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American author and illustrator
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.
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[4]
Bibliography
As author
Sunshine, Moonshine , by Bonnie Christensen and Emily Herder. Onion River Press , March 2024.
[5]
As author and illustrator
Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King ,
Henry Holt , 2015
I, Galileo ,
Alfred A. Knopf ,
NY , 2012
Plant a Little Seed ,
Roaring Brook Press , NY, 2012
Fabulous, A Portrait of Andy Warhol ,
Henry Holt , 2011
Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist , Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2009
Mama Went to Jail for the Vote , Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005 (with
Kathleen Karr and Malene Laugesen)
[6]
The Daring Nellie Bly , Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2003
In My Grandmother's House ,
HarperCollins , NY, 2003
Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People , Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2001
Rebus Riot! , Dial/
Penguin , NY, 1997
An Edible Alphabet , Dial/Penguin, NY, 1994
As illustrator
The Princess of Borscht by Leda Schubert. Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2011
Ida B. Wells by
Walter Dean Myers . HarperCollins, NY, 2008
Magic in the Margins by W. Nikola-Lisa.
Houghton Mifflin ,
Boston , 2007
Pompeii, Lost and Found by
Mary Pope Osborne . Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2006
I, Dred Scott by Sheila P. Moses.
Simon & Schuster , NY, 2005
Moon Over Tennessee by Craig Crist Evan. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1999
The Grapes of Wrath by
John Steinbeck .
Folio Society , London, England, England, 1998
Breaking into Print by Stephen Krensky.
Little, Brown & Co. , Boston, 1996
Putting the World to Sleep by Shelley Moore Thomas. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1995
Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries by
Joe Citro . Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1994
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.
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External links
References
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"Bonnie Christensen" . Bonnie Christensen . Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
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"Bonnie Christensen - Resume" . bonnietchristensen.com . Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
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"Bonnie Christensen - Resume" . bonnietchristensen.com . Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
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"About" . Bonnie Christensen . Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
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"Sunshine, Moonshine (2024)" . Bonnie Christensen . Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
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GoodReads website, Bonnie Christensen
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"Schneider Family Book Award" . Ala.org . Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
^ Mary Pope Osborne.
"Pompeii" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
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"The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio" . Toyportfolio.com . Archived from
the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
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"Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards" . Archive.hbook.com. Archived from
the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
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"Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People" . Parents' Choice Foundation . Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
^ Klass, Perri (November 18, 2001).
"Children's Books - This Land Was His Land" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
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"Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen" . The Wilson Times . Archived from
the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015 .
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