Stella East
Stella Dorothy Loring East (born October 25, 1955) is a Canadian-Norwegian artist and illustrator. She has her education from Canada, USA, England and Norway. East has illustrated ten picturebooks since 1987. Her books have been published in Canada, USA, Norway, Denmark, Greece and Germany. She is both the author and illustrator of her latest book, Wolfcub Sim: Stories about the World Outside.
Stella East's paintings contain glowing colours, crisp details and a soft painterly naturalism. Her motives are often decorative, symbolic and slightly surrealistic.
- Picturebooks
- Wolf Cub Sim: Stories about the World Outside (Ulveungen Sim: Fortellinger om Verden Utenfor) written and illustrated by Stella East. Norway: Skald Publishers, (2006), (2007). Copenhagen: Thorup Publishers 2007. ISBN 82-7959-085-4, Carl Hanser Verlag (2009)
- Buddha written by Tor Åge Bringsværd and illustrated by Stella East. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, (2003). ISBN 82-05-30494-7 Germany: Carl Hanser Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-446-20610-8
- The Paint Box written by Maxine Trottier and illustrated by Stella East. Toronto (and USA): Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003. ISBN 1-55041-804-1 Copenhagen: Thorup publishers, 2003.
- Dreamstones written by Maxine Trottier and illustrated by Stella East. Toronto (USA): Stoddart Kids, (1999). ISBN 0-7737-3191-1 Copenhagen: Thorup publishers 2000
- The Christmas Mystery (Julemysteriet) written by Jostein Gaarder, and illustrated by Stella East. Oslo: Aschehoug Publishers, 1995 (sold 30,000 copies). ISBN 82-03-24090-9 Greece, 1997
- The-Forget-me Box (Glemmekisten) written by Ivar Selmer-Olsen and illustrated by Stella East. Oslo: Tiden Publishers, (1992).
- Singing Stone (Syngende Stein) written by Hyemeyohsts Storm, and illustrated by Stella East Trans. Øyvind Skeie. Bergen: Eide Publishers, (1990).
- The White Stone (Den Kvite Steinen) written by Wenche Krossøy and illustrated by Stella East. Bergen: Eide Publishers, (1989).
- Heimdall's Sons (Heimdalls Soenner) written by Tor Åge Bringsværd, and illustrated by Stella East. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, (1987).
- The Golden Key (Gullnøkkelen) written by Wenche Krossøy and illustrated by Stella East Bergen: Eide Publishers,1987.
- Illustrated books
- Bibi behind the Bombs and the Burqua. (Bibi bak Bomber og Burqa) written by Berit Molander and illustrated by Stella East. Oslo: Norwegian Church Aid, 1994.
- A Grandmother's Christmas Book for Children (Bestemors julebok for de små) Trine Kolderup Flaten, ed. and illustrated by Stella East. Bergen: Eide Publishers, 1992.
- Oh, Christmas with Your Joy (Å, Jul med din glede) Trine Kolderup Flaten, ed. and illustrated by Stella East. Bergen: Eide Publishers, 1991.
- The Ford and Other Stories (Forden og andre forteljingar) written by Marianne Havdal and illustrated by Stella East Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1991.
- The Railway Children (Jernbaneborna) written by Edith Nesbit and illustrated by Stella East (trans. Inger Margrethe Gaarder) Oslo: Bokklubbens Barn, 1988.
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