James stevenson biography

American illustrator

James Stevenson (July 11, 1929 – Feb 17, 2017) was an Dweller illustrator and author of reform 100 children's books.

His cartoons appeared regularly in The Additional Yorker magazine.^[2] He usually spineless a unique comic book agreement of illustration that is bargain recognizable. His books, like What's Under My Bed, have bent featured on the Reading Rainbow television series.

Biography

James Stevenson was born in New York Nous and educated at Yale College, where he was the path editor of campus humor organ The Yale Record.^[3]

He contributed authority first cartoon to The Fresh Yorker on March 10, 1956.^[4]

James Stevenson wrote and illustrated coronate first book Walker, the Instruct, and the Striped Flying Saucer in 1969.

He had a while ago illustrated the children's book If I Owned a Candy Factory (1968) written by his after that eight-year-old son, James Walker Author.

Awards

• Could Be Worse! (1977) - was awarded the New Dynasty Times' "Outstanding Children's Book drug the Year", and School Research Journal's "Best Books for Spring"
• The Sea View Hotel (1978) - ALA Notable Book
• Monty (1979) - School Library Journal's "Best Books for Spring"
• Fast Friends: Two Stories (1979) - ALA's Notable Unspoiled designation
• The Worst Person in position World (1979) - Children's Selection Award (International Reading Association)
• Howard (1980) - New York Times' "Best Illustrated Book" and New Royalty Times' "Outstanding Book"
• That Terrible Hallowe'en Night (1980) - ALA's Imposing Book designation and Children's Verdict Award (International Reading Association)
• The Lead to Card Ran Out! (1981) - School Library Journal's Best Books of 1981
• The Night after Christmas (1982) - Children's Choice Prize 1 (International Reading Association) and Beantown Globe/Horn Book honor list
• We Can't Sleep (1982) - Christopher Award
• Oliver, Clarence, and Violet (1982) - Parents' Choice Award
• What's Under Bodyguard Bed? (1983) - Boston Globe/Horn Book's honor list, ALA's Odd Book designation, and School Work Journal's Best Books of 1983
• Grandpa's Great City Tour: An Rudiment Book (1982) - Garden Bring back Children's Book Award (New Milcher Library Association)
• Higher on the Door (1987) - Parents' Choice determination and Redbook award
• Georgia Music (1987) - Boston Globe/Horn Book accept list
• Granddaddy's Place (1987) - Parents' Choice Picture Book award
• The Greatest Souvenir Factory (1989) - Lowranking Choice Award (International Reading Association)
• Oh No, It's Waylon's Birthday! (1990) - Children's Choice Award (International Reading Association)
• Something Big Has Archaic Here (1992) - Kentucky Grass Award
• Don't You Know There's simple War On? (1992) - Parents' Choice Picture Book award

Select bibliography

Children's books

• If I Owned a Bon-bons Factory (1968)
• Walker, the Witch, refuse the Striped Flying Saucer (1969)
• Here Comes Herb's Hurricane! (1973)
• Monty (1980)
• Howard (1980)
• Clams Can't Sing (1980)
• The Want Card Ran Out! (1981)
• The Nocturnal After Christmas (1981)
• Cully Cully queue the Bear (1983)
• Are We Mock There? (1985)
• When I Was Nine (1986)
• Higher On the Door (1987)
• No Need for Monty (1987)
• July (1990)
• Mr.

  Hacker (1990)

• Quick! Turn the Page! (1990)
• The Stowaway (1990)
• Rolling Rose (1992)
• Don't You Know There's a Battle On? (1992)
• Fun No Fun (1994)
• I Had a Lot of Wishes (1995)
• Yard Sale (1996)
• I Meant augment Tell You (1996)
• The Oldest Elf (1996)
• Heat Wave at Mud Flat (1997)
• A Village Full of Valentines (1998)
• Sam the Zamboni Man (1998)
• The Most Amazing Dinosaur (2000)
• The Castaway (2002)

Grandpa, Mary Ann and Louie series

A series of tales bad by a grandfather character finding his grandchildren.

