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DyAnne DiSalvo

DyAnne DiSalvo (Dee-Anne Dee-SAL-vo) is an American artist and children's book author. She has published more than 50 children's books, including City Green (HarperCollins, 1994) and Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (HarperCollins, 1991).

Early life and career

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DiSalvo was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[1] She attended Fontbonne Hall Academy for Girls in Brooklyn and studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Before beginning work illustrating children's books, she worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. In 1982, she met Jane Feder,[2] then-Senior Editor at Harper and Row (now HarperCollins). Feder later founded the Jane Feder Agency, which represents children's book illustrators, and DiSalvo was the agency's first client.

DiSalvo has given presentations at schools, targeting K-8 students, on the writing process and the life of a working artist.[3] In the fall of 2010, she presented at the United Nations International School of Hanoi in Vietnam.[4]

Books written and illustrated by DiSalvo

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  • Going to Grandma's House[5] (1998)
  • A Dog Like Jack[6] (2000)
  • Grandpa's Corner Store[7] (2001)
  • A Castle on Viola Street[8] (2001)
  • Spaghetti Park[9] (2002)
  • The Sloppy Copy Slipup[10] (2006)

Books illustrated by DiSalvo

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By Mary Pope Osborne

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  • Mo to the Rescue[11] (1988)
  • Mo and his Friends[12] (Dial, 1989)

By Beverly Cleary

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  • Two Dog Biscuits[13] (1986)
  • The Real Hole[14] (1986)
  • The Growing-Up Feet[15] (1987)
  • Janet's Thingamajigs[16] (1987)

By Jane O’Connor

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  • Kate's Skates (1996)
  • Nina, Nina Ballerina (1996)
  • Nina, Nina Star Ballerina (1997)
  • Nina, Nina Copycat Ballerina (2000)

By other authors

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  • That New Baby[17] (1980)
  • The Bear Under the Bed (E. P. Dutton, 1980)
  • The First Day of School[18] (1981)
  • Best Friends[19] (1983)
  • The Half Birthday Party[20] (1984)
  • Those Terrible Terwilliger Twins[21] (Raintree Heinemann-Raintree, 1984)
  • Sam Ellis's Island[22] (1985)[23]
  • Saturday Belongs to Sara[24] (Bradbury Press, 1988)
  • What did Mommy do Before You?[25] (Albert Whitman &Co, 1988)
  • The Mommy Exchange[26] (1988)
  • Why is Baby Crying?[27] (Albert Whitman & Co, 1989)
  • The Best-Ever Good-Bye Party[28] (1989)
  • George Washington's Mother[29] (1992)
  • The Go-Between[30] (1992)
  • The Christmas Knight[31] (1993)
  • You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?[32] (1995)
  • Olivia and The Real Live Pet[33] (1995)
  • Friends and Amigos Series (1995)
  • True Blue[34] (1996)
  • The Bravest Cat, a True Story About Scarlet[35] (1997)
  • Now We Can Have a Wedding[36] (1998)
  • The American Wei[37] (Albert Whitman & Co, 1998)
  • If I Were President[38] (Albert Whitman & Co, 1999)
  • Is It Hanukkah Yet?[39] (2000)
  • Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah[40] (2000)
  • A Doll Named Dora Anne[41] (2002)[23]
  • Grandma's Smile[42] (A Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan, 2010)

Impact of books written and illustrated by DiSalvo

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Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (1991)

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DiSalvo wrote and illustrated Uncle Willie and The Soup Kitchen (1991), which was inspired by her volunteer work at Chips Soup Kitchen[43] in Brooklyn.[44] The book received the 1991 Children's Book of the Year award from the Child Study Association of America Book Committee. It was also named a Notable 1991 Children's Book by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council United. The book was featured on the television show Reading Rainbow in 1996 and adapted into a children's play at the Puttin' on The Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, New Jersey in 2000.[45]

City Green (1994)

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City Green (1994)[46] tells the story of a young girl who helps transform a vacant city lot into a garden. Illustrations from the book served as inspiration for a children's playground at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden during the Storybook Playhouse competition in 2009.[47][48] Stagebridge Theater Company in Berkeley, California produced a musical adaptation.[49] A 25th anniversary edition was published by HarperCollins in 2019.

