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Children's Books by
Wisconsin Authors
and Illustrators
2009 Identification Record
Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren
Last updated: November 19, 2009
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) annually identifies
and compiles a record of those children's and young adult books received
by the CCBC that have been written, compiled, translated and/or illustrated
by Wisconsin book creators. These books are part of the library's Wisconsin
Collection.
An annotated listing of Books
for Children and Young Adults about Wisconsin People, Places, and
Topics of Interest features books published
from 1996 to the present that have been received by the CCBC and are
about Wisconsin-related topics.
The CCBC always welcomes information about Wisconsin creators of children's
books. If you are a Wisconsin author or illustrator who had a book
published in 2009 and it is not on this list, or if you have additional
information about your connection to the state of Wisconsin, please
contact Merri Lindgren.
We are working on creating a comprehensive online listing of Wisconsin
creators of books for children and young adults that will include information
about each individual's connection to the state. The CCBC also has
numerous on-site resources about
Wisconsin book creators. The 2009 Identification Record lists book
citations alphabetically by their
Wisconsin creator (author, illustrator, compiler or translator) and
offers a suggested age range for readers.
This CCBC 2009 Identification Record supplements earlier annual CCBC
print listings and includes those titles published and received to-date
during 2009. New books will be added as we receive them.
A listing in this document does not represent a recommendation by
the CCBC staff.
Allison, R. Bruce, author. If Trees Could Talk: Stories About Wisconsin Trees.
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2009. 68 pages (978-0-87020-419-7) Ages 8-11
R. Bruce Allison holds a masters of Science in Forestry and a Doctorate in Land Resources
from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He lives in Madison.
Avi, author. Poppy and Ereth. Illustrated by Brian Floca.
HarperCollins, 2009. 208 pages (978-0-06-111969-9) Ages 8-11
Avi Wortis currently lives in Denver, Colorado, and writes under the pen name "Avi."
He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Communications from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Bauer, Marion Dane, author. Earthquake!
Illustrated by John Wallace. (Ready-to-Read) Aladdin, 2009.
32 pages (978-1-4169-2551-4) Ages 4-8
Bauer, Marion Dane, author. The Longest Night.
Illustrated by Ted Lewin. Holiday House, 2009.
32 pages (978-0-8234-2054-4) Ages 4-8
Bauer, Marion Dane, author. My Mother is Mine.
Illustrated by Peter Elwell. Little Simon / Simon & Schuster, 2009.
32 pages (978-1-4169-6090-4) Ages 1-3
Bauer, Marion Dane, author. One Brown Bunny.
Illustrated by Ivan Bates. Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2009.
24 pages (978-0-439-68010-3) Ages 3-6
Marion Dane Bauer lived in Delafield and Waukesha; she currently lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Bausum, Ann, author. Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration.
National Geographic, 2009. 111 pages (978-1-4263-0332-6) Ages 11-15
Ann Bausum lives in Beloit.
Beha, Eileen, author. Tango: The Tale of an Island Dog.
Bloomsbury, 2009. 244 pages (978-1-59990-262-3) Ages 8-12
Eileen Beha grew up in Muskego and received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin--Madison. A former resident of Milwaukee and Monroe, she currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Miami, Florida.
Caple, Laurie, illustrator. Global Warming and the Dinosaurs: Fossil Discoveries at the Poles.
Written by Caroline Arnold. Clarion / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
40 pages (978-0-618-80338-5) Ages 6-10
Laurie Caple lives in Rice Lake.
Chaconas, Dori, author. Cork & Fuzz: Finders Keepers. Illustrated by Lisa McCue.
(A Viking Easy-to-Read) Viking, 2009.
32 pages (978-0-670-01113-1) Ages 5-7
Chaconas, Dori, author. Mousie Love.
Illustrated by Josée Masse. Bloomsbury, 2009.
32 pages (978-1-59990-111-4) Ages
Dori Chaconas lives in Germantown.
Cobb, Vicki, author. Your Body Battles a Broken Bone.
Photomicrographs by Dennis Kunkel. Illustrations by Andrew N. Harris.
(Body Battles) Millbrook Press, 2009. 32 pages (978-0-8225-7468-2) Ages 7-11
Vicki Cobb attend the University of Wisconsin.