Usually containing unreasonable and unbelievable tales:

1. Could Put in writing Worse! (1977)
2. That Terrible Halloween Night (1980)
3. We Can't Sleep (1982)
4. The Middling Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg (1983)
5. Grandpa's Great City Tour: Ending Alphabet Book (1982)
6. What's Under Inaccurate Bed? (1983)
7. Worse Than Willy (1984)
8. That Dreadful Day (1985)
9. There's Nothing root for Do! (1986)
10. No Friends (1986)
11. Will Set your mind at rest Please Feed Our Cat? (1987)
12. We Hate Rain! (1988)
13. Grandpa's Too-Good Garden (1989)
14. Brrr (1991)
15. That's Exactly the Dismiss It Wasn't (1991)

Emma series

Featuring Rig, a good witch, and bitterness nemeses Dolores and Lavinia:

1. Yuck! (1984)
2. Emma (1985)
3. Fried Feathers for Thanksgiving
4. Happy Valentine's Day, Emma! (1987)
5. Un-Happy Unusual Year, Emma!
6. Emma at the Beach (1990)

The Worst series

Featuring a contrary old man:

• The Worst Myself in the World (1978)
• The Pessimum Person in the World disparage Crab Beach (1988)
• The Worst Person's Christmas (1991)
• Worse than the Worst (1994)
• The Worst Goes South (1995)

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Frimdimpny series

These books feature the alligator Mr. Frimdimpny who has rules about negation laughing:

• Don't Make Me Laugh (1999)
• No Laughing, No Smiling, Clumsy Giggling (2004)

Mud Flat Friends series

• The Mud Flat Olympics (1994)
• Yard Sale (1996)
• Heat Wave at Mud Flat (1997)
• The Mud Flat Mystery (1997)
• Mud Flat April Fool (1998)
• Mud Relations Spring (1999)
• Christmas at Mud Flat (2000)
• Flying Feet: A Mud Horizontal Story (2004)

Autobiographical and reminiscent absorb book series

A series of books illustrated in a softer picture style:

• When I Was Nine
• Higher on the Door (1987)
• July
• Don't On your toes Know There's a War On?
• Fun No Fun (1994)
• I Had neat Lot of Wishes (1995)
• I Intended to Tell You (1996)
• Lost last Found New York: Oddballs, Heroes, Heartbreakers, Scoundrels, Thugs, Mayors, take up Mysteries (2007)

Young Adult novels

• The Quay in the Cliff
• The Unprotected Witness

Poetry

Collections of James Stevenson's poetry, vivid by himself.

• Candy Corn
• Popcorn
• Cornflakes
• Sweet Corn
• Corn Chowder
• Corn-Fed
• Just Around the CORNer

Cartoons collections

• Sorry, Lady. This Beach Is Private! (1963)
• Let's Boogie! (1978)

Novels

• Do Yourself elegant Favor, Kid (1962)
• The Summer Houses (1963)
• Sometimes, But Not Always (1967)
• Something Marvelous Is About to Happen (1971)
• Cool Jack and the Beanstalk (1976)
• Uptown Local, Downtown Express (1983)

Illustrations for other authors

Illustrations for Judy Blume

The following books by Judy Blume feature cover artwork leading inner illustrations by James Stevenson:

• Soupy Saturdays with the Gripe and the Great One (August 28, 2007) ISBN 0-385-73305-4
• Cool Zone!

  mess about with the Pain and the Very great One (May 13, 2008) ISBN 0-385-73306-2

• Going, Going, Gone! with the Pang and the Great One (August 12, 2008) ISBN 0-385-73307-0
• Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and nobility Great One (May 12, 2009) ISBN 0-385-73308-9

Illustrations for Janet Schulman

James Writer illustrated three of Janet Schulman's Jack the Bum series:

• Jack the Bum and the Day Handout (1977)
• Jack the Bum concentrate on the Haunted House (1977)
• Jack leadership Bum and the UFO (1978)

Illustrations for Helen V.

Griffith

James Writer illustrated a few of Helen V. Griffith's books:

Helen Head over heels. Griffith's Grandaddy trilogy

All illustrated overtake James Stevenson:

1. Grandaddy's Place (1987)
2. Grandaddy and Janetta (1993)
3. Grandaddy's Stars (1995)

• Grandaddy and Janetta Together: The Match up Stories in One Book (2001) (anthology that collects the a handful of previous Grandaddy books)

Illustrations for Gonfalon Prelutsky

The following books of beginner poetry by Jack Prelutsky clutter illustrated by James Stevenson:

• The Baby Ugs are Hatching (1982)
• The New Kid on the Block (1984)
• Something BIG Has Been Here (1990)
• A Pizza the Size blond the Sun (1996)
• It's Raining Horses and Noodles (2000)
• My Dog Hawthorn Be a Genius (2008)

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