Ken Mochizuki
Children’s and young adult author Ken Mochizuki died September 20 at the age of 71 in Maple Valley, Wash., according to Asian American Media News. Mochizuki’s first picture book was published in 1993, Baseball Saved Us, illustrated by Dom Lee (Lee &
Spotlight image: Author Marta Crisp
Author Marta Crisp
Marta M Crisp (Marty), a well-known children’s author, died from complications of the flu on Dec. 29, 2024, according to the Hampton Cove Funeral Home. Marty worked for many years as a journalist at the Lancaster Sunday News in Lancaster,
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Spotlight image: Nikki Giovanni, from the author’s website
Nikki Giovanni
“The renowned poet Nikki Giovanni has died. Giovanni died on Monday,
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“Esteemed author and educator Lore Segal, who wrote and translated clever and sunny children’s tales alongside the autobiographical adult stories and novels informed by her early life as a Jewish refugee during WWII,
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Author Katey Howes
“Children’s author Katey Howes, whose picture books often focused on STEM/STEAM themes, creativity, and individualism, died on May 20 in Langhorne,
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Author-Illustrator Faith Ringgold
From Publishers Weekly, “Award-winning visual artist, children’s book author-illustrator, and teacher Faith Ringgold,
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Author-illustrator Lynne Barasch
“Picture book author-illustrator Lynne Barasch, who created lively biographies and stories inspired by her family life,
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Author Kate Banks
“Prolific children’s book author Kate Banks, known for prose praised as lyrical, clever,
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Author Robie Harris
Author Robie Harris died in New York City on January 6. She was 83. From Publishers Weekly,
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Path to publication stories always intrigue me, especially those that feel very serendipitous. Take, for instance, Ian Falconer‘s Olivia (Atheneum, 2000), a story he originally wrote for his three-year-old niece (also named Olivia) as a Christmas gift in 1996.
“I thought I’d do a little book for her,