She grew up in New York, and now lives in New York and Vermont.
Coy, John, author. Top of the Order.
Feiwel and Friends, 2009. 182 pages (978-0-312-37329-0) Ages 9-12
John Coy lived in Eau Claire for many years. He currently lives in Minnesota.
Dronzek, Laura, illustrator. See Kevin Henkes below.
Laura Dronzek holds an M.F.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She has lived in Middleton and Madison, where she currently resides.
Ehlert, Lois, author/illustrator. Boo to You!
Beach Lane Books, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-4169-8625-6) Ages 2-6
Lois Ehlert grew up in Beaver Dam. She attended the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Layton School of Art. She now lives in Milwaukee.
Gaiman, Neil, author. Crazy Hair.
Illustrated by Dave McKean.
HarperCollins, 2009. 40 pages (978-0-06-057908-1) Ages 4-8
Gaiman, Neil, author. Odd and the Frost Giants.
Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Harper / HarperCollins, 2009. 117 pages (978-0-06-167173-9) Ages 8-12
Originally from England, Neil Gaiman now lives in northwest Wisconsin.
Heide, Florence Parry, author. The One and Only Marigold.
Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009.
32 pages (978-0-375-84031-9) Ages 4-8
Heide, Florence Parry, author. Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated.
Illustrated by Lane Smith. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009.
40 pages (978-0-375-84501-7) Ages 4-8
Florence Parry Heide lives in Kenosha.
Henkes, Kevin, author. Birds. Illustrated by Laura Dronzek.
Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2009. 32 pages (978-0-06-136304-7) Ages 3-7
Kevin Henkes was born and raised in Racine.
He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and now lives in Madison.
Jacobson, Bob, author. Ole Evinrude and his Outboard Motor. (Badger Biography Series)
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2009. 67 pages (978-0-87020-420-3) Ages 8-11
Bob Jacobson lives in Madison.
Jeffers, Dawn, author. Beautiful Moon = Bella luna. Illustrated by Bonnie Leick.
Raven Tree Press, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-932748-87-1) Ages 4-7
Dawn Jeffers has a Bachelor's degree from Lakeland College and an MA in Administrative Science from
the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. She currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
Johnson, Amy Crane, author. A Home for Pearl Squirrel. Illustrated by Rob Mommaerts.
Raven Tree Press, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-934960-58-5) Ages 4-7
Johnson, Amy Crane, author. Mason Moves Away. Illustrated by Rob Mommaerts.
Raven Tree Press, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-934960-56-1) Ages 4-7
A resident of Green Bay, Amy Crane Johnson has a B.A. in English Literature
with an emphasis in Creative Writing from UW-Green Bay.
Joosse, Barbara M., author. Roawr!
Illustrated by Jan Jutte.
Philomel, 2009. 40 pages (978-0-399-24777-4) Ages 4-8
Barbara Joosse was born in Grafton, and has lived in Hartford, Wauwatosa,
Madison and Wausau. She now lives in Cedarburg.
Kress-Russick, Michael, illustrator. Moon Over the Mountain.
Written by Keith Polette.
Raven Tree Press, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-932748-85-7) Ages 4-8
Michael Kress-Russick lives in Madison.
Krull, Kathleen, author. Albert Einstein.
Illustrated by Boris Kulikov. (Giants of Science) Viking, 2009. 141 pages
(978-0-670-06332-X) Ages 8-12
Krull, Kathleen, author. The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth.
Illustrated by Greg Couch. Knopf, 2009. 32 pages
(978-0-375-84561-1) Ages 6-10
Born in Missouri, Kathleen Krull earned her BA from Lawrence University
in Appleton. She worked for Raintree Publishers in Milwaukee and Western
Publishing in Racine in the 1970s. She now lives in San Diego.
LaFaye, A., author. Water Steps.
Milkweed Editions, 2009. 188 pages (978-1-57131-687-5) Ages 11-15
Alexandra LaFaye was born in Hudson and grew up in Hammond. She currently lives in Arkansas.
Lichtenheld, Tom, illustrator. Duck! Rabbit!
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Chronicle, 2009.
32 pages (978-0-8118-6865-5) Ages 4-9
Lichtenheld, Tom, illustrator. Yes Day!
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. HarperCollins, 2009.
