Stephen Gammell
Stephen Gammell (b. February 10, 1943) is an American illustrator of children's books.[1] His awards include the Caldecott Medal.[2]
Stephen Gammell grew up in Iowa. His father, an art editor for a major magazine, brought home periodicals that gave Stephen early artistic inspiration. His parents also supplied him with lots of pencils, paper, and encouragement. He is self-taught.
He started his career with commercial freelance work, but became interested in children's book illustration. His first book, A Nutty Business, was published in 1973. Since then, he has illustrated over fifty titles.
He is particularly well-known for the surreal, unsettling illustrations he provided for Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of horror short stories, still a favorite in adolescent fiction.
Stephen and his wife, Linda, a photographer, live in St. Paul, Minnesota. [3] He works daily in his studio, located over a restaurant.
[edit] Bibliography
- 1972 The Search: a Biography of Leo Tolstoy
- 1973 A Nutty Business
- 1975 Nabby Adam's Diary
- 1975 Thunder at Gettysburg
- 1976 Ghosts
- 1976 Meet Werewolf
- 1977 A Furl of Fairy Wind
- 1977 Alice Yazzie's Year
- 1978 The Hawks of Chelney
- 1978 Day of the Blizzard
- 1978 The Ghost of Tillie Jean Cassaway
- 1979 Leo Possessed
- 1979 Stonewall
- 1980 Terrible Things: an Allegory of the Holocaust
- 1980 Blackbird Singing
- 1981 Flash and the Swan
- 1981 Demo and the Dolphin
- 1981 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- 1982 Where the Buffaloes Begin - Caldecott Honor
- 1982 Wake Up, Bear...It's Christmas!
- 1984 More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- 1982 The Best Way to Ripton
- 1982 The Story of Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar
- 1983 Meet the Vampire
- 1983 Git Along, Old Scudder
- 1984 "More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark"
- 1984 The Real Tom Thumb
- 1984 Once Upon McDonald's Farm
- 1984 Thaddeus
- 1985 Thanksgiving Poems
- 1986 The Relatives Came
- 1986 A Regular Rolling Noah
- 1987 Old Henry
- 1987 The Great Dimpole Oak
- 1988 Song and Dance Man -Caldecott Award
- 1988 The Old Banjo
- 1989 Airmail to the Moon
- 1989 Halloween Poems
- 1989 Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust
- 1989 Will's Mammoth
- 1989 Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth
- 1990 Wing-A-Ding
- 1990 Come a Tide
- 1991 Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
- 1992 The Old Black Fly
- 1993 Monster Mama
- 1996 The Wing Shop
- 2000 Twig boy
- 2001 Ride
- 2001 Waiting to Waltz
- 2001 The Burger and the Hotdog
- 2003 Swing Around the Sun
- 2002 Humble Pie
- 2003 Hey, Pancakes!
- 2005 Timothy Cox Will Not Change His Socks
- 2006 The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate The School
- 2008 My Friend, the Starfinder
- 2008 I Know an Old Teacher
- 2009 How the Nobble Was Finally Found
- 2011 Mudkin
[edit] References
- ^ "Stephen Gammell". WorldCat.org. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Stephen+Gammell&qt=results_page. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.cfm#80s. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Stephen Gammell: Biography". HarperCollins. http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/AuthorsAndIllustrators/ContributorDetail.aspx?CId=12110. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
[edit] External links
- Biography of Stephen Gammell at HarperTeacher.com
- Profile of Stephen Gammell at lookingglassreview.com
- A Tribute To Stephen Gammell at wordpress.com
- Children's Literature Network biography and complete booklist
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