Diane Goode (born January 14, 1949) is an American children's book author and illustrator. She has written several children's books and illustrated over 60, including ''

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'' bestsellers ''Founding Mothers'' and ''Ladies of Liberty'' and the

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'' (1982). Goode lives in

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, New York.

Early life

Goode's mother was French and recited traditional children's stories from memory when Goode was a child. Goode enjoyed reading as a child, particularly works by

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''. She majored in

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Career

Before Goode supported herself as an illustrator, she worked for one year in New York City as a substitute teacher. Her first illustrated book was ''The Little Pieces of the West Wind'' in 1978, and the first book she authored was ''I Hear a Noise''. Reviewing Goode's illustrations in ''Thanksgiving Is Here!'' (2003), the ''New York Times'' said that "Diane Goode's pen-and-ink drawings spin out like ragtime, each squiggle denoting a rustle of silk or a whoop or whisper." Goode produced new illustrations for a reissue of

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's classic children's story ''

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'' in 1991. In 1994, Goode published ''Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs''. Goode has collaborated with journalist

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twice, illustrating the bestsellers ''Founding Mothers'' (2014) and ''Ladies of Liberty'' (2008). Goode has taught book illustration at the

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Artistic style

Goode creates her illustrations by hand rather than with a computer. She has three studios in her home, which she uses for different stages of a project. Goode's artistic process changes for each project. For ''Founding Mothers'', Goode worked on heavy water color paper, creating an outline in sepia ink, and then applying pastels with small, soft sponges and a tiny brush. For ''Ninja Baby'' she used watercolor on rough paper. Illustrations in ''The Best Mother'' combine pen illustration and watercolor.

Awards and exhibitions

Goode has been awarded the

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,"Annapolis Author Wins Newberry"
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s, and the Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year. Goode's work has exhibited at the

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Personal life

Goode is married and has a son and two dogs.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goode, Diane 1949 births Living people American illustrators American women illustrators British women illustrators British children's book illustrators American women children's writers American children's writers Queens College, City University of New York alumni 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers American people of French descent Writers from Brooklyn Writers who illustrated their own writing