Bonnie Christensen
Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015), an American author and illustrator, is best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults.[1] She was also an accomplished wood engraver and fine artist whose works were shown internationally in both solo and group exhibitions.[2]
She taught fine arts at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont from 1996 - 2008 and writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program from 2011 - 2015.[3] [4]
Bibliography[edit]
As author[edit]
- Sunshine, Moonshine, by Bonnie Christensen and Emily Herder. Onion River Press, March 2024.[5]
As author and illustrator[edit]
- Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King, Henry Holt, 2015
- I, Galileo, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2012
- Plant a Little Seed, Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2012
- Fabulous, A Portrait of Andy Warhol, Henry Holt, 2011
- Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist, Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2009
- The Daring Nellie Bly, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2003
- In My Grandmother's House, HarperCollins, NY, 2003
- Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2001
- Rebus Riot!, Dial/Penguin, NY, 1997
- An Edible Alphabet, Dial/Penguin, NY, 1994
As illustrator[edit]
- The Princess of Borscht by Leda Schubert. Roaring Brook Press, NY, 2011
- Ida B. Wells by Walter Dean Myers. HarperCollins, NY, 2008
- Magic in the Margins by W. Nikola-Lisa. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2007
- Pompeii, Lost and Found by Mary Pope Osborne. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2006
- I, Dred Scott by Sheila P. Moses. Simon & Schuster, NY, 2005
- Moon Over Tennessee by Craig Crist Evan. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1999
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Folio Society, London, England, England, 1998
- Breaking into Print by Stephen Krensky. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1996
- Putting the World to Sleep by Shelley Moore Thomas. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1995
- Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries by Joe Citro. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1994
Awards[edit]
Christensen received a number of book awards including an American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award (for Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist in 2010),[6] a Kirkus "Best Children's Book of 2006" designation (for her illustrations in Pompeii, Lost and Found in 2006),[7] an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (for The Daring Nellie Bly in 2004),[8] and a Horn Book-Boston Globe Honor Award,[9] a Parent's Choice Gold Award,[10] a designation of "Best Book Of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a "Notable Books" designation by the New York Times Book Review,[11] and a New York Book Show Award (for Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People in 2001).
Death[edit]
Christensen died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015, aged 63.[12]
External links[edit]
- Official website for Bonnie Christensen, updated November 2023: https://www.bonniechristensen.net/
References[edit]
- ^ "Bonnie Christensen". Bonnie Christensen. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bonnie Christensen - Resume". bonnietchristensen.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bonnie Christensen - Resume". bonnietchristensen.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "About". Bonnie Christensen. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Sunshine, Moonshine (2024)". Bonnie Christensen. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Schneider Family Book Award". Ala.org. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Mary Pope Osborne. "POMPEII". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio". Toyportfolio.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards". Archive.hbook.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Klass, Perri (November 18, 2001). "CHILDREN'S BOOKS – This Land Was His Land". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen". The Wilson Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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