David Diaz Wins 1995 Caldecott for Smoky Night
Diaz wins the Caldecott Medal for Smoky Night, a city riot tale illustrated by Diaz. The Fort Lauderdale native studied at the Art Institute and now lives in California with a home studio and one assistant. He urges kids to draw daily and explore graphic arts careers.
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David Diaz
David
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Art Institute
California
Eve Bunting
Harcourt Brace & Co
Coretta Scott King
James E. Ransome
Mr. Ransome
Rich Square
N.C
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Japanese illustrator William Steig loves Seaside Florida
The noted children's book artist enjoys the Florida seaside town as a vacation spot. He engages in ceramics and pottery as a hobby and listens to all kinds of music while he works.
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Seaside
Florida
Eve Bunting on riots and writing life in California
Eve Bunting, born in Ireland and long settled in California, recalls starting thoughts on a new book the day after a 1993 Los Angeles riot. She has published about 160 books for readers from preschool to adults and turns a home study into her writing studio.
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Los Angeles
Eve Bunting
Ms. Bunting
Ireland
California
Mini Spy with Two D Letters Baseball Bat
A playful item describes a mini spy motif using a sequence of clues. It lists objects such as a baseball bat a ladder a tooth a kite a pencil a canoe a ruler and a strawberry alongside letter symbols forming a puzzle framing two Ds and an elephant head.
Laura Bertram Spotlight on Rising Canadian Talent
Laura Bertram, a seventh grader who plays Amanda on Ready or Not, has built a diverse performance résumé. At 16 she has appeared on Are You Afraid of the Dark and Road to Avonlea, and she sings with the Canadian Opera Company. She has trained with the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus for three years and led school choir for seven. A recent vocal technique award supported further study, and she also dances, with nine years of ballet training.
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Laura Bertram
Amanda
Laura
Avonlea
Canadian Opera Company
Children’s Opera Chorus
Walk Two Moons wins 1995 John Newbery Medal
The Mint Page notes Sharon Creech wins the 1995 John Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons. The 13 year old Salamanca narrator, of Native American background, travels with her grandparents to find her mother who is away in Idaho. Creech splits time between England and the U S where her husband heads a school.
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John Newbery
Sharon Creech
England
Salamanca
Idaho
Favorite things and hobbies profile
A personal portrait lists light classical music and golf among favorite activities. Reading, watching TV, shopping with friends, and writing are also valued. Favorite color is blue. Reading time is evenings in bed or the bathtub. Food preferences include chocolate cake, Italian, and Mexican dishes. Family includes husband, three children, and four grandchildren.
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Jericho
Ariel
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White House
Andrews and McMeel
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Kansas City
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Missouri
Planet Earth
Mimi
David Rae
Melanie Brubaker
Betty Debnam
Universal Press Syndic
Mini Spy
Basset Brown
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Frederick L. McKissack
McKissacks
Heine Pree
Tey Howe
Yehh Isg
PRR
Be Parpmick L. Shits Acs
Virginia
Big House
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Virginia Hamilton
M.C. Higgins, the Great
King
Ms. Hamilton
Fames Weldin Jolson
Ghent
Jenees
James Weldon Johnson
God
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