Molly Bang

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Molly Bang (born 1943) is an American illustrator, born in Princeton, New Jersey. She lives in California, after having lived for some time in Massachusetts.

Bang began writing children's books after a failed stint as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun. At first illustrating folk tales, she turned eventually to her own stories, which carry an emotional intensity rare in children's illustration. The ability to carry emotion in pictures is of particular interest to her; her one book for adults, Picture This (1991) is specifically about the practical ways pictures work.

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[edit] Published Works

[edit] Written (Or Edited) And Illustrated

  • The Goblins Giggle, And Other Stories (1973)
  • Men From The Village Deep In The Mountains and Other Japanese Folk Tales (1973)
  • Wiley And The Hairy Man: Adapted From An American Folktale (1976)
  • The Buried Moon And Other Stories (1977)
  • The Grey Lady And The Strawberry Snatcher (1980)
  • Tye May And The Magic Brush (1981)
  • Yellow Ball (1991)
  • Ten, Nine, Eight (1983)
  • Dawn (1983, Reissued 2002)
  • The Paper Crane (1985)
  • Delphine (1988)
  • Picture This: Perception & Composition. Foreword By Rudolf Arnheim. (1991, reissued 2000)
  • One Fall Day (1994)
  • Chattanooga Sludge (1996)
  • Goose (1996)
  • Common Ground: The Water, Earth, And Air We Share (1997)
  • When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... (1999)
  • Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight To Save The Bays (2000)
  • Tiger's Fall (2001)
  • My Light (2004)
  • In My Heart (2005)

[edit] Illustrated only

  • The Old Woman And The Red Pumpkin; a Bengali Folk Tale. Translated and adapted by Betsy Bang. (1975)
  • The Old Woman And The Rice Thief, Adapted From a Bengali Folktale by Betsy Bang (1978)
  • Tuntuni, The Tailor Bird, adapted from a Bengali Folktale By Betsy Bang (1978)
  • The Demons Of Rajpur: Five Tales From Bengal, translated and adapted by Betsy Bang (1980)
  • David's Landing, by Judith BenĂ©t Richardson (1984).
  • Red Dragonfly On My Shoulder: Haiku, Translated by Sylvia Cassedy and Kunihiro Suetake (1992)
  • From Sea To Shining Sea: A Treasury Of American Folklore and Folk Songs. Compiled by Amy L. Cohn: Illustrated by Eleven Caldecott Medal and Four Caldecott Honor Book Artists. (1993)
  • Little Rat Sets Sail, by Monika Bang-Campbell (2002)
  • Little Rat Makes Music, by Monika Bang-Campbell (2007)
  • Old Mother Bear, by Victoria Miles (2007)
  • Harley, by Star Livingstone

[edit] Awards

  • Ten, Nine, Eight. Caldecott Honor Book
  • The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher. (1984) Caldecott Honor Book, Aesop Award, Agatha Award Finalist, ALA Notable Children's Books, Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award, Booklist Editors' Choice, Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, Caldecott Honor Book
  • The Paper Crane. (1987) Boston Globe/Horn Book Award.
  • Goose. (1996) School of Library Journal Best Book
  • Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share. (1998) Giverny Book Award
  • When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry. (1999) Caldecott Honor Book, Jane Addams Honor Award, Arbuthnot Award, Charlotte Zolotow Award
  • My Light. ALA Notable book.

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