Ed Young (illustrator)

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Ed Young (November 28, 1931 –), born Ed (Tse-chun) Young, is a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author of picture books.

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[edit] Biography

Young was born in Tientsin, China and immigrated to the United States in 1951. He is the son of Qua-Ling (an engineer) and Yuen Teng Young. He married his first wife in 1962 and was divorced in 1969, then married Natasha Gorky, June 1, 1971. He has one daughter.

Young is a practitioner and teacher of Tai Chi Chuan. He was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Works

[edit] Self-Illustrated; for children

  • (With Hilary Beckett) The Rooster's Horns: A Chinese Puppet Play to Make and Perform, 1978.
  • (Reteller) The Terrible Nung Gwama: A Chinese Folktale, 1978.
  • (Adaptor) The Lion and the Mouse: An Aesop Fable, 1979.
  • High on a Hill: A Book of Chinese Riddles, 1980.
  • Up a Tree, 1983.
  • The Other Bone, 1984.
  • (Translator) Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China, 1989.
  • (Reteller) Seven Blind Mice, 1992.
  • (Reteller) Moon Mother: A Narrative American Creation Tale, 1993.
  • (Reteller) Red Thread, 1993.
  • (Reteller) Little Plum, 1994.
  • (Reteller) Donkey Trouble, 1995.
  • (Adaptor) Pinocchio, 1995.
  • (Reteller) Night Visitors, 1995.
  • Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac, 1995.
  • (Reteller) Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale, 1997.
  • (Adaptor) Genesis, 1997.
  • Voices of the Heart, 1997.
  • (Reteller) The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale, 1998.
  • Monkey King, 2001.
  • The Boy Who Wanted Knowledge, 2002.

[edit] Illustrator

  • Janice M. Udry, The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories, 1962.
  • Leland B. Jacobs and Sally Nohelty, editors, Poetry for Young Scientists, 1964.
  • Margaret Hillert, The Yellow Boat, 1966.
  • Jane Yolen, editor, The Emperor and the Kite, 1968.
  • Robert Wyndam, editor, Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes, 1968.
  • Kermit Krueger, The Golden Swans: A Picture Story from Thailand, 1969.
  • Mel Evans, The Tiniest Sound, 1969.
  • Jane Yolen, The Seventh Mandarin, 1970.
  • Renee K. Weiss, The Bird from the Sea, 1970.
  • Diane Wolkstein, Eight Thousand Stones: A Chinese Folktale, 1972.
  • Jane Yolen, The Girl Who Loved the Wind, 1972.
  • L. C. Hunt, editor, The Horse from Nowhere, 1973.
  • Donnarae MacCann and Olga Richard, The Child's First Books, 1973.
  • Elizabeth F. Lewis, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, 1973.
  • Diane Wolkstein, The Red Lion: A Tale of Ancient Persia, 1977.
  • Feenie Ziner, Cricket Boy: A Chinese Tale, 1977.
  • N. J. Dawood, Tales from the Arabian Nights, 1978.
  • Diane Wolkstein, White Wave: A Chinese Tale, 1979.
  • Priscilla Jaquith, Bo Rabbit Smart for True: Folktales from the Gullah, 1981.
  • Al-Ling Louie, Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China, 1982.
  • Mary Scioscia, Bicycle Rider, 1983.
  • Rafe Martin, Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake, 1985.
  • Jean Fritz, The Double Life of Pocahontas, 1985.
  • Margaret Leaf, Eyes of the Dragon, 1987.
  • James Howe, I Wish I Were a Butterfly, 1987.
  • Tony Johnston, Whale Song, 1987.
  • Richard Lewis, In the Night, Still Dark, 1988.
  • Nancy Larrick, editor, Cats Are Cats, 1988.
  • Robert Frost, Birches, 1988.
  • Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince, 1989.
  • Lafcadio Hearn, The Voice of the Great Bell, retold by Margaret Hodges, 1989.
  • Ruth Y. Radin, High in the Mountains, 1989.
  • Nancy Larrick, editor, Mice Are Nice, 1990.
  • Richard Lewis, All of You Was Singing, 1991.
  • Nancy White Carlstrom, Goodbye, Geese, 1991.
  • Barabara Savage Horton, What Comes in Spring?, 1992.
  • Mary Calhoun, While I Sleep, 1992.
  • Audrey Osofsky, Dreamcatcher, 1992.
  • Laura Krauss Melmed, The First Song Ever Sung, 1993.
  • Eleanor Coerr, Sadako, 1993.
  • Isaac Olaleye, Bitter Bananas, 1994.
  • Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, reteller, Iblis, 1994.
  • Penny Pollock, reteller, The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story, 1996.
  • Lisa Westberg Peters, October Smiled Back, 1996.
  • Jack London, White Fa2ng, 1999.
  • Mary Casanova, The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale, 2000.
  • Dorothea P. Seeber, A Pup Just for Me--A Boy Just for Me, 2000.
  • Tony Johnston, Desert Song, 2000.
  • Also illustrator of film Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, based on the story by Eleanor Coerr.

[edit] References

  • "Ed (Tse-chun) Young." Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed., 8 vols. Gale Group, 2002.
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