Bonnie Christensen Explained

Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015), an American author and illustrator, is best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults.[1] She was also an accomplished wood engraver and fine artist whose works were shown internationally in both solo and group exhibitions.[2]

She taught fine arts at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont from 1996 - 2008 and writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program from 2011 - 2015.[3] [4]

Bibliography

As author

As author and illustrator

As illustrator

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),[7] a Kirkus "Best Children's Book of 2006" designation (for her illustrations in Pompeii, Lost and Found in 2006),[8] an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (for The Daring Nellie Bly in 2004),[9] and a Horn Book-Boston Globe Honor Award,[10] a Parent's Choice Gold Award,[11] a designation of "Best Book Of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a "Notable Books" designation by the New York Times Book Review,[12] and a New York Book Show Award (for Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People in 2001).

Death

Christensen died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015, aged 63.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonnie Christensen . 2023-11-21 . Bonnie Christensen . en-US.
  2. Web site: Bonnie Christensen - Resume . 2023-11-21 . bonnietchristensen.com.
  3. Web site: Bonnie Christensen - Resume . 2023-11-21 . bonnietchristensen.com.
  4. Web site: About . 2023-11-21 . Bonnie Christensen . en-US.
  5. Web site: Sunshine, Moonshine (2024) . 2023-11-21 . Bonnie Christensen . en-US.
  6. https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/57842.Bonnie_Christensen GoodReads website, Bonnie Christensen
  7. Web site: Schneider Family Book Award. Ala.org. April 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Pompeii. Mary Pope Osborne. Kirkus Reviews. April 5, 2015.
  9. Web site: The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. Toyportfolio.com. April 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150201200918/http://www.toyportfolio.com/SingleProduct.php?ProductID=3434. February 1, 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards . Archive.hbook.com . April 5, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111019092012/http://archive.hbook.com/bghb/past/past.asp . October 19, 2011 .
  11. Web site: Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People. Parents' Choice Foundation. April 5, 2015.
  12. Web site: Klass . Perri . Children's Books - This Land Was His Land . The New York Times . November 18, 2001 . April 5, 2015.
  13. News: Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen . The Wilson Times . dead . January 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201181320/http://obituaries.wilsontimes.com/bonnie-christensen . February 1, 2015.