Marcia Brown
Marcia Joan Brown (born July 13, 1918 in Rochester , New York , † April 28, 2015 in Laguna Hills , California ) was an American author and illustrator of children's books .
Life
Marcia Brown could not become a doctor for financial reasons , so she decided to become a teacher . She studied at New York State College for Teachers and taught at Cornwall High School . After three years she gave up teaching, moved to New York City and became a children's book author and illustrator.
Awards
- 1955 Caldecott Medal for Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper , text by Charles Perrault
- 1962 Caldecott Medal for Once a Mouse… A Fable Cut in Wood
- 1966 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Once a Mouse… A Fable Cut in Wood
- 1977 Regina Medal
- 1983 Caldecott Medal for Shadow , text by Blaise Cendrars
- 1992 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal of the American Library Association for great merits in children's literature
Web links
- Literature by and about Marcia Brown in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Christine Hanson McKnight: Of Handsome Princes and Flying Elephants (English)
- Marcia Joan Brown Papers at University of Albany -Library with short biography (English)
- Margalit Fox: Marcia Brown, Picture-Book Illustrator, Dies at 96. In: The New York Times of April 28, 2015 (English)
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| SURNAME | Brown, Marcia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Marcia Joan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and illustrator of children's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 2015 |
| Place of death | Laguna Hills , California |