Awards and honors

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The Sloppy Copy Slipup,[10] (Holiday House), 2006:

  • Bank Street Library Best Children's Book of the Year
  • Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee (2010–2011)
  • Garden State Children's Book Award Master List (2008–2009)
  • Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List (2008–2009)
  • Young Hoosier Book Award Master List (2008–2009)
  • Rhode Island State Book Award Master List (2008–2009)
  • Great Stone Face Book Award Master List (2006–2007)

A Castle on Viola Street,[8] (HarperCollins, 2001):

  • Notable 2001 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)

Grandpa's Corner Store,[7] (HarperCollins, 2001):

  • Notable 2000 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)
  • Congressional Commendation (United States House of Representatives, First District, NJ)
  • Adapted into a 2001 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production (The Ritz Theatre Co., Oaklyn, NJ)

A Dog Like Jack,[6] (Holiday House, 2000):

  • Gold Medal, Irma S. and James H. Black Award (Bank Street College of Education Bank Street Library)
  • June 1999 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month
  • Publishers Weekly starred review

City Green,[46] (William Morrow and Company, 1994):

  • Notable 1995 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)
  • Adapted into a 2010 Stagebridge Theatre Production
  • Illustrations used as inspiration for a playground design at the 2009 Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Storybook Playhouse competition
  • Adapted into a 1999 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production (The Ritz Theatre Co., Oaklyn, NJ)
  • 1996 Reading Rainbow Selection
  • February 1996 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month
  • Scholastic Corporation Spanish Edition
  • Scott Foresman School Edition
  • Harcourt (publisher) HBJ School Edition
  • Macmillan Publishers (United States) McGraw-Hill School Edition
  • Silver Burdett Ginn School Edition

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen,[44] (William Morrow and Company, 1991):

  • Adapted into a 2000 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production (The Ritz Theatre Co., Oaklyn, NJ)
  • 1996 Reading Rainbow Selection
  • Notable 1991 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)
  • 1991 Children's Books of the Year (The Child Study Book Committee)

The American Wei,[50] (Albert Whitman & Co., 1998):

  • 1998 National Parenting Publications Awards

Now We Can Have A Wedding,[36] (Holiday House, 1998):

  • June 1998 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?,[32] (Putnam Publishing Group, 1995):

  • ALA Selection

Olivia and the Real Live Pet,[33] (Macmillan Publishers (United States) for Young Readers, 1995):

  • October 1995 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month

The Christmas Knight,[31] (Margaret K. McElderry, 1993):

  • December 1993 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month

George Washington's Mother,[29] (Putnam Publishing Group, 1992):

  • February 1993 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month[51]

Personal life

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From 1999 to 2012, DiSalvo played rhythm guitar and sang harmonies for the power-pop rock and roll band Smash Palace. Signed by Zip Records[52] in 1999, the band toured the US and the UK and was listed among BBC Liverpool's Best Top Ten Live Acts in 2006.[53]

DiSalvo lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and is the mother of two adult children: educator and entrepreneur John E. Zangari-Ryan and screenwriter Marja-Lewis Ryan.[54][55]

