Wendy Anderson Halperin
Wendy Anderson Halperin (born April 10, 1952) is an American illustrator and author of children's books.
Biography[edit]
Education[edit]
Halperin was born on April 10, 1952, in Joliet, Illinois. She attended Syracuse University, 1971–72; Pratt Institute, 1973–74; California College of Arts and Crafts, 1979–80; and American Academy (Chicago, IL), 1982–83.[1]
Career[edit]
Halperin has illustrated more than two dozen books by others and has written or adapted several others herself.
A number of Halperin's books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. These include: Homeplace (Orchard Books, 1995), Once upon a Company (Orchard Books, 1998), The Full Belly Bowl (Atheneum, 1998), Bonaparte (Doring Kindersley, 2000), Let's Go Home: Some Wonderful Things about a House (Simon & Schuster, 2000), The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love (Orchard Books, 2003), Strawberry Hill (Little, Brown, 2009), Planting the Wild Garden (Peachtree Publishers, 2011), and Love Is... (Simon & Schuster, 2013).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Her book The Lampfish of Twill (Orchard Books, 1991) was a New York Times Notable Book,[12] as was Hunting the White Cow (Orchard Books, 1993).[13]
She created an education program called Drawn to Discover that focuses on handwriting and fine motor skills.[14] She also created an elementary school drawing program called Project 364.[15]
Halperin lives in South Haven, Michigan.[15]
Selected works[edit]
Books illustrated[edit]
- Janet Taylor Lisle, The Lampfish of Twill, Orchard Books, 1991.[16][17][18]
- Tres Seymour, Hunting the White Cow, Orchard Books, 1993.[19][20][21]
- Anne Shelby, Homeplace, Orchard Books, 1995.[22][9][23]
- Sarah Orne Jewett, A White Heron, Candlewick Press, 1997.
- Jim Aylesworth, The Full Belly Bowl, Atheneum, 1998.[10][11]
- Kathryn Lasky, Sophie and Rose, Candlewick Press, 1998.[24][25][26]
- Polly Horvath, The Trolls, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.
- Marsha Wilson Chall, Bonaparte, Dorling Kindersley, 2000.[27][8][28]
- Cynthia Rylant, Let's Go Home: Some Wonderful Things about a House, Simon & Schuster, 2000.[29][30][7]
- Cynthia Rylant series, Cobble Street Cousins, Simon & Schuster, 1998–2002.[31]
- Karin Cates, The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love, Orchard Books, 2003.[32][6][33]
- Pete Seeger, adaptor, Turn! Turn! Turn!: Words from Ecclesiastes circa 250 B.C.E. Simon & Schuster, 2003.[34][35]
- Elizabeth Spurr, adaptor, The Peterkins' Christmas (based on a story by Lucretia P. Hale), Atheneum, 2004.[36][37]
- Reeve Lindbergh, The Visit, Dial, 2005.[38][39]
- Elizabeth Spurr, adaptor, The Peterkins' Thanksgiving (based on a story by Lucretia P. Hale), Atheneum, 2005.[40]
- Jane Yolen, Soft House, Candlewick Press, 2005.[41][42][43]
- Douglas Wood, Nothing to Do, Dutton, 2006.[44][45][46]
- Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Racketty-Packetty House, Simon & Schuster, 2006.
- Alice B. McGinty, Thank You, World, Dial, 2007.[47][48]
- John Mooy, Once Upon a Mail Route, EDCO Publishing, 2008.
- Mary Ann Hoberman, Strawberry Hill, Little, Brown, 2009.[49][50][5]
- August Gold, Thank You, God, for Everything, Putnam's, 2009.[51][52]
- Joseph Bruchac, My Father Is Taller than a Tree, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2010.[53][54][55]
- John Mooy, Once Upon a Small Town, EDCO Publishing, 2010.
- Kathryn O. Galbraith, Planting the Wild Garden, Peachtree Publishers, 2011.[56][4][57]
Written and illustrated[edit]
- (Reteller) Guy de Maupassant, When Chickens Grow Teeth: A Story from the French, Orchard Books, 1996.[58][59][60][61][62]
- Once upon a Company, Orchard Books, 1998.[63][64][65][2]
- Love Is, Simon & Schuster, 2000.[66][3][67]
- Peace, Simon & Schuster, 2013.[68][69][70][71]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wendy Anderson Halperin (1952-)." Something About the Author, edited by Lisa Kumar, vol. 245, Gale, 2012, pp. 45-50. Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b Once upon a Company: A True Story, by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Booklist Online.
