Frieda Wishinsky (born July 14, 1948) is a German-born Canadian educator and author of children's books.
Frieda Wishinsky | |
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| Born | July 14, 1948 |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BA) Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (MSc) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Years active | 1990–present |
The daughter of Polish-Jewish parents, she was born in Munich and grew up in Manhattan. She received a BA in International Relations from City College of New York and a MSc Special Education from Ferkauf Graduate School. She has taught special education for children and adults in the United States, Israel and Canada. She now lives in Toronto.[1][2]
Wishinsky's first book was Oonga Boonga (1990). Her work has been translated into French, German, Hungarian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Korean, Spanish and Catalan.[2][3]
Selected work
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- Each One Special (1998) illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, shortlisted for a Governor General's Award[4]
- Please, Louise! (2007) illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay, received the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award[5] and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award[6]
- Maggie Can't Wait (2009) illustrated by Dean Griffiths, received the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize[7]
- You're Mean, Lily Jean (2009) illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton, shortlisted for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
- Explorers Who Made It…or Died Trying (2011) illustrated by Bill Dickson
- Halifax Explodes (2011) illustrated by P. A. Lewis-MacDougall
- Profiles: Freedom Heroines (2012) was named a top ten book for the Amelia Bloomer Book List in 2014[8]
- A History of just About Everything (2013) with Elizabeth MacLeod, illustrated by Leng Qin, finalist for the Norma Fleck Award[9] and was named a Best Book by the Bank Street Children's Book Committee
- Avis Dolphin (2015) illustrated by Willow Dawson, shortlisted for the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire Canada Violet Downey Book Award[10]
References
edit- ^ "Frieda Wishinsky". Canadian Review of Materials. University of Manitoba.
- ^ a b c "Frieda Wishinsky". The Rights Factory.
- ^ "Frieda Wishinsky". University of New Brunswick.
- ^ "Frieda Wishinsky". Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers.
- ^ "Award-Winning Books of the year 2008". Ice Floes and Frost. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Canadian Children's Fiction Award Winners".
- ^ "Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize". Canadian Children's Book Centre.
- ^ Feminist Task Force (2017-01-13). "2014 Amelia Bloomer List". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Previous Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction Winners and Finalists". Canadian Children's Book Centre.
- ^ "Allan Stratton, Frieda Wishinsky make 2016 IODE Violet Downey Book Award shortlist". Quill & Quire.