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Heather martin schwartz11/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ^ a b c d "Obituary Note: Amy Schwartz".^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Maughan, Shannon ().The Extra Ordinary Sheep by Aerin Nicole (2107).Babyberry Pie by Heather Vogel Frederick (2010).Make a Face: A Book with a Mirror by Henry Schwartz (1994).Nana's Birthday Party by Amy Hest (1993).Albert Goes Hollywood by Henry Schwartz (1992).Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly by Nancy White Carlstrom (1990).The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee: From the Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P.How I Captured a Dinosaur by Henry Schwartz (1989).Jane Martin, Dog Detective by Eve Bunting (1988).The Scarecrows and Their Child by Mary Stolz (1987).Maggie Doesn't Want To Move by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell (1987).The Witch Who Lives Down the Hall by Donna Guthrie (1985).The Night Flight by Joanne Ryder (1985).The Crack-Of-Dawn Walkers by Amy Hest (1983).My Island Grandma by Kathryn Lasky (1979).Things I Know How to Do (expected 2023).100 Things I Love to Do with You (2017).Oscar: The Big Adventure of a Little Sock Monkey (2006).Things I Learned in Second Grade (2004).Yossel Zissel and the Wisdom of Chelm (1986).Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks (1983) Begin at the Beginning: A Little Artist Learns about Life (1983).Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersĪmerican Library Association Rainbow List The Cooperative Children's Book Center included Starring Miss Darlene in their 2008 CCBC Choices publication, "an annual list of recommended books for children and young adults selected by the librarians at the Cooperative Children's Book Center." Polka Dots for Poppy was named a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year. Three of Schwartz's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Starring Miss Darlene (2007), Tiny & Hercules (2009), and 13 Stories About Harris (2020). The Horn Book Magazine named Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner and What James Likes Best one of the best Picture Books of the year in 19, respectively. Jones for the "Happiest to See Back in Print" Cuffies Award. In 2006, Schwartz's booksellers selected Bea and Mr. Jones, Begin at the Beginning, A Teeny Tiny Baby were featured on the television program Reading Rainbow in 1971, 1984, and 1997, respectively, as was The Purple Coat by Amy Hest, which Schwartz illustrated. Jones, was featured in the New York Public Library’s selection of 100 Best Children’s Books. In 1982, Schwartz's debut children's book, Bea and Mrs. īefore her sudden death on February 26, 2023, she lived in Brooklyn with her husband. ![]() Marcus in 1990, and in 1992, they had a son, Jacob. Throughout the 1980s, she wrote and illustrated multiple books and was able to do so full-time. Early in her time in New York, she took a course about writing and illustrating children's books from the School for Visual Arts, which led to her first publication in 1982, Bea and Mrs. The publication inspired her to move to New York City for work, where she eventually settled. Three years later, she illustrated her first book. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drawing in 1976. Schwartz graduated high school early and started university at Antioch College, though she transferred to California College of Arts and Crafts a year later. She grew up on the West Coast with her parents and three sisters. Schwartz was born on April 2, 1954, in San Diego to Henry Schwartz, a writer, and Eva Schwartz, a chemistry professor. As an illustrator, she was "best known for her warm, humorous tales with a kid-centered point of view, and her equally distinctive gouache and pen-and-ink artwork." Personal life and education Over thirty years, she published 60 children's books, some of which have been widely recognized. Amy Schwartz (Ap– February 26, 2023) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. ![]()
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