Wendy Anderson Halperin (born April 10, 1952) is an American illustrator and author of children's books.
Biography
editEducation
editHalperin 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
editHalperin 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
editBooks 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
editReferences
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.