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Bonnie Christensen

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Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015), an American author and illustrator, is best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults.[1] She was also an accomplished wood engraver and fine artist whose works were shown internationally in both solo and group exhibitions.[2]

She taught fine arts at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont from 1996 - 2008 and writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program from 2011 - 2015.[3][4]

Bibliography

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As author

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  • Sunshine, Moonshine, by Bonnie Christensen and Emily Herder. Onion River Press, March 2024.[5]

As author and illustrator

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  • Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King, Henry Holt, 2015
  • I, Galileo, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2012
  • Plant a Little Seed, Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2012
  • Fabulous, A Portrait of Andy Warhol, Henry Holt, 2011
  • Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist, Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2009
  • Mama Went to Jail for the Vote, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005 (with Kathleen Karr and Malene Laugesen)[6]
  • The Daring Nellie Bly, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2003
  • In My Grandmother's House, HarperCollins, NY, 2003
  • Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2001
  • Rebus Riot!, Dial/Penguin, NY, 1997
  • An Edible Alphabet, Dial/Penguin, NY, 1994

As illustrator

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Awards

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Christensen received a number of book awards including an American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award (for Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist in 2010),[7] a Kirkus "Best Children's Book of 2006" designation (for her illustrations in Pompeii, Lost and Found in 2006),[8] an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (for The Daring Nellie Bly in 2004),[9] and a Horn Book-Boston Globe Honor Award,[10] a Parent's Choice Gold Award,[11] a designation of "Best Book Of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a "Notable Books" designation by the New York Times Book Review,[12] and a New York Book Show Award (for Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People in 2001).

Death

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Christensen died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015, aged 63.[13]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bonnie Christensen". Bonnie Christensen. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bonnie Christensen - Resume". bonnietchristensen.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bonnie Christensen - Resume". bonnietchristensen.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "About". Bonnie Christensen. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sunshine, Moonshine (2024)". Bonnie Christensen. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ^ GoodReads website, Bonnie Christensen
  7. ^ "Schneider Family Book Award". Ala.org. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Mary Pope Osborne. "Pompeii". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio". Toyportfolio.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards". Archive.hbook.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  12. ^ Klass, Perri (November 18, 2001). "Children's Books - This Land Was His Land". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen". The Wilson Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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