Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (August 16, 1914—March 1, 2000) was an American children's picture book author.
Background
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and studied social work administration at the University of Chicago, earning her M.Ed. in 1941. Her first book, The Giant Story, was illustrated by Maurice Sendak and published in 1953.[1] She wrote over fifty books, ten of which were published under the pseudonym of Tamara Kitt, including The Adventures of Silly Billy (1961) and The Boy Who Fooled the Giant (1963).[2] May I Bring a Friend? (1964), illustrated by Beni Montresor, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1965.[3]
Selected bibliography
- The Giant Story (illustrated by Maurice Sendak) (1953)
- A Little House of Your Own (autobiography, written in 1954)
- What Can You Do with a Shoe? (illustrated by Maurice Sendak) (1955, recolored in 1997)
- The Snow Party (1959) ISBN 0-394-91647-6
- May I Bring a Friend? (illustrated by Beni Montresor) (1964) ISBN 0-689-71353-3
- How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse Got Together (illustrated by Brinton Turkle in 1965 and later re-released with illustrations by Bernice Myers in 1990)
- Red Riding Hood: Retold in Verse for Boys and Girls to Read Themselves (illustrated by Edward Gorey) (1972)
- Laura's Story (illustrated by Jack Kent) ISBN 0-689-30677-6
- Sing A Song Of Popcorn: Every Child's Book Of Poems (illustrations by Maurice Sendak, Arnold Lobel, Trina Schart Hyman, Leo and Diane Dillon, and many more). (1988) ISBN 0-340-49078-0
Books authored
- Penny (illustrated by Betsy Lewin), Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1987
References
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1914 |
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2000 |
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