100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies
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...
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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, ORLibrary JournalMcElmeel, 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.
IntroductionVerna Aardema1Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg4Martha Alexander8Sue Alexander11Aliki (Aliki Brandenberg)14Mitsumasa Anno19Caroline Arnold23Frank Asch29Jim Aylesworth32Molly Garrett Bang35Marcia Brown67Anthony Browne71Ashley Bryan77Eve Bunting82John Burningham88Virginia Lee Burton93Eric Carle98Lorinda Bryan Cauley104Eileen Christelow107Joanna Cole112Barbara Cooney118Floyd Cooper123Donald Crews128Pat Cummings134Tomie dePaola139Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon145Lois Ehlert151Lisa Campbell Ernst156Mem Fox160Dick Gackenbach164Wanda Gag168Paul Galdone173Theodor Seuss Geisel177Gail Gibbons184Paul Goble189Gail Haley194Kevin Henkes201Lillian Hoban208Nonny Hogrogian212Deborah Hopkinson218Patricia Hutchins224Trina Schart Hyman228Tony Johnston234Ann Jonas240Keiko Kasza244Ezra Jack Keats248Steven Kellogg252Eric A. Kimmel259Steven Kroll268Anita Lobel273Arnold Lobel279David Macaulay286James Marshall292Bill Martin Jr.298Jacqueline Briggs Martin303Mercer Mayer310Robert McCloskey315Patricia McKissack321David McPhail327Bernard Most332Helen Oxenbury335Bill Peet339Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney345Gloria Pinkney and Jerry Pinkney354Patricia Polacco364Beatrix Potter371Jack Prelutsky378James Ransome384H.A. (Hans Augusto) Rey and Margret Rey390Faith Ringgold396Tony Ross403Cynthia Rylant407Robert San Souci415Allen Say421Jon Scieszka429Maurice Sendak433Peter Sis440David Small447Peter Spier452Diane Stanley458John Steptoe463Janet Stevens468James Stevenson474Nancy Tafuri479Chris Van Allsburg483Judith Viorst490Bernard Waber495Wendy Watson499David Wiesner503Nancy Willard509Vera B. Williams515Audrey Wood and Don Wood520Jane Yolen528Ed Young534Margot Zemach537Appendix - Photography Credits541Genre Index545General Index549About The Author579
\ Library JournalMcElmeel, 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.\ \
