Sesyle Joslin (

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

s, Josephine Gibson, G. B. Kirtland; born August 30, 1929) is a

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author. Joslin's book ''What Do You Say, Dear?'' was illustrated by

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and it was a Caldecott Medal Honor book in 1959.

Career

Joslin was born in Providence, RI, on August 30, 1929. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she worked as an editorial assistant and assistant editor in Philadelphia, and was the book columnist at Country Gentleman magazine from 1949 through 1951. In 1950, she married writer Al Hine. The couple had three children.Something About the Author, volume 2. (Gale Research, 1971), pages 158-9 In addition, she served as a production assistant on Peter Brook's ''

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'' and worked on location in Puerto Rico. In addition to writing under her own name, Joslin also used a few pseudonyms. Under the name "Josephine Gibson", she and her husband wrote ''Is There a Mouse in the House?'' (Macmillan, 1965). Under the name "G. B. Kirtland", they wrote ''One Day in Ancient Rome'' (Harcourt, 1961), ''One Day in Elizabethan England'' (Harcourt, 1962), and ''One Day in Aztec Mexico'' (Harcourt, 1963).

Awards

* Caldecott Medal Honor, 1959

Selected works

*''What Do You Say, Dear?'' (1958) (illustrated by

) *''What Do You Do, Dear?'' (1961) (illustrated by

) *''Brave Baby Elephant'' (illustrated by

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) *''Baby Elephant's Trunk'' (illustrated by

) *''There Is a Dragon in My Bed: and Other Useful Phrases in French and English'' (1961) (Illustrated by Irene Haas) *''Señor Baby Elephant, the Pirate'' (1962) (illustrated by

) *''Baby Elephant and the Secret Wishes'' (1962) (illustrated by

) *''Baby Elephant Goes to China'' (illustrated by

) *''Baby Elephant's Baby Book'' (illustrated by

) *''The Night They Stole The Alphabet'' (illustrated by Enrico Arno) *"Dear Dragon..." (illustrated by Irene Haas) *''Pinkety, Pinkety: A Practical Guide to Wishing'' (1966) (Illustrated by Luciana Roselli)

References

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