Cynthia Rylant Chris Van Allsburg Chris Van Allsburg est né en 1949 à Grand Rapids dans le Michigan, dans une famille de crémiers. Très jeune, il affirme un don certain pour le dessin et commence pourtant des études de droit à l'université du Michigan. On le retrouve aux beaux-arts et il obtient un diplôme de sculpteur de la Rhode Island School of Design. SCULPTEUR DE REVES Chris Van Allsburg peut se vanter d'être, avec Maurice Sendak, le seul dessinateur contemporain à trouver grâce aux yeux sévères du tonitruant Tomi Ungerer : «Hier j'ai acheté « Boréal-Express » à mes enfants, bien qu'ils soient trop âgés, déclarait celui-ci en 1990, parce que la beauté de telles images peut marquer à vie.»
Biographie Chris Van Allsburg / La Petite Bibliotheque Ronde © Crédits photo: Contance Brown Photography Chris van Allsburg, célèbre auteur illustrateur américain a été récompensé à deux reprises de la prestigieuse Caldecott Medal pour ses œuvres somptueusement illustrées: Jumanji et Boréal-Express. Ces deux ouvrages ont été adaptés au cinéma. Chris Van Allsburg est né en 1949 à Grand Rapids au Michigan, état de la région des grands lacs aux Etats-Unis. « Quand j’étais jeune, je n’avais aucune idée de ce que je voulais être plus tard. Néanmoins étudier l’art lui semble très tôt une idée amusante bien que l’usage est plutôt de développer ces aptitudes physiques dans un sport comme le football. Ne manquant ni de ruse ni d’audace, il ment délibérément au responsable des admissions. La sculpture est la première grande passion de l’artiste. Sa femme et ses amis reconnaissent la force narrative de ses œuvres et l’incitent à transcrire ce talent dans le domaine de l’illustration. L’œuvre de Van Allsburg est éblouissante. A lire :
Random House | Junie B. Jones | About The Author Barbara Park was best-known as the creator and author of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, the stories of an outrageously funny kindergartener who has kept kids (and their grownups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades. Published by Random House Books for Young Readers, the series has sold over 60 million copies in North America alone, has been translated into multiple languages and is a beloved and time-honored staple in elementary school classrooms around the world. The series was consistently a #1 New York Times bestseller, spending over 180 weeks on the list, and Barbara and her books were profiled in such national outlets as Time, Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times, and Today. Park died on Friday, November 15, 2013 after fighting ovarian cancer heroically for seven and a half years. Barbara Park arrived at the writing profession through an indirect route. After several rejections, Alfred A. Did you ever have a baby brother or sister? I liked to read.
Kevin Henkes Michael P. White -- Illustrated Books The Library Dragon Written by Carmen Agra Deedy Illustrated by Michael P. White When Sunrise Elementary School advertised for a thick-skinned librarian with a burning love of books, Miss Lotta Scales knew she was perfect for the job. Who could guard books better than a REAL dragon? "She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very thought of sticky little fingerstouching and clutching, pawing and clawing, smearing and tearing her precious books just made her hot under the collar." The teachers, singed and scorched, formed a delegation. Fortunately, nearsighted Molly Rickmeyer stumbles into a copy of Snuff the Magic Dragon and reads the tale out loud.
Médiathèque de Saint-Nazaire Shel Silverstein Drahos Zak Drahos Zak arrived in Australia from the Czech Republic in 1980 after completing a PhD in Illustration and Graphic Design at Charles University, Prague. In Australia Drahos has worked as an Illustrator for various newspapers and magazines, but it is his illustrations for children’s books that have gained him international recognition. Betsy Byars Scott Westerfeld Mem Fox Picture me flat on the floor in a star shape: that’s where I am. I’ve been working for many months with my website designers (massive applause for Enee Solutions) to update the site and make it as friendly and fascinating as possible. I hope you’ll love it. I hope you’re having hide-and-seek fun with my latest book: YOO HOO, LADYBIRD! A new book, BABY BEDTIME, is due out in Australia on October 23rd. On Saturday October 19th I’ll be at the annual USBBY convention, in St Louis, Missouri. On Monday evening, October 21st,the St Louis Public Library is hosting a Mem Fox evening, at which I’ll be giving a different speech. In early November I’ll be on tour across Australia for BABY BEDTIME. Wednesday 6th – Saturday 9th November (Adelaide-Brisbane-Sydney-ADL)Wednesday 13th – Saturday 16th November (ADL-Melbourne-Hobart-ADL)Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23 November (ADL-Perth-ADL) Nothing much happens in my life, you’ll be surprised to know. In future, this What’s Up? Let’s enjoy the ride!
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