Doris Orgel
Doris Orgel (born 1929) is a children's literature author. She was born Doris Adelberg in Vienna, Austria February 15, 1929. She currently lives in New York City and is a full-time children's author.
Her book The Devil in Vienna received a Phoenix Award Honor in 1998.[1] Her books Sarah's Room and Dwarf Long-Nose were illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award winning illustrator Maurice Sendak.
She has also translated children's books from German to English. Two of her translations, Nero Corleone: a Cat's Story by Elke Heidenreich and Daniel Half Human by David Chotjewitz, are Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Books, the award recognizing outstanding translated children's books.
References
- ↑ "Awards from previous years". Children's Literature Association. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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