Candace Groth Fleming (born May 24, 1962)
is an American writer of
children's books
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, both fiction and non-fiction. She is the author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including the
''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize-honored ''The Family Romanov'' and the
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
The ''Boston Globe''–''Horn'' Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by
''The Boston Globe'' and ''The Horn Book Magazine'' annually from 1967. One book is recognized in each of four categories: Fiction and Poetry, Nonficti ...
-winning biography, ''The Lincolns'', among others.
In 2013, the Children's Book Council named Fleming a Children's Book Month Champion, and in 2014, Fleming was awarded the Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2016, she was a finalist for the
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature, which "celebrates the importance of children's and young-adult literature and the impact it has on our children's minds." Thirty-two of her books are
Junior Library Guild
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selections.
Biography
Fleming was born May 24, 1962, in
Michigan City, Indiana
Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about east of Chicago and is west o ...
to Charles and Carol Groth.
She received a
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
from
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public university in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradual ...
in 1985.
She married Scott Fleming November 9, 1985 and has two children, Scott and Michael, with him.
From 1997 to 2005, Fleming was a teacher at
William Rainey Harper College near Chicago. Since that time, she has worked full-time as a writer, educator, and speaker.
Her first picture book ''Professor Fergus Fahrenheit and his Wonderful Weather Machine'' was published by
Simon & Schuster
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in 1994 as written by "Candace Groth-Fleming" and illustrated by
Don Weller (). Subsequent publications have all appeared under the name Candace Fleming.
Selected texts
''The Lincolns'' (2008)
''The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary,'' published October 14, 2008 by
Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction children's book about
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
and his wife, Mary. The book is a
Junior Library Guild
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selection.
''
The Horn Book Magazine
''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...
'',
''
Kirkus Reviews
''Kirkus Reviews'' is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus. The magazine's publisher, Kirkus Media, is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, no ...
'' and ''
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...
''
named it one of the best nonfiction children's books of 2008.
''The Great and Only Barnum'' (2009)
''The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum'', published September 8, 2009 by
Schwartz & Wade and illustrated by Ray Fenwick, is a nonfiction children's picture book about
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was ...
. The book is a
Junior Library Guild
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selection. ''
Publishers Weekly
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'' named it one of the best children's books of 2009. In 2010, ''Booklist'' included ''The Great and Only Barnum'' on their "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" list.
''Amelia Lost'' (2011)
''Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart'', published February 8, 2011 by
Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction middle-grade children's book about
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( ; July 24, 1897 – January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her li ...
. In 2011, ''
The Horn Book Magazine
''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...
'' named it one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year,
and
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 ful ...
named it a book of outstanding merit for children aged nine to twelve and twelve to fourteen.
''Oh, No!'' (2012)
''Oh, No!'', published September 11, 2012 and illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
, is a fictional picture book about a series of animals who fall into a hole.
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 ful ...
named it one of the best books of the year for children age five to nine.
''The Family Romanov'' (2014)
''The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia'', published July 8, 2014 by
Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction children's book about the
Romanovs
The House of Romanov (also transliterated as Romanoff; , ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after Anastasia Romanovna married Ivan the Terrible, the first crowned tsar of all Russia. Nic ...
.
Both the book and audiobook editions of ''The Family Romanov'' are
Junior Library Guild
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selections. In 2014,
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
''The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' is an academic journal established in 1945 by Frances E. Henne ( University of Chicago Graduate Library School).Wedgeworth, Robert. ''World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services''. C ...
, ''
The Horn Book Magazine
''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...
,
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...
'' named it of the best nonfiction children's books of the year. ''
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...
'' named it one of the best young adult books of the year''.'' ''
Booklist
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'' included it on their 2014 "Top of the List" and 2015 "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" lists. ''School Library Journal'' included the audiobook edition in their list of the top ten best audiobooks of the year.
