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Atinuke
Atinuke is a Nigerian-born author of children's books and an Oral storytelling, oral storyteller of traditional African folktales. Personal life and education Atinuke was born in Ibadan and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria with her parents and three siblings. Her father was a Nigerian university lecturer and her mother was an English editor. Atinuke is of Yoruba ancestry through her father. Atinuke chose to attend a boarding school in England from ages ten to thirteen. Her parents and three siblings then moved to England, and Atinuke began attending public school. in university, Atinuke studied English and Commonwealth Literatures. She has two sons and currently lives in Wales. Career Atinuke's first story was told to an audience in England in 1990, when the booked performer didn't show. She embarked on a creative journey and professional career of collecting stories from Africa and the African diaspora and telling them to local and international audiences, at festivals and sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Zolotow Award
The Charlotte Zolotow Award is an American literary award presented annually for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the United States during the preceding year. By contrast, the Caldecott Medal is for outstanding illustration in a picture book. The Zolotow award was established in 1998 by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education and named to honor the work of Charlotte Zolotow, an American children's book editor and author. Ms. Zolotow worked with Harper Junior Books for 38 years during which time she wrote more than 70 picture books. Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship from 1933 to 36. The Cooperative Children's Book Center is a children's literature library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Eligibility * Any picture book for young children (birth through age seven) originally written in English, and published the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |