American illustrator and author
Wendy Anderson Halperin (born April 10, 1952) is an American illustrator and author of
children's books .
Biography
Education
Halperin was born on April 10, 1952, in
Joliet, Illinois . She attended
Syracuse University , 1971–72;
Pratt Institute , 1973–74;
California College of Arts and Crafts , 1979–80; and American Academy (Chicago, IL), 1982–83.
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Career
Halperin has illustrated more than two dozen books by others and has written or adapted several others herself.
A number of Halperin's books have received starred reviews from
Publishers Weekly and
Booklist . These include: Homeplace (Orchard Books, 1995), Once upon a Company (Orchard Books, 1998), The Full Belly Bowl (Atheneum, 1998), Bonaparte (Doring Kindersley, 2000), Let's Go Home: Some Wonderful Things about a House (Simon & Schuster, 2000), The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love (Orchard Books, 2003), Strawberry Hill (Little, Brown, 2009), Planting the Wild Garden (Peachtree Publishers, 2011), and Love Is... (Simon & Schuster, 2013).
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Her book The Lampfish of Twill (Orchard Books, 1991) was a
New York Times Notable Book ,
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She created an education program called Drawn to Discover that focuses on handwriting and fine motor skills.
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Halperin lives in
South Haven, Michigan .
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Selected works
Books illustrated
Janet Taylor Lisle , The Lampfish of Twill , Orchard Books, 1991.
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Tres Seymour , Hunting the White Cow , Orchard Books, 1993.
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Anne Shelby , Homeplace , Orchard Books, 1995.
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Sarah Orne Jewett , A White Heron , Candlewick Press, 1997.
Jim Aylesworth, The Full Belly Bowl , Atheneum, 1998.
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Kathryn Lasky , Sophie and Rose , Candlewick Press, 1998.
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Polly Horvath , The Trolls , Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.
Marsha Wilson Chall , Bonaparte , Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
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Cynthia Rylant , Let's Go Home: Some Wonderful Things about a House , Simon & Schuster, 2000.
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Cynthia Rylant series, Cobble Street Cousins , Simon & Schuster, 1998–2002.
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Karin Cates , The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love , Orchard Books, 2003.
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Pete Seeger , adaptor, Turn! Turn! Turn!: Words from Ecclesiastes circa 250 B.C.E . Simon & Schuster, 2003.
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Elizabeth Spurr, adaptor, The Peterkins' Christmas (based on a story by
Lucretia P. Hale ), Atheneum, 2004.
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Reeve Lindbergh , The Visit , Dial, 2005.
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Elizabeth Spurr, adaptor, The Peterkins' Thanksgiving (based on a story by Lucretia P. Hale), Atheneum, 2005.
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Jane Yolen , Soft House , Candlewick Press, 2005.
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Douglas Wood, Nothing to Do , Dutton, 2006.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett , The Racketty-Packetty House , Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Alice B. McGinty , Thank You, World , Dial, 2007.
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John Mooy, Once Upon a Mail Route , EDCO Publishing, 2008.
Mary Ann Hoberman , Strawberry Hill , Little, Brown, 2009.
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August Gold, Thank You, God, for Everything , Putnam's, 2009.
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Joseph Bruchac , My Father Is Taller than a Tree , Dial Books for Young Readers, 2010.
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John Mooy, Once Upon a Small Town , EDCO Publishing, 2010.
Kathryn O. Galbraith , Planting the Wild Garden , Peachtree Publishers, 2011.
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Written and illustrated
References
^ "Wendy Anderson Halperin (1952-)." Something About the Author , edited by Lisa Kumar, vol. 245, Gale, 2012, pp. 45-50. Gale Literature: Something About the Author . Accessed 4 May 2023.
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Once upon a Company: A True Story, by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Booklist Online .
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"Love Is... Love Is... by Wendy Anderson Halperin, King James Bible" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn Osebold Galbraith" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Strawberry Hill, by By Mary Ann Hoberman. | Booklist Online .
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"THE SECRET REMEDY BOOK: A Story of Comfort and Love by Karin Cates" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Let's Go Home, by By Cynthia Rylant. | Booklist Online .
