Something about the author Volume 265 / Lisa Kumar, project editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumar, Lisa, editor.

Gale Group.

Series:

Something about the author online.

Something about the author online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors--Biography.

Authors.

Children's literature--Bibliography.

Children's literature.

Illustrators--Biography.

Illustrators.

Genre:

Biographies.

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 426 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait.

1 online resource : illustrations.

Other Title:

SATA online.

Something about the author online.

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Provides illustrated biographical articles on authors and illustrators of works for children and young adults, ranging from established award winners to less prominent authors and illustrators whose works are just coming to be recognized, from past centuries through today. Covers such genres as picture books, humor, folk and fairy tales, mystery and adventure, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, poetry and nonsense verse, drama, biography, and nonfiction.

Contents:

Julia Alvarez, 1950-

Roberta Arenson

Jorge Argueta

Devin Asch, 1979-

Lee Bacon

Tracy Barrett, 1955-

Karen Bass, 1962-

Stephanie Bauer

Ari Berk

Frank Cottrell Boyce, 1959-

Marian Broida

Jack Buchanan (see Joe R. Lansdale)

Helen Cann, 1969-

Louis Catt (see Vivian French)

Clara Gillow Clark, 1951-

Rhody Cohon, 1966(?)-

Mimi Cross

Stacia Deutsch

Kelly DiPucchio

Emma Dodson

Rhody Cohon Downey (see Rhody Cohon)

Ed Emberley, 1931-

Rebecca Emberley, 1958-

Eugene Y. Evasco

Trinity Faegen, 1959-

Vivian French

Neil Grant, 1966-

Adam Gudeon

Libby Hamilton

LeAnne Hardy, 1951-

Martin Hardy (see Frank Cottrell Boyce)

Mat Head

Kevin Henkes, 1960-

Steve Jenkins, 1952-

Jill Kargman, 1974-

Daniel Kirk, 1952-

Benjamin Lacombe, 1982-

Debbie Bernstein LaCroix

Joe R. Lansdale, 1951-

Niall Leonard

Anne Graham Lotz, 1948-

Jorge Lujan

Joyce Magnin

Michael Martchenko, 1942-

Mercer Mayer, 1943-

Jessica Meserve

Joanne Louis Michaels (see Michael Teitelbaum)

Neal Michaels (see Michael Teitelbaum)

Joyce Magnin Moccero (see Joyce Magnin)

Anne Mortimer

Leslie Muir

Jen Nadol

Michael Neal (see Michael Teitelbaum)

David Nytra, 1977-

Liam O'Donnell, 1970-

Fran Parnell

Todd Parr, 1962-

Lynne Rae Perkins, 1956-

Chris Platt, 1959-

Mary Jo Putney

M.J. Putney (see Mary Jo Putney)

Mary Lyn Ray, 1946-

Morton Rhue (see Todd Strasser)

Karen Sandler

Lawrence Schimel, 1971-

Pat Schmatz

Lisa Schroeder, 1967-

Sean Sheehan, 1951-

Brad Simmons (see Joe R. Lansdale)

Robert Skead, 1965(?)-

Ray Slater (see Joe R. Lansdale)

C.W. Smith, 1940-

Charles William Smith (see C.W. Smith)

R. Conrad Stein

Todd Strasser, 1950-

Brenda Reeves Sturgis, 1962-

Michael Teitelbaum, 1953-

Rich Torrey (see Richard Torrey)

Richard Torrey

S.R. Vaught (see Susan Vaught)

Susan Vaught, 1965-

Shirley Reva Vernick

Paul Robert Walker, 1953-

Gabrielle Wang

B.S. Watson (see Michael Teitelbaum)

Robert Paul Weston

Kevin Wignall

K.J. Wignall (see Kevin Wignall)

Brenda Williams

Ben H. Winters

Paul Yee, 1956-

Elizabeth Zechel.

Notes:

"Facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people."

"ISSN 0276-816X."

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781414491967

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.