin in Boston. In addition to writing, Campoy has also served on numerous advisory boards, such as the San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Children's Writers
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Cindy Wheeler
Cindy may refer to: People * Cindy (given name), a list of people named Cindy, Cindi, Cyndi or Cyndy * Tugiyati Cindy (born 1985), Indonesian footballer Music * ''Cindy'' (musical), an off-Broadway production in 1964 and 1965 * "Cindy" (folk song), American folk song (also known as "Cindy, Cindy") *" Cindy, Oh Cindy", 1956 adaptation of the folk song "Pay Me My Money Down" *"Cindy", song by C. Jérôme M. Mesure, J. Albertini, F. Richard; #6 in France 1976 *"Cindy", 1976 song written by Peter, Sue and Marc Reber, Zukocski; also performed by The Cats *"Cindy", 2000 song by American rock band Tammany Hall NYC *"Cindy", a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2015 album '' The Ties That Bind: The River Collection'' Other * Cindy, an episode of the American TV series ''Highway to Heaven'' * ''Cindy'' (film), 1978 TV movie adaptation of the Cinderella story * Cindy, a male dolphin that informally married a human, see Human–animal marriage * Hurricane Cindy (other) See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Coombs
Patricia Coombs (born in Los Angeles, California, July 23, 1926) is the author and illustrator of many children's picture books, including the popular Dorrie the Little Witch series. “Of her childhood, she says, ‘I was forever being told to get my nose out of a book and go outside. As a result I ended up reading in odd places where I wouldn’t be noticed—behind my brother’s mice cages, under lilac bushes. The smells of mice and lilacs to this day evoke certain stories.’” She attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and received her B.A. (1947) and M.A. (1950) in English literature from the University of Washington. She first started writing and illustrating stories for her two daughters, the youngest of which, together with a Siamese cat named Dingbat, became the inspiration for Dorrie and her cat Gink. Bibliography Dorrie the Little Witch Series Dorrie is a little witch whose “hat is always on crooked and her stockings never match.” Coombs, Patricia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Parkins
David Alan Parkins (born 2 November 1955) is a British cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for D.C. Thomson, publisher of ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy''. Now based in Canada, he illustrates children's picture books. Parkins was born in Brighton, but moved to Grantham, Lincolnshire at the age of five. He didn't take up art until sixth form, when he also began drawing caricatures of his teachers. He studied Wildlife Illustration at Dyfed College of Art for a year, before switching to graphic design at Lincoln College of Art, specialising in illustration. Graduating in 1979, he became a freelance illustrator, working on postcards, school textbooks, newspapers and magazines as well as comics. Parkins' first work for ''The Beano'' was on " Billy Whizz" in 1989. He quickly made his mark on the strip and the character, and made several changes, the most notable of these being the introduction of Billy's new lightning bolt tracksuit in May 1992. In 1990, he started to draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margot Tomes
Margot Ladd Tomes (August 10, 1917 – June 25, 1991) was an American artist and illustrator of children's books. Books that she illustrated have been among The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year, ''Jack and the Wonder Beans'' in 1977 and ''If There Were Dreams to Sell'' in 1984. She also provided illustrations for Jean Fritz’s Newbery Honor Book and American Book Award ''Homesick: My Own Story'' in 1982. Life and career Tomes was born in Park Hill, Yonkers, New York City, a cousin of painter Guy Pène du Bois, costume designer Raoul Pene Du Bois, and author & illustrator William Pène du Bois. After graduating from Pratt Institute, she began a career as a highly-regarded designer of wallpaper and fabric. In 1959, she illustrated her first book '' The Breaking Point'' by Daphne du Maurier. In 1963, at age 46, Tomes focused full time on illustrating children's books. She illustrated over 60 titles during her career including ''Aaron and the Green Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Renier
Aaron Renier is an American comics artist born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Between 2000 and 2009, he lived in Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York before settling in West Town, Chicago, where he lives with his wife and fellow artist, Jessica Campbell. His graphic novel ''Spiral-Bound'' was published by Top Shelf Productions in September 2005 and won him the 2006 Eisner award for "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition". In 2008, he began providing illustrations for the book series ''The Knights' Tales'' written by Gerald Morris. He also Alice Shertle's 2009 picture book ''An Anaconda Ate My Homework''. He has also created ''The Unsinkable Walker Bean'' and illustrated Charlotte Perkins Gilman's ''The Yellow Wallpaper''. He sometimes collaborates with colorist Alec Longstreth. References External links * Interviewwith The Daily Crosshatch interview with Sequetialtart American comics artists Artists from Wisconsin People from Green Bay, Wisconsin Living people Year of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Minor
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Wendell may refer to: Places in the United States *Wendell, Idaho *Wendell, Massachusetts *Wendell, Minnesota *Wendell, North Carolina People *Wendell (name), a list of people with the name *Wendell (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2022), full name Wendell Lucena Ramalho, Brazilian football manager and former goalkeeper *Wendell (footballer, born 1989), full name Wendell Nogueira de Araújo, Brazilian football midfielder *Wendell (footballer, born 1993), full name Wendell Nascimento Borges, Brazilian football left-back See also *Wendel (other) Wendel may refer to: People * Wendel (name), including a list of people with the name * Wendel (footballer, born 1981), full name Wendel Santana Pereira Santos, Brazilian football defensive midfielder and wingback * Wendel (footballer, born 1982), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
