Denise K. Fleming (January 31, 1950) is an American creator of children's picture books. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated in illustration (after a change from advertising design) from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]
Her first book, In the Tall, Tall Grass, was published by Henry Holt and Company in 1991. According to one library summary, "Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles."[2] It was critically well received[3] and its sequel, In the Small, Small Pond (Holt, 1993), was a runner-up for the 1994 Caldecott Medal.[4]
Twenty years later, In the Small, Small Pond was runner-up for the inaugural, 2013 Phoenix Picture Book Award. The Phoenix Awards recognize the best children's books published twenty years earlier that did not win major contemporary awards.[5]
Her other books include The Cow Who Clucked, The First Day of Winter, Underground, and 5 Little Ducks.
Awards and honors
editunderGROUND is a Junior Library Guild book.[6]
| Year | Title | Award/Honor | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | In the Small, Small Pond | Caldecott Medal | Runner-up | [4][7][8] |
| 1998 | Time to Sleep | Charlotte Zolotow Award | Commended | [9] |
| 1999 | Mama Cat Has Three Kittens | Charlotte Zolotow Award | Commended | [9] |
| 2003 | Alphabet Under Construction | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [10][11] |
| 2004 | Buster | Charlotte Zolotow Award | Commended | [9] |
| 2013 | In the Small, Small Pond | Phoenix Picture Book Award | Runner-up | |
| 2013 | underGROUND | Charlotte Zolotow Award | Commended | [9][6] |
Publications
edit- In the Tall, Tall Grass (1991)
- Count! (1992)
- Lunch (1992)
- In the Small, Small Pond (1993)
- Barnyard Banter (1994)
- Where Once There Was a Wood (1996)
- Time to Sleep (1997)
- Mama Cat Has Three Kittens (1998)
- The Everything Book (2000)
- Pumpkin Eye (2001)
- Alphabet Under Construction (2002)
- Buster (2003)
- The First Day of Winter (2005)
- The Cow Who Clucked (2006)
- Beetle Bop (2007)
- Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp (2008)
- Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy (2010)
- SHOUT! Shout it out! (2011)
- underGROUND (2012)
- Go, Shapes, Go! (2013)
- Maggie and Michael Get Dressed (2016)
- 5 Little Ducks (2016)
- This Is the Nest That Robin Built (2018)
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Denise Fleming (1950-)". Something about the author. Volume 306. Kumar, Lisa. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale. 2017. p. 49. ISBN 9781410324498. OCLC 969999076.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "In the tall, tall grass" Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine. WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ^ "In the Tall, Tall Grass | Denise Fleming | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ a b "Denise Fleming | Authors". Macmillan. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ "ChLA Home". www.childlitassn.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ a b "underGROUND by Denise Fleming". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ "ALSC announces 2002 Notable Children's Videos". American Library Association. 2007-02-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Danielson, Julie (2016-05-12). "Denise Fleming Gets Inspired". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ a b c d "Booklists". Cooperative Children's Book Center. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Alphabet Under Construction | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. November 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2007-02-26). "2003 Notable Children's Books announced". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
External links
edit- Official website
- Fleming at Kidsread
- Fleming at Scholastic
- Denise Fleming at Library of Congress, with 32 library catalog records
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