32 pages (978-0-06-115259-7) Ages 3-6
A current resident of Chicago, Illinois, Tom Lichtenheld has lived in Racine and Madison.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Leick, Bonnie, illustrator. See Dawn Jeffers above.
Bonnie Leick lives in Milwaukee.
Mitchard, Jacquelyn, author. Look Both Ways: A Midnight Twins Novel.
Razorbill, 2009. 271 pages (978-1-59514-161-3) Ages 12-15
Jacquelyn Mitchard lives in Dane County.
Mommaerts, Robb, illustrator. See Amy Crane Johnson above.
Robb Mommaerts lives in Ashwaubenon. He earned a BFA in graphic design and
illustration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Morris, Gerald, author. The Squire's Quest.
(The Squire's Tales)
Houghton Mifflin, 2009. 275 pages (978-0-547-14424-5) Ages 9-13
Gerald Morris lives in Wausau.
Moser, Lisa, author. Kisses on the Wind.
Illustrated by Kathryn Brown.
Candlewick Press, 2009. 32 pages (978-0-7636-3110-9) Ages 4-8
Lisa Moser lives in Grafton.
Peterson, Cris, author. Birchbark Brigade: A Fur Trade History. Calkins Creek, 2009. 135 pages (978-1-59078-426-6) Ages 10-14
Cris Peterson and her family run a dairy farm in Grantsburg.
Piehl, Janet, author. Harry Houdini. (History Maker Bios)Lerner, 2009. 48 pages (978-1-58013-705-8) Ages 8-12
Janet Piehl grew up near Milwaukee. She currently lives in
Evanston, Illinois.
Reid, Rob, author. Comin' Down to Storytime. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Upstart Books, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-60213-028-9) Ages 2-5
Rob Reid is an instructor of children's and young adult literature at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
Rodman, Mary Ann, author. A Tree for Emmy. Illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss.
Peachtree, 2009. 32 pages (978-1-56145-475-4) Ages 3-6
Mary Ann Rodman worked at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
She currently lives in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Roth, Susan L., author/illustrator. Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea.
Also written by Greg Mortenson.
Dial, 2009. 32 pages (978-0-8037-3058-8) Ages 5-9
Susan Roth spent part of her childhood in Madison. She currently lives in New York City.
Schindler, S. D., illustrator. Cat Dreams.
Written by Ursula K. LeGuin. Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2009. 24 pages (978-0-545-04216-1) Ages 3-6
Schindler, S. D., illustrator. Come to the Castle! A Visit to a Castle in Thirteenth-Century England.
Written by Linda Ashman. Roaring Brook, 2009. 40 pages (978-1-59643-155-3) Ages 6-10
Schindler, S. D., illustrator. Home on the Range: John A. Lomax and His Cowboy Songs
Written by Deborah Hopkinson. Putnam, 2009. 40 pages (978-0-399-23996-0) Ages 5-9
S. D. Schindler is a native of Racine. He now lives in Philadelphia.
Thomson, Sarah L., author. What Lincoln Said.
Illustrated by James E. Ransome.
Collins / HarperCollins, 2009. 32 pages (978-0-06-084819-4) Ages 5-9
Sarah L. Thomson lived in Madison as a child. She currently lives in Portland, Maine.
Tolan, Stephanie, author. Wishworks, Inc. Illustrated by Amy June Bates.
Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, Inc., 2009. 140 pages (978-0-545-03154-7) Ages 7-10
Stephanie Tolan attended Kemper Hall in Kenosha. She now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Whittenberg, Allison, author. Hollywood & Maine.
Delacorte Press, 2009. 166 pages (978-0-385-73671-8) Ages 13-16
Allison Whittenberg received an MA in English from the University of Wisconsin.
She currently lives in Pennsylvania.
Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue, author. Dr. Kate: Angel on Snowshoes.
(Badger Biography Series) Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2009.
94 pages (978-0-87020-421-0) Ages 9-12
Rebecca Hogue Wojahn lives in Eau Claire.
Yep, Laurence, author. Auntie Tiger. Illustrated by Insu Lee.
HarperCollins, 2009. 32 pages (978-0-06-029551-6) Ages 3-6
Laurence Yep grew up in San Francisco. He attended Marquette University.
He now lives in Pacific Grove, California.
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