Marjorie Priceman
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Marjorie A. Priceman (born 1958) is an American writer or illustrator of more than 30 children's picture books including two Caldecott Honor Books (runners-up for the
Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...
). Her first picture book, ''Friend or Frog'', was published in 1989, soon after her graduation from the
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
. Priceman's books are known for their bright watercolors, free-flowing lines and whimsical spirit. Her illustrations to ''When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street'' (1997) by Elsa Okon Rael have been described as "religiously authentic and playful at the same time". One of her most popular books is ''Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin,'' which she illustrated. She lives in
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, south by southeast of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Williamsport and north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. The population was 5,158 as of the United States Census 202 ...
.


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Further reading

* "Flying Starts: New Faces of 1989", AM Homes, ''
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'' no. 25 (December 1989), pp 26-32


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* 1958 births American children's book illustrators American children's writers American women children's book illustrators American women children's writers Rhode Island School of Design alumni Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Caldecott Honor winners {{Illustrator-stub