Bonnie Christensen
Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015) was an American author and illustrator best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults.
Death
Christensen died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015, aged 63.[1]
Bibliography
As author and illustrator
- 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
- 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
- The Princess of Borscht by Leda Schubert. Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2011
- Ida B. Wells by Walter Dean Myers. HarperCollins, NY, 2008
- Magic in the Margins by W. Nikola-Lisa. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2007
- Pompeii, Lost and Found by Mary Pope Osborne. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2006
- I, Dred Scott by Sheila P. Moses. Simon & Schuster, NY, 2005
- Moon Over Tennessee by Craig Crist Evan. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1999
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Folio Society, London, England, 1998
- Breaking Into Print by Stephen Krensky. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1996
- Putting the World to Sleep by Shelley Moore Thomas. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1995
- Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries by Joe Citro. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1994
Awards
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),[2] a Kirkus "Best Children's Book of 2006" designation (for her illustrations in Pompeii, Lost and Found in 2006),[3] an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (for The Daring Nellie Bly in 2004),[4] and a Horn Book-Boston Globe Honor Award,[5] a Parent's Choice Gold Award,[6] a designation of "Best Book Of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a "Notable Books" designation by the New York Times Book Review,[7] and a New York Book Show Award (for Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People in 2001).
References
- ^ "Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen". The Wilson Times. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Schneider Family Book Award". Ala.org. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Mary Pope Osborne. "POMPEII". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio". Toyportfolio.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards". Archive.hbook.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Klass, Perri (2001-11-18). "CHILDREN'S BOOKS - This Land Was His Land". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