References

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  1. ^ DyAnne DiSalvo at Harper Collins Retrieved Dec. 8, 2010
  2. ^ "Jane Feder Representing Children's Book Illustration – DyAnne DiSalvo". Janefeder.com. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  3. ^ Official Website Archived February 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Dec. 8, 2010
  4. ^ Tin Tun UNIS Hanoi Weekly Newsletter "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Oct 29, 2010, Volume 17; Number 10
  5. ^ Hall, Kirsten (1998). Going to grandma's house (All Aboard Books) (9780448417448): DyAnne Disalvo: Books. Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 0448417448.
  6. ^ a b Rylant, Cynthia (December 1999). A Dog Like Jack (9780823416806): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Holiday House, Incorporated. ISBN 0823416801.
  7. ^ a b Van, Chris (April 5, 2000). Grandpa's Corner Store (9780688167165): Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. HarperCollins. ISBN 0688167160.
  8. ^ a b Shook, Barbara (August 7, 2001). A Castle on Viola Street (9780688176907): DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN 0688176909.
  9. ^ Clements, Andrew (2002). Spaghetti Park (9780823416820): DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Holiday House. ISBN 0823416828.
  10. ^ a b Reilly, Patricia (July 3, 2008). The Sloppy Copy Slipup (9780823421893): Dyanne Disalvo: Books. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0823421893.
  11. ^ Osborne, Mary Pope (October 1987). Mo to the Rescue (Easy-to-Read Books) (9780803704404): Mary Pope Osborne: Books. Penguin Publishing. ISBN 0803704402.
  12. ^ Osborne, Mary Pope (1996). Mo and His Friends (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (9780140362022): Mary Pope Osborne: Books. Puffin Books. ISBN 0140362029.
  13. ^ Cleary, Beverly (September 20, 1996). Two Dog Biscuits (9780688147358): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan, Mary Stevens: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN 0688147356.
  14. ^ Cleary, Beverly (March 29, 1996). The Real Hole (9780688147419): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan, Mary Stevens: Books. HarperCollins. ISBN 0688147410.
  15. ^ Cleary, Beverly (August 25, 1997). The Growing-Up Feet (9780688154707): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN 0688154700.
  16. ^ Charlip, Remy (May 23, 1997). Janet's Thingamajigs (Mulberry books) (9780688152789): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN 0688152783.
  17. ^ Mayer, Mercer (September 1984). That New Baby (Golden Storytime Book) (9780307119896): Patricia Relf, DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Golden Press. ISBN 0307119890.
  18. ^ Relf, Patricia (1981). First Day of School (Golden Storytime Book) (9780307619570): Patricia Relf, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Golden Press. ISBN 0307619575.
  19. ^ Kenworthy, Catherine (September 9, 2009). Best Friends (A Little Golden Book) (9780307601971): Catherine Kenworthy, Dyanne Di Salvo-Ryan: Books. Golden Press. ISBN 978-0307601971.
  20. ^ Johnston, Diane (1984). The Half-Birthday Party (9780899192734): Charlotte Pomerantz, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Clarion Books. ISBN 0899192734.
  21. ^ Walton, Marilyn Jeffers (September 9, 2009). Those Terrible Terwilliger Twins (Family Series) (9780940742390): Marilyn Walton, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Raintree Publishers. ISBN 978-0940742390.
  22. ^ Kroll, Steven (September 9, 2009). Sam Ellis's Island (9780027827200): Beatrice Siegel: Books. Four Winds Press. ISBN 978-0027827200.
  23. ^ a b Official Website Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Dec. 8, 2010
  24. ^ Warren, Cathy (September 9, 2009). Saturday Belongs to Sara (9780027924916): Cathy Warren, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Bradbury Press. ISBN 978-0027924916.
  25. ^ Levine, Abby (1990). What Did Mommy Do before You? (Ages 3–8) (9780140542158): Abby Levine, DyAnne Disalvo: Books. Puffin Books. ISBN 0140542159.
  26. ^ Hest, Amy (1991). Mommy Exchange (9780689714504): Hest: Books. Simon & Schuster Children's. ISBN 0689714505.
  27. ^ Johnson, Ryerson (1989). Why Is Baby Crying? (9780807590843): Ryerson Johnson, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. A. Whitman. ISBN 0807590843.
