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Society Of Children's Book Writers And Illustrators
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization that acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. The SCBWI has more than 22,000 members worldwide, in over 80 regional chapters, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world. History In 1971, the organization was founded as the Society of Children's Book Writers by a group of Los Angeles-based writers, including the group's President Stephen Mooser and Executive Director Lin Oliver. Authors Judy Blume and Jane Yolen sat on the original board and continue to be involved today. In October 1973, details were announced for the Golden Kite Award, the only children's literary award judged by a jury of peers. Today, the awards are given annually to recognize excellence in children's literature in four categories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt De La Peña
Matthew de la Peña is an American writer of children's books who specializes in novels for young adults. He won the Newbery Medal in 2016 for his book '' Last Stop on Market Street''. Biography A San Diego, California, native, Matt de la Peña received his BA from University of the Pacific, which he attended on a basketball scholarship. He then received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University. De la Peña wrote ''Mexican WhiteBoy'' in 2008, drawing on his own teenage passion for sports and Mexican heritage. The novel was banned from classrooms in Tucson, Arizona, starting in 2012, when lawmakers passed laws to remove materials containing "critical race theory," until 2017, when the court ruled the law violated the constitutional rights of Mexican American students. In 2016, de la Peña was honored with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Intellectual Freedom Award. In 2015, he wrote '' Last Stop on Market Street'' which won the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Illustrators ...
This is an alphabetical list of notable illustrators. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y * Chao Yat * Marianne Young (1811–1897) India et al * Yu Rong Chinese illustrator Z See also * List of caricaturists *List of cartoonists * List of graphic designers * List of science fiction visual artists References {{DEFAULTSORT:Illustrators * Illustrators An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fairy Tales
__NOTOC__ Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a single identifiable author". They differ from oral folktales, which can be characterized as "simple and anonymous", and exist in a mutable and difficult to define genre with a close relationship to oral tradition. Non-categorized Afghanistan Africa Albania Ancient Egypt Arabic Argentina Armenia Asia (East Asia) Well-known Japanese "fairy tale" are often found in the ''Otogi-zōshi'' or the ''Konjaku Monogatarishū''. Asia (Southeast Asia) Australia Azerbaijan Baltic Belgium Canada Celtic Chile England F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Children's Non-fiction Writers
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Children's Literature Authors
These writers are notable authors of children's literature with some of their most famous works. __NOTOC__ A *Verna Aardema (1911–2001) – ''Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears'' *Rafael Ábalos (born 1956) – ''Grimpow'' *Jacob Abbott (1803–1879) – ''Rollo'' series, ''Cousin Lucy's Conversations'', ''Bruno'' *Tony Abbott (author), Tony Abbott (born 1952) – ''The Secrets of Droon'', ''Danger Guys Series, Danger Guys'' *Deborah Abela (born 1966) – ''Max Remy Superspy'', ''Grimsdon'' *Joan Abelove (born 1945) – ''Go and Come Back'' *Chris van Abkoude (1880–1960) – ''Pietje Bell'' series, ''Little Crumb'' *Socorro Acioli (born 1975) – ''The Ghost Dancer'' *Richard Adams (1920–2016) – ''Watership Down'' *Jean Adamson (born 1928) – ''Topsy and Tim'' *C. S. Adler (born 1932) – ''Magic of the Glits'', ''Ghost Brother'' *David A. Adler (born 1947) – ''Cam Jansen'' series, ''The Babe and I'' *Aesop (6th century BCE) – ''Aesop's Fables, Fables'' *Edith J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Children's Classic Books
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children. In Europe, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press around 1440 made possible mass production of books, though the first printed books were quite expensive and remained so for a long time. Gradually, however, improvements in printing technology lowered the costs of publishing and made books more affordable to the working classes, who were also likely to buy smaller and cheaper broadsides, chapbooks, pamphlets, tracts, and early newspapers, all of which were widely available before 1800. In the 19th century, improvements in paper production, as well as the invention of cast-iron, steam-powered printing presses, enabled book publishing on a very large scale, and made books of all kinds affordab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul O
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Lisa Yee
Lisa Yee (born August 27, 1959) is a Chinese American writer and the author of '' Millicent Min, Girl Genius'' (2003), '' Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time'' (2005) and '' So Totally Emily Ebers'' (2007). The three books are a part of a trilogy, summarizing the three pre-teens' experiences in Rancho Rosetta in the summer. An additional book, ''Warp Speed'' (2011), was written. She has also written ''Good Luck Ivy!'' and a number of books for American Girl. Biography Yee was born August 27, 1959, and was raised near Los Angeles. She attended Brightwood Elementary School and Alhambra High School. Yee was on her high school's debate team and was president of the honor society. As a student at the University of Southern California, Yee's majors were English and Humanities. Yee is the co-owner and creative director of Magic Pencil Studios, a strategic creative company. She has written a newspaper column, TV commercials, menus and TV specials. In 2007, Yee was chosen as the children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys (; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. She is a ''#1 New York Times'' and international bestseller, winner of the Carnegie Medal, and has been honored by The American Academy of Arts and Letters. She has been awarded fellowships from the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford, the Rockefeller Foundation, and is the first American writer of young adult literature to speak at the European Parliament and NATO. Her work has been published in over sixty countries and forty languages and is currently in development for film and television. Early life Born in Michigan, Sepetys is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. She earned a B.S. in International Finance from Hillsdale College. While overseas, she studied at the Centre d’études Européennes in Toulon, France, and at the ICN Graduate Business School in Nancy, France. Career Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles. In 1994, she launched Sepetys Entertainment Group, Inc., an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney (December 22, 1939 – October 20, 2021) was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated over 100 books since 1964, including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addressed diverse themes and were usually done in watercolors. In 1994, Pinkney obtained the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for the book '' John Henry'' and he has received five Coretta Scott King Awards for illustration. In 2010, he received the Caldecott Medal for his book '' The Lion & the Mouse.''"Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present" |
Susan Patron
Susan Patron (1948 – October 24, 2023) was an American author of children's books. In 2007, she won the Newbery Award for '' The Higher Power of Lucky''. Her first children's book, '' Burgoo Stew'', was published in 1990. It was followed by three more picture books and the book '' Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe'', which won the 1993 Parent's Choice Award. Patron published a sequel to ''The Higher Power of Lucky'' called ''Lucky Breaks'' (Simon & Schuster, March, 2009), and then followed it up with the third and final book in Lucky's Hard Pan Trilogy, ''Lucky For Good'' (Simon & Schuster, August, 2011). Patron was the Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager at the Los Angeles Public Library The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) is a public library system in Los Angeles, California, operating separate from the Los Angeles County Public Library system. The system holds more than six million volumes, and with around 19 million resid ... until her retirement in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
