Treasured Authors
May's Treasured Author: Eve Bunting
Clue # 1 She was born in Northern Ireland.
Clue # 2 Her first book was a retelling of an Irish folktale from her childhood.
Clue # 3 Her father read her poetry and her mother started a community library in her town.
April's Treasured Author: Jeff Kinney
Clue # 1 He ran a comic strip in his college newspaper and wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist.
Clue # 2 He is a game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and author.
Clue # 3 He received the 2014 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Book.
March's Treasured Author: Faith Ringgold
Clue # 1 She creates story quilts.
Clue # 2 She became an artist and a writer so she could tell her story.
Clue # 3 Her second children's book is about Harriet Tubman.
February's Treasured Author: Kevin Henkes
Clue # 1 While this author has no particular love of mice, they are the main characters in most of his books.
Clue # 2 His first picture book was drafted in high school then published soon after.
Clue # 3 "My favorite book is always the next one, because I always think the next one will be perfect, my best."
January's Treasured Author: Kate Di Camillo
Clue # 1 She writes for both children and adults and thinks about herself as a storyteller.
Clue # 2 She has a series of books about a pig.
Clue # 3 She won the Newbery Award in 2004 & again in 2014.
December's Treasured Author was Jan Brett
Clue # 1 She is an author and illustrator.
Clue # 2 She has a pet hedgehog named "Buffy", four ducks and fourteen chickens.
Clue # 3 "I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
November's Treasured Author was Eric Carle
Clue # 1 Although he has written many books he is better known as an illustrator. He has illustrated more than 70 books.
Clue # 2 He creates his pictures by creating collages.
Clue # 3 He opened the first museum for children's picture book art.
Clue # 1 She was born in Northern Ireland.
Clue # 2 Her first book was a retelling of an Irish folktale from her childhood.
Clue # 3 Her father read her poetry and her mother started a community library in her town.
April's Treasured Author: Jeff Kinney
Clue # 1 He ran a comic strip in his college newspaper and wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist.
Clue # 2 He is a game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and author.
Clue # 3 He received the 2014 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Book.
March's Treasured Author: Faith Ringgold
Clue # 1 She creates story quilts.
Clue # 2 She became an artist and a writer so she could tell her story.
Clue # 3 Her second children's book is about Harriet Tubman.
February's Treasured Author: Kevin Henkes
Clue # 1 While this author has no particular love of mice, they are the main characters in most of his books.
Clue # 2 His first picture book was drafted in high school then published soon after.
Clue # 3 "My favorite book is always the next one, because I always think the next one will be perfect, my best."
January's Treasured Author: Kate Di Camillo
Clue # 1 She writes for both children and adults and thinks about herself as a storyteller.
Clue # 2 She has a series of books about a pig.
Clue # 3 She won the Newbery Award in 2004 & again in 2014.
December's Treasured Author was Jan Brett
Clue # 1 She is an author and illustrator.
Clue # 2 She has a pet hedgehog named "Buffy", four ducks and fourteen chickens.
Clue # 3 "I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
November's Treasured Author was Eric Carle
Clue # 1 Although he has written many books he is better known as an illustrator. He has illustrated more than 70 books.
Clue # 2 He creates his pictures by creating collages.
Clue # 3 He opened the first museum for children's picture book art.
Use the websites below to help you figure out our treasured author of the month.
Ted Arnold
Scholastic Ted Arnold Books Jan Brett -December Scholastic Jan Brett Eve Bunting Scholastic Reading Rockets Eric Carle-November Eric Carle Bio Reading Rockets Tomie dePaola Scholastic Reading Rockets Tomie Kate DiCamillo-January Reading Rockets Kate DiCamillo Mem Fox Mem Fox Kevin Henkes-February Scholastic Kevin Henkes Tad Hills Random House Tad Hills |
Mary Hoffman
Love Reading Mary Hoffman Jeff Kinney-April Scholastic Leo Lionni Random House Arnold Lobel Eduplace Parents Choice A. A. Milne Scholastic Biography Margie Palatini Margie Palatini Faith Ringgold-March Scholastic PBS Cythia Rylant Scholastic Cynthia Rylant Mike Thaler Mike Thaler Mo Willems Reading Rockets |