''Giant Squid'' (2016)
''Giant Squid'', published September 27, 2016 by
Roaring Brook Press
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and illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
, is a nonfiction children's book about
giant squid
The giant squid (''Architeuthis dux'') is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid
A squid (: squid) is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight cephalopod limb, arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, ...
s. ''Giant Squid'' is a
Junior Library Guild
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book. In 2016, ''
Horn Book Magazine
''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...
'' and the
New York Public Library
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named it one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year. In 2017,
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 ful ...
named it one of the best books for children ages five to nine.
''Honeybee'' (2020)
''Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera'', published February 4, 2020 by
Neal Porter Books and illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
, is a nonfiction picture book about
honey bee
A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect within the genus ''Apis'' of the bee clade, all native to mainland Afro-Eurasia. After bees spread naturally throughout Africa and Eurasia, humans became responsible for the ...
s. ''Honeybee'' is a
Junior Library Guild
Junior Library Guild, formerly the Junior Literary Guild, is a commercial Book sales club, book club devoted to juvenile literature. It was created in 1929 as one of the enterprises of the Literary Guild, an adult book club created in 1927 by Samue ...
book. ''
Publishers Weekly
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'' and ''
Shelf Awareness
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'' named it one of the best picture books of 2020, and
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
''The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' is an academic journal established in 1945 by Frances E. Henne ( University of Chicago Graduate Library School).Wedgeworth, Robert. ''World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services''. C ...
and ''
Horn Book Magazine
''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...
'' included it on their list of the best nonfiction children's books of the year.
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 ful ...
named it a book of outstanding merit for children aged nine to twelve.
''The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'' (2020)
''The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'', published February 11, 2020 by
Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction children's book about
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York (state), New York to Paris, a distance of . His aircra ...
.
Both the book and audiobook editions of ''The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'' are
Junior Library Guild
Junior Library Guild, formerly the Junior Literary Guild, is a commercial Book sales club, book club devoted to juvenile literature. It was created in 1929 as one of the enterprises of the Literary Guild, an adult book club created in 1927 by Samue ...
selections. ''
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...
'' named it one of the best young adult books of 2020, and ''
Booklist
''Booklist'' is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. ''Booklist''s primary audience consists of libraries, educators, and booksellers. The magazine is ...
'' included it on their 2020 "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" list.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
''The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' is an academic journal established in 1945 by Frances E. Henne ( University of Chicago Graduate Library School).Wedgeworth, Robert. ''World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services''. C ...
,
''Horn Book Magazine'',''
'' and ''
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...
'' included it on their lists of the best nonfiction children's books of the year.
Publications
Picture books
* ''Professor Ferguson Fahrenheit and his Wonderful Weather Machine'' (1994)
* ''Women of the Lights'' (1995), illustrated by James Watling
* ''Madame LaGrande and Her So High, to the Sky, Uproarious Pompadour'' (1996), illustrated by S.D. Schindler
* ''Gabriella's Song'' (1997), illustrated by Giselle Potter
* ''Westward Ho, Carlotta!'' (1997), illustrated by
David Catrow
* ''The Hatmaker's Sign'' (1998), illustrated by Robert A. Parker
* ''When Agnes Caws'' (1999), illustrated by Giselle Potter
* ''A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar'' (1999), illustrated by S.D. Schindler
* ''Who Invited You?'' (2001), illustrated by
George Booth
* ''Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!'' (2002), illustrated by G. Brian Karas
* ''Boxes for Katje'' (2003), illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen
* ''Smile, Lily!'' (2004), illustrated by Yumi Heo
* ''Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale'' (2004), illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert
* ''This Is the Baby'' (2004), illustrated by Maggie Smith
* ''Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise'' (2005), illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf
* Tippy-Tippy-Tippy
** ''Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide!'' (2007), illustrated by G. Brian Karas
** ''Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash!'' (2014), illustrated by G. Brian Karas
* ''Imogene's Last Stand'' (2009), illustrated by
Nancy Carpenter
Nancy Sippel Carpenter is an American illustrator of children's picture books.
