General Resources - Author & Illustrator Study: A Guide to Resources

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Videos about Authors & Illustrators

Beatrix Potter: Artist, storyteller and countrywoman

Call Number: Media Services VC 3145

Documentary film about the life of Beatrix Potter. Produced by Weston Woods.

Good conversation! A talk with Christopher Paul Curtis.

Call Number: Media Services VC 5143

20 minute interview with Newbery Award winning author, Christopher Paul Curtis.

Good conversation! A talk with Eve Bunting

Call Number: Media Services VC 5142

20 minute interview with Caldecott Award winning author, Eve Bunting.

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What is an Author or Illustrator Study?

An Author Study researches the life and work of a children's or young adult book author or illustrator. This guide suggests strategies and resources to help complete this project. Resources can be found in the Curriculum Materials Center, as well as throughout the Library, or electronically.

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Reference Books

Use the search box on the top left to see if the Library has any books on the author or illustrator you are researching. If not, try one of these biographical resources.

Something About The Author

Call Number: [CMC-Reference] PN451 .S6

ISBN: 0276-816X

Published since 1971 this series provides illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and artists. Entries typically cover: personal life, career, writings, works in progress, and additional sources. Our online access to the series begins with Volume 200 (2009).

Ninth Book of Junior Authors - Connie C. Rockman, Ed.

Call Number: [CMC] Reference PN1009.A1 N58 2004

ISBN: 0824210433

Part of a biographical reference series that includes a photograph of the author and a short autobiographical reflection of the author's life and work. The entire series is indexed in this volume.

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Books about Authors and Illustrators

Here's a few of the Library's biographical works on various children's authors and illustrators.

The boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss - Kathleen Krull

Call Number: [CMC] jB Seuss

ISBN: 0375822984

Introduces the life of renowned children's author and illustrator Ted Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, focusing on his childhood and youth in Springfield, Massachusetts.

A girl from Yamhill: A memoir - Beverly Cleary

Call Number: [CMC] jB Cleary

ISBN: 0688078001

Follows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing.