Candace Fleming
Candace Groth Fleming (born May 24, 1962)[1] is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.[2]
Candace Groth was born in Michigan City, Indiana. She married Scott Fleming. From 1997 to 2005, she was a teacher at William Rainey Harper College near Chicago. Since that time, she has worked full-time as a writer, educator, and speaker.[1]
Her first picture book Professor Fergus Fahrenheit and his Wonderful Weather Machine was published by Simon & Schuster in 1994 as written by "Candace Groth-Fleming" and illustrated by Don Weller (LCCN 93-4432). Subsequent publications have all appeared under the name Candace Fleming.[1]
Today, Candace Fleming is the versatile and acclaimed author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize honored The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of the Russian Empire; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award-winning biography, The Lincolns; the bestselling picture book, Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!; and the beloved Boxes for Katje. [3] The bibliography below lists each of her published works.
Selected Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature for The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (2014)[4]
- NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (2014)[5]
- Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for nonfiction for The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (2014)[6]
- Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for The Lincolns (2009)[7][8]
- Golden Kite Award for Amelia Lost: The Life And Disappearance Of Amelia Earhart (2012)[9]
- Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award (2014)[10]
- California Young Reader Medal for Boxes for Katje (2006)[11]
Bibliography
- Professor Ferguson Fahrenheit and his Wonderful Weather Machine (1994)
- Women of the Lights (1995)
- Madame LaGrande and Her So High, to the Sky, Uproarious Pompadour (1996)
- Gabriella's Song (1997)
- Westward Ho, Carlotta! (1997)
- The Hatmaker's Sign (1998)
- When Agnes Caws (1999)
- A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar (1999)
- Who Invited You? (2001)
- Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (2002)
- Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life (2003)
- Boxes for Katje (2003)
- Smile, Lily! (2004)
- Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale (2004)
- This Is the Baby (2004, with Maggie Smith)
- Lowji Discovers America (2005)
- The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (2005)
- Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise (2005)
- Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life (2005)
- Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide! (2007)
- The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary (2008)[12]
- The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum (2009)
- Imogene's Last Stand (2009)
- Seven Hungry Babies (2010)
- The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (2010)
- Clever Jack Takes the Cake (2010)
- Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (2011)
- On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave (2010)
- Oh, No! (2012)[13][14]
- Papa's Mechanical Fish (2013)
- Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash! (2014)
- The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (2014)
- Bulldozer's Big Day (2015)
References
- 1 2 3 "Fleming, Candace". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ↑ "Interview: Candace Fleming - Author". Reading is Fundamental. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature 2014". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "NCTE Orbis Pictus Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards". Horn Book. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "The 2009 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners". About.com. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "A Golden Kite for Candace Fleming". SCBWI. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Candace Fleming 2014 Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winner". Children's Book Guild. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "2006 Winners". CYRM. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14". NPR. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ Paul, Pamela. "Animal Catastrophe". NYT. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "'Oh, No!' by Candace Fleming". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Candace Fleming on PBS LearningMedia
- Candace Fleming at Library of Congress Authorities, with 36 catalog records
- Princeton University, Cotsen Children's Library
- Reading Rockets interview