Janice May Udry (born 1928) is an American author. She was born in

Jacksonville, Illinois Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,446 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the ...

and graduated from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1950. Her first book, '' A Tree is Nice'', was awarded the

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

in 1957 for

Marc Simont Marc Simont (November 23, 1915 – July 13, 2013) was a Paris-born American artist, political cartoonist, and illustrator of more than a hundred children's books. Inspired by his father, Spanish painter Joseph Simont, he began drawing at an early ...

's illustrations. Her papers are held at the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

Bibliography

* '' A Tree Is Nice'' (Illustrated by

) * ''Emily's Autumn'' (Illustrated by Erik Blegvad) * ''Thump and Plunk'' * ''Let's Be Enemies'' (Illustrated by

Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book ''Where the Wild Things Are'', first published in 1963.Turan, Kenneth (October 16, 200 ...

) * ''What Mary Jo Shared'' * ''The Sunflower Garden'' * ''Alfred'' * '' The Moon Jumpers'' (Illustrated by Maurice Sendak)

References

External links

Janice May Udry – HarperCollins
1928 births Living people People from Jacksonville, Illinois Northwestern University alumni 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women {{US-child-writer-stub