Biography
Carpenter's mother was an art teacher.
Carpenter worked as a graphic reporter for Associated Press and illustrator for the ''The New York Times, New York T ...
* ''Seven Hungry Babies'' (2010), illustrated by
Eugene Yelchin
* ''Clever Jack Takes the Cake'' (2010), illustrated by G. Brian Karas
* ''Oh, No!'' (2012), illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
* ''Papa's Mechanical Fish'' (2013), illustrated by Boris Kolikov
* Bulldozer
** ''Bulldozer's Big Day'' (2015), illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
** ''Bulldozer Helps Out'' (2017), illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
* ''Go Sleep In Your Own Bed!'' (2017), illustrated by Lori Nichols
* ''Emma's Circus'' (2017), illustrated by
Christine Davenier
* ''The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell'' (2018), illustrated by
Gérard DuBois
Fiction
* Aesop Elementary
** ''
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
''The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School'' is a 2007 children's novel by Candace Fleming. A follow-up novel, ''Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School'', was published in 2010.
Plot
The book is about the naughty fourth grad ...
'' (2005)
** ''The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School'' (2010)
* ''Lowji Discovers America'' (2005)
* ''On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave'' (2010)
* History Pals
** ''
Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the most influential intellectuals of h ...
's in My Bathroom!'' (2017), illustrated by Marc Fearing
** ''
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt ( ; October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D ...
's in My Garage!'' (2018), illustrated by Marc Fearing
* ''Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen'' (2018), illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
Non-fiction
* ''Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life'' (2003)
* ''Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life'' (2005)
* ''The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary'' (2008)
* ''The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was ...
'' (2009)
* ''Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( ; July 24, 1897 – January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her li ...
'' (2011)
* ''The
Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia'' (2014)
* ''Presenting
Buffalo Bill
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody started his legend at the young age ...
: The Man Who Invented the Wild West'' (2016)
* ''Giant Squid''(2016), illustrated by
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recogn ...
* ''The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'' (2020)
Anthologies
* ''Guys Read True Stories'' (2014) edited by
Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka ( : born September 8, 1954) is an American children's writer, best known for his picture books created with the illustrator Lane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based ...
. Contributed “A Jumbo Story” about
Jumbo
Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and then tr ...
the elephant.
* ''Our Story Begins: your favorite authors and illustrators share fun, inspiring, and occasionally ridiculous things they wrote and drew as kids'' (2017) edited by Elissa Brent Weissman.
* ''Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All'' (2018) concept by Candace Fleming. Written by
M. T. Anderson (
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ...
), Candace Fleming (
Katharine of Aragon),
Stephanie Hemphill (
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the Wives of Henry VIII, second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading ...
),
Lisa Ann Sandell (
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (; 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was ...
),
Jennifer Donnelly
Jennifer Donnelly (born August 16, 1963) is an American writer best known for the young adult historical novel '' A Northern Light''.
''A Northern Light'' was published as ''A Gathering Light'' in the U.K. There, it won the 2003 Carnegie Medal, ...
(
Anna of Cleves),
Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park (born March 25, 1960) is a Korean-American author who published her first novel, ''Seesaw Girl'', in 1999. She has written six children's novels and five picture books. Park's work achieved prominence when she received the prestig ...
(
Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard ( – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a first cousin to Anne Boleyn (the second ...
), and
Deborah Hopkinson
Deborah Hopkinson (born February 4, 1952) is an American writer of over seventy children's books, primarily historical fiction, nonfiction and picture books.
Personal life and education
Hopkinson was born February 4, 1952, in Lowell, Massachusett ...
(
Kateryn Parr).
References
External links
*
Candace Fleming on PBS LearningMedia*
Princeton University, Cotsen Children's LibraryReading Rockets interview
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1962 births
Living people
21st-century American women writers
American children's writers
American non-fiction writers
American women children's writers
American women non-fiction writers
Eastern Illinois University alumni
Sibert Medal winners