Betsy Lewin
Betsy Reilly Lewin is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She studied illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduation, she began designing business cards. She began writing and illustrating stories for children's magazines and eventually children's books. She is married to children's book illustrator Ted Lewin and with him has co-written and illustrated several books about their travels to remote places, including Uganda in Gorilla Walk and Mongolia in Horse Song.[1] She is arguably best known for the Caldecott Honor Book Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type.
[edit] Books Illustrated[2]
- Thump, Quack, Moo by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, Atheneum Books, 2006, ISBN 9781416916307
- Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted Lewin and Betsy Lewin, Lee & Low Books, 2008, ISBN 9781584302773
- Heat Wave by Eileen Spinelli, Harcourt Children's Books, 2007, ISBN 9780152167790
- Dooby, Dooby, Moo by Doreen Cronin, Atheneum Books, 2006, ISBN 978-0-618-43477-0 and ISBN 0-618-43477-1
- Click Clack, Quackity-Quack by Doreen Cronin, Atheneum Books, 2005, ISBN 9780689877155
- Click, Clack, Splish, Splash by Doreen Cronin, Atheneum Books, 2005, ISBN 139780689877162
- Duck For President by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster, 2004, ISBN 0689863772
- Animal Snackers by Betsy Lewin, Henry Holt, 2004, ISBN 0805067485
- The Sleepover by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, 2003, ISBN 043938575X
- Cat Count by Betsy Lewin, Henry Holt, 2003, ISBN 0805067477
- Two Eggs Please by Sarah Weeks, Simon & Schuster, 2003, ISBN 068983196X
- A Hug Goes Around by Laura Krauss Melmed, HarperCollins, 2003, ISBN 0688146805
- Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster, 2002, ISBN 0689845065
- Aunt Minnie and the Twister by Mary S. Prigger, Clarion Books, 2002, ISBN 0618111360
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster, 2000, ISBN 0689832133
- Aunt Minnie McGranahan by Mary S. Prigger, Clarion Books, 1999, ISBN 039582270X
- No Such Thing by Jackie French Koller, Boyds Mills Press, 1996, ISBN 1563974908
- Somebody Catch My Homework by David Harrison, Boyds Mills Press, 1993, ISBN 1878093878
- Chubbo’s Pool by Betsy Lewin, Clarion Books, 1996, ISBN 039572807X
- What’s The Matter Habibi? by Betsy Lewin, Clarion Books, 1997, ISBN 039585816X
- Promises by Elizabeth Winthrop, Clarion Books, 2000, ISBN 0395822726
- Gorilla Walk by Ted and Betsy Lewin, (Lothrop) HarperCollins, 1999, ISBN 0688165095
- Elephant Quest by Ted and Betsy Lewin, HarperCollins, 2000, ISBN 0688141110
- Purrfectly Purrfect by Patricia Lauber, HarperCollins, 2000, ISBN 0688172997
- Araminta’s Paintbox by Karen Ackerman, Simon & Schuster, Aladdin paperback, 1990, ISBN 0689820917
- Booby Hatch by Betsy Lewin, Clarion paperback, 1995, ISBN 0395845165
- Yo Hungry Wolf! by David Vozar, B.D.Dell paperback, 1993, ISBN 0440409535
- Dumpy Larue by Elizabeth Winthrop, Henry Holt, 2001, ISBN 0805063854
- A Houseful of Christmas by Barbara Joosse, Henry Holt, 2001, ISBN 0805063919
- Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, ISBN 0590449486
- My Tooth is About to Fall Out by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic
- Gym Day Winner by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, ISBN 0606092803
- Recess Mess by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic
- Lunchbox Surprise by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic
- I Have A Cold by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, ISBN 0590396382
- Class Trip by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, ISBN 0439067553
- Fraidy Cats by Stephen Krensky, Scholastic, ISBN 0590464388
- Groundhog Day by Betsy Lewin, Scholastic, ISBN 0439108020
- Is It Far to Zanzibar?: Poems About Tanzania by Nikki Grimes, HarperCollins, ISBN 0688131573
- Walk a Green Path by Betsy Lewin, HarperCollins, 1995
- What is the Shark Wears Tennis Shoes? by Winifred Morris, Atheneum Books, 1990
- Kitten in Trouble by M. Polushkin, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing,1988
- Furlie Cat by Berneice Frechet, 1986
- Hip, Hippo, Hooray by Betsy Lewin, 1982
Also
- Penny by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, Lothrop, Lee * Shepard Books, 1987
[edit] Exhibits[3]
Here is a partial list of recent exhibits featuring Betsy's works:
- Pratt Institute Libraries
Exhibition: "Around the World with Ted and Betsy Lewin" October 30 - December 2, 2008
- Society of Illustrators: main floor gallery
Exhibition: "Adventures With Ted and Betsy" June 1 through June 11, 2005
- Massachusetts Audubon Center, Canton, MA.
Exhibition: "NCCIL Traveling Show" Feb. 12 through May 1 2005
- Brooklyn Public Library, New York
Exhibition: "Ted and Betsy Lewin's World of Picture Books" March 4 - March 30, 2004
- Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York
Exhibition: "Travels with Ted and Betsy Lewin" Featured 78 original illustrations from many of their books.
- National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
Exhibition: "Adventures with Ted and Betsy", Abilene, TX, Watershouse, Germantown, MD, Wichita Falls, TX
- Society of Illustrators, Original Art 2001 Silver Medalist
- National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
- University of Southern Missouri
- Society of Illustrators, Women Illustrators of the Century
[edit] References
- ^ Biography at BetsyLewin.com, accessed April 16, 2009.
- ^ Booklist at BetsyLewin.com, accessed April 16, 2009.
- ^ Exhibitions at BetsyLewin.com, accessed April 16, 2009.
