Janice May Udry
American writer (born 1928)
Janice May Udry (born June 14, 1928) is an American author of children's literature, primarily of picture books.
Biography
Janice May was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on June 14, 1928. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first widely-published book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations.[1] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and her papers are held at the University of Southern Mississippi.[2]
May married Richard Udry in 1950.[3][4]
Bibliography
- Little Bear and the Beautiful Kite (1955), illus. Hertha Depper,[5] Albert Whitman
- A Tree Is Nice (1956), illus.[5] Marc Simont, Harper – Winner of the Caldecott Medal
- Theodore's Parents (1958), Lothrop
- The Moon Jumpers (1959), illus. Maurice Sendak, Harper
- Danny's Pig (1960), Lothrop
- Alfred (1960), illus. Judith S. Roth, Albert Whitman
- Let's Be Enemies (1961), illus. Maurice Sendak, Harper
- Is Susan Here? (1962), Abelard
- The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories (1962), illus. Ed Young, Harper
- End of the Line (1962), Albert Whitman
- Betsy-Back-in-Bed (1963), Albert Whitman
- Next Door to Laura Linda (1965), illus. Meg Wohlberg, Albert Whitman
- What Mary Jo Shared (1966), illus. Elizabeth Sayles, Albert Whitman
- If You're a Bear (1967), illus. Erica Merkling, Albert Whitman
- Mary Ann's Mud Day (1967), Harper
- What Mary Jo Wanted (1968), illus. Eleanor Mill, Albert Whitman
- Glenda (1969), Harper
- The Sunflower Garden (1969), illus. Beatrice Darwin, Harvey House
- Emily's Autumn (1969), illus. Erik Blegvad, Albert Whitman
- Mary Jo's Grandmother (1970), illus. Eleanor Mill, Albert Whitman
- Angie (1971), illus. Hilary Knight, Harper
- How I Faded Away (1975), illus. Monica De Bruyn, Albert Whitman
- Oh No, Cat! (1976), Coward
- Thump and Plunk (1981), published with new illustrations by Geoffrey Hayes[5] (2000), Harper
- Glenda Glinka, Witch-at-Large (1997), illus. Marc Simont, HarperTrophy
References
- ^ Kingman, Lee, ed. (1965). Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books: 1956-1965: With Acceptance Papers, Biographies & Related Materials Chiefly from the Horn Book Magazine. Boston, MA: Horn Book. p. 182. ISBN 978-0876750025.
- ^ "Janice May Udry papers at the University of Southern Mississippi". Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Younger Udrys Make News". The Kentucky Post. 3 April 1958.
- ^ "J. Richard Udry". The News and Observer. 19 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Books by Janice May Udry (Author of A Tree Is Nice)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
External links
- Janice May Udry – HarperCollins
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