  28. ^ Hest, Amy (September 9, 2009). The Best-Ever Good-Bye Party (9780688073251): Amy Hest, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Morrow Junior Books. ISBN 978-0688073251.
  29. ^ a b Fritz, Jean (1992). George Washington's Mother (All-Aboard Reading, Level 3) (9780448403847): Jean Fritz: Books. Penguin Young Readers. ISBN 0448403846.
  30. ^ Hest, Amy (1992). The GO BETWEEN (9780027436327): Hest: Books. Four Winds Press. ISBN 0027436322.
  31. ^ a b Curry, Jane Louise (1993). Christmas Knight, The (9780689505720): Jane Louise Curry, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. M.K. McElderry Books. ISBN 0689505728.
  32. ^ a b Fritz, Jean (1999). You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (9780698117648): Jean Fritz: Books. Penguin. ISBN 0698117646.
  33. ^ a b Graeber, Charlotte Towner (1995). Olivia and the Real Live Pet (9780689800023): Graeber: Books. Macmillan Books for Young Readers. ISBN 0689800029.
  34. ^ Moore, Eva (August 8, 1996). True Blue (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (All Aboard Reading: Level 3) (9780613004381): Joan Elste, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Turtleback. ISBN 0613004388.
  35. ^ Cheyette, Wendy (1997). The Bravest Cat! (All Aboard Reading) (9780448417035): Laura Driscoll: Books. Penguin Young Readers. ISBN 0448417030.
  36. ^ a b Cox, Judy (1998). Now We Can Have a Wedding! (9780823413423): Judy Cox, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Holiday House. ISBN 082341342X.
  37. ^ Crimi, Carolyn (1998). The American Wei (9780807503126): Marion Hess Pomeranc, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. A. Whitman. ISBN 0807503126.
  38. ^ Marx, David F. (March 2004). If I Were President (9780807535424): Catherine Stier, Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan: Books. Albert Whitman. ISBN 0807535427.
  39. ^ "9780375802867: Is It Hanukkah, Yet? (Used, New, Out-of-Print)". Alibris. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  40. ^ Zusak, Markus (2000). Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah (9780823414765): Michael J. Rosen, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Holiday House. ISBN 0823414760.
  41. ^ Cristaldi, Kathryn (2002). A Doll Named Dora Anne (All Aboard Reading) (9780448426785): Yona Zeblis McDonough, Dyanne DiSalvo Ryan: Books. Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 0448426781.
  42. ^ Ziefert, Harriet (August 17, 2010). Grandma's Smile (9781596434387): Randy Siegel, DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1596434387.
  43. ^ "Chips Soup Kitchen". Chipsonline.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  44. ^ a b Hubbard, Jim (April 24, 1997). Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book) (9780688152857): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN 0688152856.
  45. ^ Official Website "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved Dec. 8, 2010
  46. ^ a b Stewart, Sarah (August 15, 1994). City Green (9780688127862): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN 068812786X.
  47. ^ "Storybook Playhouses , Mar. 7th – Dec. 31 , The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens". Directory.leadmaverick.com. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  48. ^ Texas American Society of Landscaping Architects "Dallas Arboretum Storybook Design Competition | Texas ASLA". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-08. Retrieved Dec 8, 2010
  49. ^ Official Site of Stagebridge Theatre Company http://www.stagebridge.org/programs.html Archived November 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Dec 8, 2010
  50. ^ Munoz, Pam (1998). The American Wei (9780807503126): Marion Hess Pomeranc, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. A. Whitman. ISBN 0807503126.
  51. ^ Official Website "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retained Dec 8, 2010
  52. ^ Smash Palace (Zip Records)
  53. ^ British Broadcast Company http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/05/30/music_ipo_feature.shtml November 2006
  54. ^ Adelson, Fred B. "ART; Children's Page Turners to Linger Over", The New York Times, January 9, 2000. Accessed November 18, 2013. "DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan of Haddon Heights wants children to see themselves in her illustrations, which include a diverse group of ethnic types."
  55. ^ IMDbName:2903680|Marja Lewis Ryan – IMDb
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