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Talking with Tomie.
Austin, Patricia – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Presents an interview with renowned children's author and illustrator Tomie dePaola. Discusses book ideas, the process of writing, the editor's role, dePaola's art, people who have influenced his artistic vision, fellow illustrators he admires, how published books take on a life of their own, how teachers share his books with kids, and children's…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
Illustrator and Author Studies in the Classroom: A Journey with Anno.
Austin, Patricia – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Relates how a children's literature university instructor teaches her students about books, authors, and illustrators. Discusses the work of Mitsumasa Anno, a prolific author and illustrator from Japan. Evokes taking a journey through Anno's works. Cites "travelers' landmarks" in his books. (PA)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Suzanne Fisher Staples: From Journalist to Novelist.
Greever, Ellen A.; Austin, Patricia – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Presents the story of Suzanne Fisher Staples, author of the Newbery Honor Book, "Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind." States that she was first a journalist who experienced different foreign cultures firsthand, which provided the background for the novel. Discusses the difference between writing for newspapers and writing fiction. (PA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
The Story behind the Artist and Her Stories: An Interview with Peggy Rathmann.
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Austin, Patricia – New Advocate, 1999
Traces children's author Peggy Rathmann's search for what she wanted to do with her life. Provides the stories behind her award-winning picture books for children. (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Illustrations
Making Connections in the Life and Works of Walter Dean Myers.
Greever, Ellen A.; Austin, Patricia – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Discusses the life and works of acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers. Describes his struggles growing up, his time in the army, his decision to become a writer, and the father/son relationships in his books. Discusses how Myers' concern for African-American heritage, identity, and pride led to biographies of Sarah Forbes and of Malcolm X. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Biographies, Black History