Eve Bunting Reflects On Riots Inspire Her Writing
Eve Bunting, Irish-born author living in California for 36 years, recalls how the 1993 Los Angeles riots sparked her thinking about books. She has written about 160 titles for readers from preschool to adults and uses a dedicated home studio to craft each work.
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Los Angeles
Eve Bunting
Ms. Bunting
Ireland
California
Library awards spotlight 1995 children’s literature honorees
The American Library Association announces 1995 winners and honorees. Sharon Creech wins the John Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, Virginia Hamilton takes the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, and James E. Ransome earns the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for The Creation. The stories span 1859 Virginia plantations to modern themes, reflecting lasting contributions to children’s literature.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Coretta Scott King
James E. Ransome
Mr. Ransome
Rich Square
N.C
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
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American Library Association
John Newbery
Sharon Creech
England
Salamanca
Idaho
Virginia Hamilton
M.C. Higgins, the Great
Virginia
Big House
James Weider Johnson
James Weldon Johnson
God
Haron C
King
Ms. Hamilton