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Authors, American Authors, American 20th century Biography Authors, American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature Children's stories Authorship Juvenile literature Cooper, Elisha Dr Seuss Illustrators Illustrators United States Biography Illustrators United States Biography Juvenile literature United StatesBermudez, Alyssa
Summary: "In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BERKennedy, Martha H. (Martha Hoeprich)
Summary: "Published in partnership with the Library of Congress, Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists presents an overarching survey of women in American illustration, from the late nineteenth into the twenty-first century. Martha H. Kennedy brings special attention to forms that have heretofore received scant notice--cover designs, editorial illustrations, and political...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Mississippi, in association with the Library of Congress 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6092 KENEhlert, Lois.
Summary: Presents a visual survey of Lois Ehlert's artistic career that reflects on her parents' support, her early creative experiments and her behind-the-scenes book-making processes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EHLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Crafts EhlertCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE EHLMarcus, Leonard S.
Summary: Profiles six Caldecott award winning books and their authors, including Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings," Marcia Brown's "Cinderella," Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble," Chris Van Allsburg's "Jumanji," and David Wiesner's "Tuesday."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.6 MARMeyer, Susan E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Galahad Books 1982
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 741.092 MEYKane, Brian M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flesk Publications 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 BAMA KANKrosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: "When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction KrosoczkaCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 KROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 KROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B KRO (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC KROMoser, Barry
Summary: "Illustrator Barry Moser renders the memories of his youth--in luminous drawings and candid prose--on his quest to understand how he and his identically raised brother could have become such very different men"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MOSER, BARRY MOSKunkel, Angela Burke
Summary: "A biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, creator of Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Schön, whose famous bronze ducks grace Boston Public Garden"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 KUNDe Paola, Tomie.
Summary: Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction DePaola 2000Mortensen, Lori
Summary: Introduces the life and work of author and illustrator Edward Gorey and explains how, although it took him a long time to achieve all he wanted to do, he sought to be himself throughout his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GORRegan, Patrick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews and McMeel 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 741.6 REGTudor, Tasha.
Summary: Tasha Tudor recounts a year living on her farm in Vermont, illustrated by over 100 color photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6 TudorVess, Charles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 741.64 VESPinkney, Jerry
Summary: "Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PINSummary: Explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margaret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades, they created a classic that continues to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MONSteig, William
Summary: A peak at the life of William Steig in 1916 when he was a young boy living in the Bronx.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joanna Cotler Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STECooper, Elisha.
Summary: "The award-winning children's book author confronts a new world when faced with his daughter's illness in this frank, moving, and beautiful memoir. Elisha Cooper spends his mornings writing and illustrating children's books, his afternoons playing with his two daughters. The phrase he hates most is "throw like a girl," so he teaches them to climb trees and play ball. But when he discovers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COOPER, ELISHA COOFabiny, Sarah
Summary: "Brush up your knowledge on popular American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell with this exciting Who Was? title. Norman Rockwell often painted what he saw around him in nostalgic and humorous ways. After hearing President Franklin Roosevelt's address to Congress in 1943, he was inspired to create paintings that described the principles for universal rights: four paintings that portray...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROCMaclear, Kyo
Summary: "Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's story to be told--a story of artistic talent that refused to be constrained by rules or expectations. Growing up quiet and lonely at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyo learned from her relatives the ways in which both women and Japanese people lacked opportunity. Her teachers and family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: "Artist Ashley Bryan's experience as a Black soldier in the segregated army of WWII"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRYJones, Brian Jay
Summary: "The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. His work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. More than twenty-five years after his death, his books continue to find new readers, now grossing over half a billion dollars in sales. His whimsical illustrations and silly, simple rhymes are timeless favorites...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEUSS, DR JONMorgan, Judith.
Summary: Traces the life and career of the creator of the Grinch and the Cat in the Hat and examines his lasting contributions to the world of children's literature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEUSS, DR MOREngel, Dean
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Moon Press 1995