- ^ a b "Love Is... Love Is... by Wendy Anderson Halperin, King James Bible". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b "Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn Osebold Galbraith". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b Strawberry Hill, by By Mary Ann Hoberman. | Booklist Online.
- ^ a b "THE SECRET REMEDY BOOK: A Story of Comfort and Love by Karin Cates". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b Let's Go Home, by By Cynthia Rylant. | Booklist Online.
- ^ a b "Bonaparte by Marsha Wilson Chall, DK Publishing". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b "Homeplace by Anne Shelby". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b "Full Belly Bowl by Jim Aylesworth". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b Full Belly Bowl, by Jim Aylesworth | Booklist Online.
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year 1991". The New York Times. 1991-12-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year 1993". The New York Times. 1993-12-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ McShane, Mike. "From Illustrator To Entrepreneur: A Q&A With Wendy Anderson Halperin". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b "Q&A: Wendy Anderson Halperin". The Herald Palladium. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ THE LAMPFISH OF TWILL | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Lampfish of Twill by Janet Taylor Lisle, J. Lisle". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Hansen, Ron (1991-11-10). "CHILDREN'S BOOKS; What the Fishcatcher Knew". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ HUNTING THE WHITE COW | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Hunting the White Cow by Tres Seymour". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Krull, Kathleen (1993-11-14). "CHILDREN'S BOOKS; Udder Voices, Udder Rooms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ HOMEPLACE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Homeplace, by Anne Shelby | Booklist Online.
- ^ "Sophie and Rose by Kathryn Lasky". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Sophie and Rose, by Kathryn Lasky | Booklist Online.
- ^ Hunting the White Cow, by Tres Seymour | Booklist Online.
- ^ BONAPARTE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Bonaparte, by By Marsha Wilson Chall. | Booklist Online.
- ^ LET'S GO HOME | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "LET'S GO HOME: The Wonderful Things About a House by Cynthia Rylant". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Cobble Street Cousins: Wedding Flowers, by By Cynthia Rylant. | Booklist Online.
- ^ THE SECRET REMEDY BOOK | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Secret Remedy Book, by Karin Cates | Booklist Online.
- ^ TURN! TURN! TURN! | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "TURN! TURN! TURN! by Pete Seeger". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ THE PETERKINS’ CHRISTMAS | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "THE PETERKINS' CHRISTMAS by Elizabeth Spurr". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ THE VISIT | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "THE VISIT by Reeve Lindbergh, Caralyn Buehner". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ THE PETERKINS’ THANKSGIVING | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ SOFT HOUSE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Soft House by Jane Yolen". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Soft House, by Jane Yolen | Booklist Online.
- ^ NOTHING TO DO | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Nothing to Do by Douglas Wood". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Nothing to Do, by Douglas Wood | Booklist Online.
- ^ "Thank You, World by Alice B. McGinty". Publishers Weekly. October 15, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Thank You, World, by Alice B. McGinty. Booklist Online. October 15, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ STRAWBERRY HILL | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Strawberry Hill by Mary Ann Hoberman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ THANK YOU, GOD, FOR EVERYTHING | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Thank You, God, for Everything, by August Gold | Booklist Online.
- ^ MY FATHER IS TALLER THAN A TREE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "My Father Is Taller Than a Tree by Joseph Bruchac". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ My Father Is Taller than a Tree, by Joseph Bruchac | Booklist Online.
- ^ PLANTING THE WILD GARDEN | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Planting the Wild Garden, by Kathryn O. Galbraith | Booklist Online.
- ^ "When Chickens Grow Teeth". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ WHEN CHICKENS GROW TEETH | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "When Chickens Grow Teeth by Wendy Anderson Halperin". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ When Chickens Grow Teeth, by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Booklist Online.
- ^ "Children's Books". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Once upon a Company". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ ONCE UPON A COMPANY | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Once Upon a Company by Wendy Anderson Halperin". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Love Is . . . by". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Love Is, by By Wendy Anderson Halperin. | Booklist Online.
- ^ PEACE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin (et al.)". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Out of the Box | Picture books for International Day of Peace". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Peace, by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Booklist Online.