This New England author-illustrator who died in 2020 was Italian, Irish, Catholic and gay. He wrote over 260 books for children, and his characters included a "sissy," a saint, and a grandma witch.
This is Tomie dePaola, whose books included "Oliver Button is a Sissy," "Saint Patrick" and several books about Strega Nona.
This American author wrote her first story at six, "about a little 'grul' who lived in a cloud." She combined her Christian faith with a love of science, and is credited with bringing science fiction into children's literature. She once said, "To hurt a butterfly is to shake the universe." She is Madeleine L'Engle, 1918-2007.
This beloved British author loved creating words, like "squifflerotter" and "grinksludger." One character called the Queen "Your Majester." His own last words in 1990, after an injection of pain medicine, were "Ow! F--k!" This is Roald Dahl.
This Boston-born author and illustrator progressed to writing books filled with busy animals where boys learned to make pies and "firefighters" replaced "firemen," but Mother Cat still couldn't change a tire. This is Richard Scarry, often criticized for his lack of sensitivity regarding gender.
She was born in Beaver Dam and died in Milwaukee. This Univ. of Wisconsin grad's love of color and simple shapes resonates through her picture books, as in Growing Vegetable Soup and Planting a Rainbow. Name her alphabet book. Answer--Lois Ehlert's alphabet book is called Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Annemarie Johansen, a Danish girl, helps hide her best friend in this book by Lowry which won the 1990 Newbery Medal. Name the book. Answer--Number the Stars.
