Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.quux.org!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lenona Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.childrens Subject: Re: Jan. 2025: Oldest living writers/illustrators! Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 18:22:24 +0000 Organization: Rocksolid Light Message-ID: References: <77982cd35f862238cace9e60be62db3a@www.novabbs.org> <1d5a3899864cd8ba487c228c44100022@www.novabbs.org> <396f5f1ecba6a05c8c8d299001181c7e@www.novabbs.org> <4327c35d3211271935d550c46c8c8cd2@www.novabbs.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1850195"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="H+z4k13Q7OsGgBIGN/0trWgHAdB2D+Yo+yMR89iX/YY"; User-Agent: Rocksolid Light X-Rslight-Site: $2y$10$fRw69FJqp0nfO8LEAdkL2OZXTlYpGh7x9n8fToQ9Fm3ur.rIQXfbi X-Rslight-Posting-User: 6b490a341a1f9b4718802f5f8d1a5d440c7247fd X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 1934 Patricia Lee Gauch ("Christina Katerina & the Box," 1971) Don Bolognese (writer/illustrator: "The Warhorse," 2003) Cheng-Khee Chee (Chinese painter: "Old Turtle" by Donald Wood, 1991) Patricia J. Thomas ("'Stand Back,' said the Elephant, 'I'm Going to Sneeze!'" 1971) Gillian Heal (UK writer/illustrator: "The Halfpennys Find a Home," 1994) Aida E. Marcuse (Uruguayan writer/translator: "Green Eggs and Ham") Mary Alice Downie (US-born Canadian writer: "Bright Paddles," 1982) Shirley Felts (US-born UK painter/illus: "The Light Beyond the Forest" by Rosemary Sutcliffe, 1979) Myrna Grant (Canadian author of "Ivan" religious mystery series, 1974-1989) Esther Allen Peterson ("Frederick's Alligator," 1979) Steve Gelman (sports writer) Zibby O'Neal (YA novelist: "The Language of Goldfish," 1980) Lawrence Di Fiori (writer & Muppets illustrator) A.B. Curtiss ("The Little Chapel That Stood," 2003) Els Pelgrom (Dutch author & HCAA finalist: 1992) Pamela Allen (NZ preschool writer/illustrator) Lara Rios (Costa Rican author & HCAA finalist: 1992) Pierre Coran (Belgian poet/novelist & HCAA finalist: 2000, 2006, 2010) Joanne Oppenheim ("'Not Now!' Said the Cow," 1989) Ruskin Bond (Indian-British author & HCAA finalist: 1996, 1998) Sheila Greenwald (illustrator: "The Little Leftover Witch," by Florence Laughlin, 1960) Lynn Sweat (illustrator of "Amelia Bedelia" series) Norma Johnston (aka Nicole St. John, YA mystery novelist & non-fiction writer) Nanette Newman (UK actress/writer: "There's a Bear in the Bath," 1993) Pat Boone (singer/actor: "'Twixt Twelve and Twenty," 1958) Jim McMullan (writer/illustrator: "I Stink!" 2002) Anita Lobel (Polish-born illustrator & 1982 Caldecott Honoree: "On Market Street" by Arnold Lobel) Brian Ridden (Australian YA novelist: "Whistle Man," 2000) Sally Derby ("Whoosh Went the Wind," 2006) Yvonne Winer (South African-born Australian nature writer) Carol Adorjan ("The Copy Cat Mystery," 1990) Sonia Levitin (German-born YA novelist: "Journey to America," 1970) Joanne W. Kelly ("The Beverly Cleary Handbook," 1996) Helen Craig (UK illustrator: "Angelina Ballerina" by Katharine Holabird) Graham Meadows (British-born New Zealand veterinarian) Les Martin ("X-Files" series, 1990s) Marie Wabbes (Belgian writer/illustrator & HCAA finalist) Jeanne W. Houston ("Farewell to Manazar," 1973) Michael Barnes (British-born Canadian mystery/adventure writer) Don Arthur Torgersen ("Animal Life Stories," 1977) Sarah Wilson ("The Day We Danced in Underpants," 2008) Alan Garner (UK fantasy writer, Carnegie Medalist & HCAA finalist) Mignon F. Ballard (mystery writer of "Miss Dimple" series) Beryl Young (Canadian YA novelist) Thelma Hatch Wyss (YA writer: "Here at the Scenic-Vu Motel," 1988) Elaine L. Schulte (Presbyterian YA novelist, 1980s-1990s) Boris Diodorov (Russian illustrator: "The Little Mermaid," 1998) Dr. E. James Lieberman (co-author: "Like It Is: A Teen Sex Guide," 1998) M. Christina Butler (UK preschool writer: "Little Hedgehog" series) Beverly Gherman (biographer: "E.B. White: Some Writer!" 1992) Dorothy M. Callahan (1980s nonfiction horse writer) Aidan Chambers (1999 Carnegie Medalist & 2002 HCAA Medalist) Peninnah Schram ("The Hungry Clothes & Other Jewish Folktales," 2008) Kika Pulcheriou (Cyprian writer & HCAA finalist)