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  Eighth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators 

   
 
 

Edited by Connie G. Rockman

An essential source of information about the creators of books for children and teenagers, Eighth Book profiles 202 authors and artists. Their works span fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and picture books, and represent a range of talents and viewpoints that exemplify the rich variety of children’s literature today. Readers will find information on new arrivals in the field as well as established authors of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Each entry includes a substantial bibliography of works by and about the subject, many including websites. A convenient cumulative index of all eight books in the series appears in this volume, plus a list of major awards and citations that recognize excellence in literature for children and young adults.

A perfect addition to any reference collection, Eighth Book offers:

  • Lively anecdotes, important observations, and an account of each author’s and artist’s career.

  • Lists best known works of each author and illustrator—an aid for readers’ advisory.

  • Presents first-person sketches in which authors and illustrators speak directly and naturally to young readers.

  • Offers valuable insight for parents and educators seeking information on the books their children are reading.

  • Includes 15 new, up-to-date articles on notable authors and illustrators profiled in earlier volumes in the series.

  • Photographic portraits and autographs illustrate entries.

  • A perfect starting point for further research with lists of additional biographical sources.

  • Cross references to pen names make finding favorite authors easy.

  • Cumulative index in each volume guides readers to profiles in other Junior Authors & Illustrators volumes.

592 pages
Illustrated
2000
ISBN 0-8242-0968-0
$110
$120 (outside the U.S. and Canada)

 

Profiled in Eighth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators:

 

Alma Flor Ada

Lloyd Alexander

Jennifer Armstrong

Tedd Arnold

Mary Jane Auch

Mary Azarian

Alan Baker

T. A. Barron

Joan Bauer

June Behrens

Raymond Bial

Tom Birdseye

Christina Björk

Judy Blume

Larry Dane Brimner

William J. Brooke

Don Brown

Joseph Bruchac

Carolyn Buehner

Mark Buehner

Clyde Robert Bulla

Michael Caduto

Stephanie Calmenson

Janell Cannon

Eric Carle

Nancy Carlson

Deborah Chocolate

Sook Nyul Choi

Beverly Cleary

Andrew Clements

Carolyn Coman

Caroline B. Cooney

Ilene Cooper

Susan Cooper

Lucy Cousins

Helen Craig

Christopher Paul Curtis

Doug Cushman

Jane Cutler

Debbie Dadey

Marguerite Davol

Lulu Delacre

Edward F. Dolan

Roy Doty

Sharon M. Draper

Betsy Duffey

Kate Duke

Rebecca Emberley

Barbara J. Esbensen

Margery Facklam

Tom Feelings

Carol Fenner

Leonard Everett Fisher

Ralph Fletcher

Dennis Brindell Fradin

Suzanne Freeman

Jean Fritz

Carmen Lomas Garza

Kathlyn Gay

Jean Craighead George

Adèle Geras

Lucía González

Libba Moore Gray

Adele Griffin

Nikki Grimes

Susan Guevara

Jessie Haas

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Wendy Anderson Halperin

Joyce Hansen

Cheryl Harness

Ted Harrison

Selina Hastings

Michael Hays

Karen Hesse

Will Hillenbrand

Ron Hirschi

Katherine Holabird

Dorothy Hoobler

Thomas Hoobler

Cheryl Willis Hudson

Wade Hudson

Trina Schart Hyman

Anne Isaacs

Nina Jaffe

Steve Jenkins

Dolores Johnson

Stephen T. Johnson

Marcia Thornton Jones

G. Brian Karas

Peg Kehret

True Kelley

Patrice Kindl

Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

Satoshi Kitamura

Sheila Solomon Klass

Leah Komaiko

E. L. Konigsburg

Virginia Kroll

Jane Kurtz

Elaine Landau

Nancy Larrick

Dom Lee

Jeanne M. Lee

Marie G. Lee

Frané Lessace

Alison Lester

Helen Lester

Julius Lester

Gail Carson Levine

Betsy Lewin

E. B. Lewis

Megan Lloyd

Jonathan London

Nancy Luenn

P. J. Lynch

Roger MacBride

Amy MacDonald

Gregory Maguire

Fran Manushkin

Ron Maris

Geraldine McCaughrean

Hilary McKay

Patricia McMahon

Colin McNaughton

Holly Meade

Angela Shelf Medearis

Milton Meltzer

Margaret Miller

Wendell Minor

Ken Mochizuki

Tololwa Mollel

Pat Mora

Ann Morris

Patricia Mullins

Robert Munsch

Stuart J. Murphy

Donna Jo Napoli

John Neufeld

Matt Novak

Anne Sibley O'Brien

Kevin O'Malley

Mary Pope Osborne

Steven Otfinoski

Steve Parker

Tom Paxton

Marcus Pfister

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Gloria Jean Pinkney

Connie Porter

Marjorie Priceman

Bonnie Pryor

Gloria Rand

Peggy Rathmann

Lynn Reiser

Eric Rohmann

Connie Roop

Peter Roop

Barry Root

Kimberly Bulcken Root

Phyllis Root

Michael J. Rosen

Gayle Ross

J. K. Rowling

Robert Sabuda

Marilyn Sadler

Graham Salisbury

Steve Sanfield

Alice Schertle

Steven Schnur

Alan Schroeder

Tres Seymour

David Shannon

Ann Shelby

Judy Sierra

Erica Silverman

Chris K. Soentpiet

Javaka Steptoe

Sarah Stewart

Janet Morgan Stoeke

George Sullivan

Simms Taback

Mark Teague

Jane Resh Thomas

Joyce Carol Thomas

Rob Thomas

Valerie Tripp

Eugene Trivizas

Michael O. Tunnell

Nancy Van Laan

Janice VanCleave

Ellen Stoll Walsh

Kate Waters

Gloria Whelan

Walter Wick

Juan Wijngaard

Karen Lynn Williams

Rita Williams-Garcia

Elvira Woodruff

Jacqueline Woodson

Tim Wynne-Jones

Charlotte Zolotow

 
 

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