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"Bonaparte by Marsha Wilson Chall, DK Publishing" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Homeplace by Anne Shelby" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Full Belly Bowl by Jim Aylesworth" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Full Belly Bowl, by Jim Aylesworth | Booklist Online .
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"Notable Books of the Year 1991" . The New York Times . 1991-12-01.
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0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Notable Books of the Year 1993" . The New York Times . 1993-12-05.
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0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
^ McShane, Mike.
"From Illustrator To Entrepreneur: A Q&A With Wendy Anderson Halperin" . Forbes . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Q&A: Wendy Anderson Halperin" . The Herald Palladium . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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THE LAMPFISH OF TWILL | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Lampfish of Twill by Janet Taylor Lisle, J. Lisle" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
^ Hansen, Ron (1991-11-10).
"CHILDREN'S BOOKS; What the Fishcatcher Knew" . The New York Times .
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0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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HUNTING THE WHITE COW | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Hunting the White Cow by Tres Seymour" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
^ Krull, Kathleen (1993-11-14).
"CHILDREN'S BOOKS; Udder Voices, Udder Rooms" . The New York Times .
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0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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HOMEPLACE | Kirkus Reviews .
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Homeplace, by Anne Shelby | Booklist Online .
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"Sophie and Rose by Kathryn Lasky" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Sophie and Rose, by Kathryn Lasky | Booklist Online .
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Hunting the White Cow, by Tres Seymour | Booklist Online .
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BONAPARTE | Kirkus Reviews .
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Bonaparte, by By Marsha Wilson Chall. | Booklist Online .
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LET'S GO HOME | Kirkus Reviews .
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"LET'S GO HOME: The Wonderful Things About a House by Cynthia Rylant" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Cobble Street Cousins: Wedding Flowers, by By Cynthia Rylant. | Booklist Online .
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THE SECRET REMEDY BOOK | Kirkus Reviews .
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Secret Remedy Book, by Karin Cates | Booklist Online .
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TURN! TURN! TURN! | Kirkus Reviews .
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"TURN! TURN! TURN! by Pete Seeger" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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THE PETERKINS’ CHRISTMAS | Kirkus Reviews .
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"THE PETERKINS' CHRISTMAS by Elizabeth Spurr" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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THE VISIT | Kirkus Reviews .
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"THE VISIT by Reeve Lindbergh, Caralyn Buehner" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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THE PETERKINS’ THANKSGIVING | Kirkus Reviews .
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SOFT HOUSE | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Soft House by Jane Yolen" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Soft House, by Jane Yolen | Booklist Online .
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NOTHING TO DO | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Nothing to Do by Douglas Wood" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Nothing to Do, by Douglas Wood | Booklist Online .
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"Thank You, World by Alice B. McGinty" . Publishers Weekly . October 15, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2023 .
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Thank You, World, by Alice B. McGinty . Booklist Online. October 15, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2023 .
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STRAWBERRY HILL | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Strawberry Hill by Mary Ann Hoberman" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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THANK YOU, GOD, FOR EVERYTHING | Kirkus Reviews .
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Thank You, God, for Everything, by August Gold | Booklist Online .
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MY FATHER IS TALLER THAN A TREE | Kirkus Reviews .
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"My Father Is Taller Than a Tree by Joseph Bruchac" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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My Father Is Taller than a Tree, by Joseph Bruchac | Booklist Online .
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PLANTING THE WILD GARDEN | Kirkus Reviews .
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Planting the Wild Garden, by Kathryn O. Galbraith | Booklist Online .
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"When Chickens Grow Teeth" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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WHEN CHICKENS GROW TEETH | Kirkus Reviews .
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"When Chickens Grow Teeth by Wendy Anderson Halperin" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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When Chickens Grow Teeth, by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Booklist Online .
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"Children's Books" . archive.nytimes.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Once upon a Company" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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ONCE UPON A COMPANY | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Once Upon a Company by Wendy Anderson Halperin" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Love Is . . . by" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Love Is, by By Wendy Anderson Halperin. | Booklist Online .
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PEACE | Kirkus Reviews .
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"Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin (et al.)" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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"Out of the Box | Picture books for International Day of Peace" . The Horn Book . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
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Peace, by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Booklist Online .
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