Douglas Evans (children's author)

This article is about the children's author. For other people named or nicknamed Doug Evans, see Doug Evans (disambiguation).
Douglas Evans
Author Douglas Evans at the piano.
Born April 3 (2016-04-03)
Euclid, Ohio
Occupation Writer of books, plays, and music for children
Nationality American
Genre middle-grade fiction
Notable works Classroom at the End of the Hall
Math Rashes
MVP:Magellan Voyage Project
The Elevator Family series
The Elevator Family Play

Douglas Evans (born April 3, 1953 in Euclid, Ohio) is a children's book author and a former school teacher in Berkeley, California. He has written books, plays, songs, and poems for children, including Classroom at the End of the Hall which got a starred review in Publishers Weekly.[1] and received record reprint rights for a first time author.[2] The Elevator Family (2003) was included on the Mass. Book Award Master List[3] and was a 2003 Sunshine Award Nominee. MVP: Magellan Voyage Project was the 2009 Connecticut Nutmeg Award Winner and[4] 2008 Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee.[5] His lipogram novel Noe School contains not a single E.[6] 1996 Publisher Weekly Flying Start Author:[7]

Theater

Douglas Evans adapted his book The Elevator Family for the stage. It was first produced by Columbus Children's Theater February 2011 and directed by William Goldsmith to critical acclaim.
Columbus Dispatch.[8]
Theater Roundtable "best" review.[9]

Music


Besides the music for his musical The Elevator Family, Douglas Evans has composed three albums for children.

Selected bibliography

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. "Classroom at the End of the Hall". Publishers Weekly. 5/04/1996. Retrieved 31 March 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "Second Record". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. "Massachusetts Children's Book Award" (PDF). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. "Past Nutmeg Intermediate Winners". MVP: Magellan Voyage Project. Nutmeg Award Committee. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. "Rebecca Caudill Awards". Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. Evans, Douglas. NOE School. WTMelon Publishing. ISBN 978-0615705255.
  7. Lodge, Sally (July 1, 1996). "Flying Starts". Publisher Weekly: 36. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  8. Grossman, Michael (Feb 17, 2011). "Theater review: Elevator Family". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. Thompson, Dennis. "Review of Columbus Theatre's "The Elevator Family" (PDF). Theatre Roundtable. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  10. "Nutmeg Children's Book Award".
  11. "Massachusetts Children's Book Award" (PDF). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  12. "Rebecca Caudill Awards". Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  13. "Past Nutmeg Intermediate Winners". MVP: Magellan Voyage Project. Nutmeg Award Committee. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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