Black authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Barbara Thrash.

Contributor:

Murphy, Deborah, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Black authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

Literature.

Children's literature--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

Children's literature.

Children's literature--Bio-bibliography.

Illustrators--Biography.

Illustrators.

Artists, Black.

Authors, Black.

African Americans in literature.

African American artists--Biography.

Children's literature, American.

Children's literature, American--Illustrations.

American literature--African American authors.

Literature--Black authors.

American literature--African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

American literature.

Children's literature, American--Illustrations--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

Children's literature, American--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

Children--Books and reading--United States--Dictionaries.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

United States.

African American authors--Biography--Dictionaries.

African American authors.

African American authors--Biography.

African American artists--Biography--Dictionaries.

African American artists.

African Americans in literature--Dictionaries.

Authors, Black--Biography--Dictionaries.

Artists, Black--Biography--Dictionaries.

Illustrators--Biography--Dictionaries.

Black people in literature--Bibliography.

Black people in literature.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Bibliographies.

Biographies.

Bio-bibliography.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 498 pages : portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition / by Barbara Thrash Murphy and Deborah Murphy.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

The fourth edition of this renowned reference work illuminates African American contributions to the genre of books for children and young adults with the biographies of 230 authors and artists-with the addition of more than 100 new biographies not included in previous editions. The book presents the reader with a rich source of accessible, in-depth biographical data on each individual author or artist, including birthplace, education, their approach to art or literature, career development, and awards and honors received. Nearly 200 photographs of the subjects bring their biographies to life and 48 covers of important children's books are reproduced. Also included are a comprehensive index of books, an index of authors and illustrators, and a useful listing of publishers, distributors, bookstores, and authors' e-mail and Web site addresses.

Contents:

Bibliographical Sources xv

The Dictionary 1

Appendix 1 Bookcovers and Jackets 383

Appendix 2 Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Books 433

Appendix 3 National Listing of Bookstores 451.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Black authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults / Barbara Thrash Murphy ; foreword by E.J. Josey. 3rd. ed. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415972191

9780415972192

OCLC:

77538390