100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies (Popular Authors (Hardcover))

Designed as a ready-reference and biographical source for educators and young readers, this book offers a more current and affordable alternative to multivolume publications. Fascinating profiles of 100 of the most beloved and celebrated picture book authors and illustrators are accompanied by photos, reading lists, and lists of related information sources (such as Web pages). Contemporary authors and illustrators whose works are still in print provide the focus. A great collection development tool and a resource for author studies units, this book will also be in demand by students for reports. 100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators......Page 2 Contents......Page 7 Sharing Author Information and Motivating Readers......Page 27 About the Author......Page 30 Web Sites......Page 32 About the Authors......Page 33 For More Information......Page 36 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 37 For More Information......Page 39 About the Author......Page 40 Articles......Page 42 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 43 Books and Notes......Page 46 Web Sites......Page 47 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 48 Folklore Retellings......Page 50 Books......Page 51 About the Author......Page 52 Miscellaneous......Page 56 Web Sites......Page 57 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 58 Books......Page 60 About the Author......Page 61 Web Sites......Page 63 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 64 Folklore......Page 66 Web Sites......Page 67 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 68 For More Information......Page 72 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 73 Books Retold and Illustrated by Jan Brett......Page 80 Web Sites......Page 81 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 82 Videos......Page 85 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 86 Web Sites......Page 90 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 91 Arthur Adventure Series......Page 94 Videos......Page 95 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 96 Web Sites......Page 99 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 100 About Willy......Page 104 Web Sites......Page 105 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 106 Web Sites......Page 110 About the Author......Page 111 Books and Notes......Page 115 Videos......Page 116 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 117 Books and Notes......Page 120 For More Information......Page 121 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 122 Books and Notes......Page 125 Web Sites......Page 126 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 127 Books and Notes......Page 130 Books......Page 131 Web Sites......Page 132 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 133 Web Sites......Page 135 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 136 Web Sites......Page 140 About the Author......Page 141 Books Written by Joanna Cole......Page 145 Books......Page 146 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 147 Articles......Page 150 Web Sites......Page 151 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 152 Books Illustrated by Floyd Cooper......Page 155 Web Sites......Page 156 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 157 Books and Notes......Page 161 Videos......Page 162 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 163 Books and Notes......Page 166 Web Sites......Page 167 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 168 26 Fairmount Series......Page 172 Web Sites......Page 173 About the Illustrators......Page 174 Books and Notes......Page 178 Web Sites......Page 179 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 180 Books Illustrated by Lois Ehlert......Page 183 Videos......Page 184 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 185 Web Sites......Page 188 About the Author......Page 189 Books and Notes......Page 191 Web Sites......Page 192 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 193 Web Sites......Page 196 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 197 Books Written or Retold and Illustrated by Wanda Gág......Page 200 Web Sites......Page 201 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 202 Books Written/Adapted and Illustrated by Paul Galdone......Page 204 For More Information......Page 205 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 206 Books Written and Illustrated by Theodor Geisel as Dr. Seuss......Page 210 Books Published Posthumously, Based on the Work of Theodor Geisel......Page 211 Web Sites......Page 212 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 213 Books and Notes......Page 216 Web Sites......Page 217 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 218 Books Written and Illustrated by Paul Goble......Page 221 Books......Page 222 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 223 Articles......Page 228 Web Sites......Page 229 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 230 Books and Notes......Page 235 Web Sites......Page 236 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 237 Books Written and Illustrated by Lillian Hoban......Page 239 Web Sites......Page 240 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 241 Books and Notes......Page 245 Articles......Page 246 About the Author......Page 247 Web Sites......Page 252 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 253 Web Sites......Page 256 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 257 Books Written and Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman......Page 261 Articles......Page 262 About the Author......Page 263 Books and Notes......Page 266 Web Sites......Page 268 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 269 Articles......Page 272 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 273 Books and Notes......Page 275 Web Sites......Page 276 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 277 Web Sites......Page 280 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 281 Books Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg......Page 285 Books Illustrated by Steven Kellogg......Page 286 Web Sites......Page 287 About the Author......Page 288 Books and Notes......Page 294 Web Sites......Page 295 About the Author......Page 297 History, Nonfiction......Page 300 For More Information......Page 301 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 302 Books and Notes......Page 305 Books Illustrated by Anita Lobel......Page 306 Books......Page 307 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 308 Frog and Toad Series......Page 312 Poetry......Page 313 Books......Page 314 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 315 Fiction......Page 319 Web Sites......Page 320 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 321 Books Illustrated by James Marshall......Page 325 Books......Page 326 About the Author......Page 327 Books and Notes......Page 330 Web Sites......Page 331 About the Author......Page 332 Books Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin......Page 337 Web Sites......Page 338 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 339 Books and Notes......Page 341 Family Stories......Page 342 Web Sites......Page 343 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 344 Books Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey......Page 348 Web Sites......Page 349 About the Author......Page 350 Picture Books......Page 354 Books......Page 355 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 356 Pig Pig Series......Page 359 Web Sites......Page 360 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 361 Videos......Page 363 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 364 Books Written and Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury......Page 366 For More Information......Page 367 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 368 Books and Notes......Page 372 Web Sites......Page 373 About the Authors/Illustrator......Page 374 Books Written or Selected by Andrea Davis Pinkney......Page 381 For More Information......Page 382 About the Authors/Illustrator......Page 383 Books Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney......Page 391 Web Sites......Page 392 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 393 Books and Notes......Page 398 Web Sites......Page 399 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 400 Books and Notes......Page 405 Web Sites......Page 406 About the Author......Page 407 Books and Notes......Page 411 Web Sites......Page 412 About the Illustrator......Page 413 Books and Notes......Page 417 Web Sites......Page 418 About the Authors/Illustrators......Page 419 Books and Notes......Page 422 Books Written and Illustrated by H. A. Rey......Page 423 Web Sites......Page 424 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 425 Web Sites......Page 431 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 432 Books and Notes......Page 434 Web Sites......Page 435 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 436 Books Written by Cynthia Rylant......Page 441 Little Whistle Series......Page 442 Books......Page 443 About the Author......Page 444 Books and Notes......Page 448 Web Sites......Page 449 About the Author......Page 450 Books Written and Illustrated by Allen Say......Page 456 Web Sites......Page 457 About the Author......Page 458 Books and Notes......Page 460 Web Sites......Page 461 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 462 Books and Notes......Page 467 Books......Page 468 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 469 Books Written and Illustrated by Peter Sis......Page 474 Web Sites......Page 475 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 476 Books and Notes......Page 478 Books Illustrated by David Small......Page 479 Web Sites......Page 480 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 481 Village Books......Page 485 Articles......Page 486 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 487 Books Written and Illustrated by Diane Stanley......Page 490 Web Sites......Page 491 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 492 Books Illustrated by John Steptoe......Page 495 Books......Page 496 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 497 Books Illustrated by Janet Stevens......Page 501 Web Sites......Page 502 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 503 Books Featuring Mary Ann, Louie, Willy, and Their Grandfather......Page 505 Mud Flat Series......Page 506 Articles......Page 507 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 508 Articles......Page 511 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 512 Web Sites......Page 517 About the Author......Page 519 Books and Notes......Page 522 Books......Page 523 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 524 Books and Notes......Page 526 Articles......Page 527 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 528 Books Illustrated by Wendy Watson......Page 530 Web Sites......Page 531 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 532 Books Illustrated by David Wiesner......Page 536 Web Sites......Page 537 About the Author......Page 538 Poetry Written or Selected by Nancy Willard......Page 542 Articles......Page 543 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 544 Books Written and Illustrated by Vera B. Williams......Page 547 Articles......Page 548 Audrey Wood Don Wood......Page 549 About the Authors/Illustrators......Page 550 Books Written by Audrey Wood and Illustrated by Don Wood......Page 555 Web Sites......Page 556 About the Author......Page 557 Books and Notes......Page 560 Commander Toad Series Illustrated by Bruce Degen......Page 561 Web Sites......Page 562 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 563 Web Sites......Page 565 About the Author/Illustrator......Page 566 Books Illustrated by Margot Zemach......Page 568 Books......Page 569 Appendix Photography Credits......Page 570 F......Page 574 H......Page 575 W......Page 576 A......Page 577 B......Page 579 C......Page 581 D......Page 583 E......Page 584 F......Page 585 G......Page 586 H......Page 587 I......Page 589 J......Page 590 L......Page 591 M......Page 592 O......Page 595 P......Page 596 Q......Page 597 S......Page 598 T......Page 601 V......Page 603 W......Page 604 Y......Page 605 Z......Page 606 About the Author......Page 607

