Bonnie Christensen

Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015) was an American author and illustrator best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults.

Death

Christensen died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015, aged 63.[1]

Bibliography

As author and illustrator

As illustrator

Awards

Christensen received a number of book awards including an American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award (for Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist in 2010),[2] a Kirkus "Best Children's Book of 2006" designation (for her illustrations in Pompeii, Lost and Found in 2006),[3] an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (for The Daring Nellie Bly in 2004),[4] and a Horn Book-Boston Globe Honor Award,[5] a Parent's Choice Gold Award,[6] a designation of "Best Book Of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a "Notable Books" designation by the New York Times Book Review,[7] and a New York Book Show Award (for Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People in 2001).

References

  1. "Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen". The Wilson Times. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. "Schneider Family Book Award". Ala.org. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. Mary Pope Osborne. "POMPEII". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  4. "The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio". Toyportfolio.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  5. "Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards". Archive.hbook.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  6. "Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  7. Klass, Perri (2001-11-18). "CHILDREN'S BOOKS - This Land Was His Land". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.

External links

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