Finding a great children's book is like unwrapping a perfect sweet.
Spring is the time of new flowers, buds bursting and growing plants. The seed catalogs are out and thoughts of gardens are swirling. It’s a perfect time for the classic children’s book, The Carrot Seed.
It’s also time for this week’s trivia question:
Bonus question:
Who was this author’s husband?
I’ll post the answers next Thursday. Have a fun week!
Edit: The answers are now posted.
Are you ready for some more trivia questions?
62. Our first author is very inspiring to those of who started writing later in life. She started writing when she was 49, and was 53 when her first books was published. She has been pumping out award-winning books for children ever since. One of her books won the Newbery in 1996. She lives in Seattle.
Do you know who she might be?
63. Our second author saw a need for books about immigrants coming to Canada, particularly Chinese immigrants. With a Master’s degree in Canadian history, he has the research skills to write authentic tales. As a third generation Canadian, he knows the challenges immigrants face from experiences in his own family. His book, Ghost Train, won Governor General’s Award for children’s literature in the same year our first author won the Newbery.
Do you recognize this author?
Edit: The answer is now posted.
Where are we going today? Our first author is from England, and our second is Australia.
Question 60. Our first author got his start almost by accident. The students in his classes loved the stories he told, so he wrote them down. His discovery has led to over 100 books. His books have won numerous awards and one is that is currently being made into a film by none other than Steven Spielberg.
In addition to being a prolific author, he is also a children’s rights advocate and started the Farms for City Children program that has been active for 30 years.
Do you know who he is?
Question 61. Our second author had a lofty goal. She wanted children to be able to read books by Australian authors. Going to the myths and legends of the local people, she then developed stories that were distinctly of the land. Perhaps you’ve heard of The Nargun and the Stars? Her fantasy novels received attention not only in Australia, but throughout the world and in 1986 she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing.
Do you know who this woman who helped formulate Australian children’s literature might be?
Edit: the answer is now posted.
How well do you know children’s literature? Can you name these author/illustrators?
58. This children’s author broke through a number of barriers in her career. She was the first African-American author to win the Newbery Medal, with M.C. Higgins the Great. She was the first children’s book author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. She won many awards, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Do you know who she is?
59. Our second illustrator and author also has had numerous awards, including Caldecott Honors. Her mother had studied medical illustration, but our subject didn’t take up illustration until after trying several other careers, including a degree in French and a reporting stint that ended when she was fired. She started illustrating folktales, and then later she branched out into writing her own stories. Recently this author has been writing science books, and in 2010 one of her children’s picture books won AAAS/Subaru SB & F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Any idea who this illustrator and author might be?
Edit: The answer is now posted.