Illustrator Floyd Cooper Dies: Award-winning author/illustrator Floyd Cooper has died at age 64. In 2009, he was named the Coretta Scott King Award recipient for The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas; he also [continue reading]
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Author Patricia Reilly Giff Dies
Author Patricia Reilly Giff Dies: Two-time Newbery Honor recipient Patricia Reilly Giff died on June 22 at her home at age 86. Before becoming an author, she was a teacher in the New York City [continue reading]
Lois Ehlert Dies
Lois Ehlert Dies: Caldecott Honor recipient Lois Ehlert died May 25, 2021 at age 86 of natural causes. Color Zoo received the Caldecott Honor in 1990; some of her other popular picture books include Chicka [continue reading]
Eric Carle Dies at 91
Eric Carle Dies at 91 Noted children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle died on May 23, 2021, at age 91. Best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), he contributed to more than [continue reading]
Author Beverly Cleary Dies
Award-winning author Beverly Cleary has died at age 104 on March 25, 2021 at home in Carmel Valley, California. Best known for the “Beezus and Ramona” books, as well as Newbery Medal winner Dear Mr. [continue reading]
Author Norton Juster Dies
Author Norton Juster Dies: Norton Juster, Newbery Honor author of The Phantom Tollbooth, (1961) died at age 91 at home in Massachusetts on March 8, 2021. The book featured cartoon ink drawings by Jules Feiffer, [continue reading]
Author Kathleen Krull Dies
Author Kathlee Krull Dies: Kathleen Krull, noted nonfiction author for children, died suddenly on January 16, 2021. Although she had been diagnosed recently with cancer, her death was unexpected. Most of her books were biographies, [continue reading]
ACL Member Ruth Hadlock Dies
Longtime ACL Member Ruth Hadlock Dies: Librarian Ruth Hadlock died on October 29, 2020 at age 90; she was an ACL member and respected book reviewer. Originally from New York, she was married to noted [continue reading]