Ruth Chew

Ruth Chew
Born April 8, 1920(1920-04-08)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died May 13, 2010(2010-05-13) (aged 90)
Castro Valley, California
Cause of death pneumonia
Nationality American
Other names Ruth Silver
Education Western High School (1936)
Occupation children's author, illustrator
Known for The Wednesday Witch
Spouse Aaron B. Z. Silver

Ruth Chew (April 8, 1920 – May 13, 2010) was an American children's author and illustrator of over 30 children's books, most of which were juvenile fantasy. The books were early-reader chapter books and usually centered around magic. Most were published in the 1970s and 1980s by Scholastic Corporation and are currently out of print.

Chew was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 8, 1920, and attended the Corcoran School of Art. She died May 13, 2010 in Castro Valley, California.[1]

Bibliography

Ruth Chew also illustrated children's books by other authors, including The Questers, by Edmund Wallace Hildick, and Shark Lady: True Adventures of Eugenie Clark, by Ann McGovern.

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries: Author Ruth Chew". The Washington Post. 2010-05-16. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/15/AR2010051503358.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 

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