presumably Written Before Harry Potter Mania (j.k. Rawling Is Conspicuously Missing From The List), This Volume Present 100 Entries On Children's English Language Authors And Illustrators From Verna Aardema To Margot Zemach. Selection Was Based Upon Polls Investigating Levels Of Recognition By Educators And Students. Each Entry Presents A Brief Biography Of The Author/illustrator And An Unannotated Bibliography Of Their Children's Work. Also Included Is Some Information On Articles, Web Sites, And Books With Additional Information On The Subject. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

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mcelmeel, A Former Library Media Specialist And Now An Educational Consultant, Has Produced This Latest Entry In The Publisher's Popular Authors Series. Her Introduction Explains That The 100 Writers And Illustrators Were Selected Primarily By 3000 Teachers And Students Responding To A Survey; Dr. Seuss Was The Number One Response. In Sifting Through The Results, Mcelmeel Attempted To Reflect The Diversity Of Children's Literature As Well As Current Trends. Alphabetical Entries Run About Four To Eight Pages And Are Quite Current (noting Recent Deaths); They Consist Of A Biography (often With A Photo) Followed By A Books And Notes Section. Here One Finds Brief Introductory Comments, A Selected Bibliography, And Sources For More Information, Including Web Sites. Other Recent Titles Using A Similar Format, Such As St. James Guide To Children's Literature (st. James Pr., 1999) And The Eighth Book Of Junior Authors And Illustrators (h.w. Wilson, 2000) Cover More Authors (about 800 And 200, Respectively) And Accordingly Have Shorter Entries. Given Its Currency, This Work Will Nicely Complement Gale's Something About The Author. Mcelmeel Offers An Attractive And Useful Addition To The Existing Bio-bibliographical Reference Works In Children's Literature. Recommended For Public And School Libraries.--katie Sasser, Bowdoin Coll., Brunswick, Me Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.