Author Andrew Clements Dies: Popular author of novels for tweens Andrew Clements died at age 70 on Nov. 28, 2019. Clements had been a middle school teacher early in his career, which inspired many of [continue reading]
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Editor Richard Jackson Dies
Editor and Author Richard Jackson Dies: Children’s book editor Richard Jackson who later became an author has died at age 84. Authors he worked with included Judy Blume, Avi, Cythnia Rylant, Rosemary Wells, and Paula [continue reading]
Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein Dies
Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein Dies: Author/illustrator Mordicai Gerstein died on Sept. 24, 2019. He wrote and illustrated all types of children’s books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2003). [continue reading]
Lee Bennett Hopkins Dies
Lee Bennett Hopkins Dies at Age 81: Noted poet for children Lee Bennett Hopkins died in early August, 2019 from COPD. He is known for his many poetry anthologies for children (more than 120), using [continue reading]
Author Judith Kerr Dies
Author Judith Kerr Dies: Author of more than 30 books, Judith Kerr has died at age 95. She came to England in 1936 as a refugee from the Nazis. Her books include When Hitler Stole [continue reading]
Author Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Dies
Author Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Dies at Age 90: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, best-known as the creator of the “Nate the Great” series of beginning reader books, has dies at age 90. She wrote more than 130 [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Tomi Ungerer Dies
Author/Illustrator Tomi Ungerer Dies: Noted picture book creator Tomi Ungerer died on Feb. 8, 2019 at age 87. His first book was The Mellops Go Flying (1957) about a family of unusual pigs. Other notable [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator John Burningham Dies
John Burningham Dies: British author/illustrator John Burningham dies at age 82 on January 4, 2019. The two-time Kate Greenaway medal winner created more than 60 books, including Mr. Gumpy’s Outing (1970), Come Away from the [continue reading]