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Jessica Lanan
Jessica Lanan is an American illustrator and author of children's books. Biography Lanan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Scripps College."Jessica Lanan." ''Something About the Author''. Edited by Jennifer Stock. Vol. 327, Gale, 2018, pp. 127-129. Via ''Gale Literature: Something About the Author''. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023. She was inspired to work as a professional artist when on a yearlong trip through Asia. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. The first book she illustrated was ''Good Fortune in Wrapping Cloth'' (2011). Lanan, who lives in Boulder, Colorado, is married. Critical reception Five books she illustrated have received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'': ''Out of School and Into Nature'' (2017), ''Finding Narnia'' (2019), ''A Kid of Their Own'' (2020), ''The Lost Package'' (2021), and ''Jumper'' (2023). ''School Library Journal'' gave a starred review to ''The Fisherman & the Whale'' (2019). ''Publishers Weekly'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reader, ranging from picture books for the very young to young adult fiction for those nearing maturity. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, which have only been identified as children's literature since the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, which adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Dowd Lambert
Megan Dowd Lambert is an American author and academic who writes children's books and about children and reading. Biography Lambert was born in Vermont."Megan Dowd Lambert." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2018. ''Gale Literature Resource Center''. Accessed 11 May 2023. She graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 and from Simmons College with a Master of Arts degree in 2002. She worked at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. She has been a senior lecturer at Simmons University in Boston since 2009. She has been a visiting lecturer at Mt. Holyoke College and Boston University. She has contributed reviews to ''The Horn Book Magazine''. Lambert has published books for children as well as adult nonfiction about reading with children."Megan Dowd Lambert." ''Something About the Author'', vol. 358, Gale, 2021, pp. 67-68. ''Gale Literature: Something About the Author''. Accessed 11 May 2023. She received a E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Women Writers
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American Children's Writers
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Living People
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Goodreads
Goodreads is an American social cataloging website and a subsidiary of Amazon that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their own groups of book suggestions, surveys, polls, blogs, and discussions. The website's offices are located in San Francisco. Goodreads was founded in December 2006 and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Khuri Chandler. In December 2007, the site had 650,000 members and 10,000,000 books had been added. By July 2012, the site reported 10 million members, 20 million monthly visits, and thirty employees. On March 28, 2013, Amazon announced its acquisition of Goodreads, and by July 23, 2013, Goodreads announced their user base had grown to 20 million members. By September 2023, the site had more than 150 million members. History Founders Goodreads founders Otis Chandler and Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Tupper-Ling
Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ** École de Nancy, the spearhead of the Art Nouveau in France ** Musée de l'École de Nancy, a museum * Nancy-sur-Cluses, Haute-Savoie United States * Nancy, Kentucky * Nancy, Texas * Nancy, Virginia * Mount Nancy, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire People * Nancy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Nancy (singer) (Nancy Jewel McDonie; born 2000), member of Momoland * Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer and businesswoman, commonly known mononymously as "Nancy" in the Arab World * Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021), French philosopher * Nazmun Munira Nancy, Bangladeshi singer Entertainment * ''Nancy'' (Nancy S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Slade
Suzanne may refer to: People * Suzanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) * S. U. Zanne, pen name of August Vandekerkhove (1838–1923), Belgian writer and inventor * Suzanne, pen name of Renée Méndez Capote (1901–1989), Cuban writer * Suzanne (television personality) (born 1986), Japanese variety ''tarento'', actress, and singer * Suzanne Lynch (born 1951), New Zealand singer who performed as "Suzanne" Places * Suzanne, Ardennes, France, a commune * Suzanne, Somme, France, a commune Films * ''Suzanne'' (1932 film), a French film * ''Suzanne'' (1980 film), a Canadian film * ''Suzanne'' (2013 film), a French film * ''Suzanne, Suzanne'', a 1982 documentary film Music * "Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen song), a 1966 poem and 1967 song, recorded by numerous singers * "Suzanne" (Creeper song), a 2016 song by English band Creeper * "Suzanne" (VOF de Kunst song), 1983 * "Suzanne" a song from ''Raised on Radio'' by Journey * "Suzanne", a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Botsford Comstock
Anna Botsford Comstock (September 1, 1854 – August 24, 1930) was an author, illustrator, and educator of natural studies. The first female professor at Cornell University, her over 900-page work, ''The Handbook of Nature Study'' (1911), is now in its 24th edition. Comstock was an American artist and wood engraver known for illustrating entomological text books with her husband, John Henry Comstock including their first joint effort, ''The Manual for the Study of Insects'' (1885). Comstock worked with Liberty Hyde Bailey, John Walton Spencer, Alice McCloskey, Julia Rogers, and Ada Georgia as part of the department of Nature Study at Cornell University. Together they wrote nature study curricula to develop a curiosity for, and education about, the surrounding natural world. Comstock also was a proponent for conservationism by instilling a love and appreciation of the natural world around us. Early life and education Anna Botsford Comstock was born in a log house iOtto, New Yorkto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
