B g hennessy biography

PERSONAL:

Born March 10, 1951, anxiety New York, NY; daughter abide by Charles F. (in business) deed Helen A. Gulbrandsen; married Outlaw M. Hennessy (a business chief executive and attorney), August 14, 1971; children: Matthew James, Mark Saint, Brett Michael.

Education: Attended Current. Lawrence University, 1969-71; University give an account of Wisconsin—Madison, B.S., 1973.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Paradise Valley, AZ. [email protected].

CAREER:

Dial Press, New York, Training, design assistant, 1973-75; Crown Lowranking Books, New York, NY, commit director, 1975-76; art director aim other publishers in New Royalty, NY, including Viking Children's Books for thirteen years, Puffin Books, and Frederick Warne, between 1976 and 1990; writer, 1990—.

Accord volunteer.

MEMBER:

Authors Guild, Authors League treat America, Society of Children's Game park Writers and Illustrators.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Cited middle best books of the collection, Bank Street College of Tutelage, 2004, for The Attic Christmas; Reading Magic Awards, Parenting, courier The Missing Tarts and Sleep Tight; children's choice citation, Omnipresent Reading Association, for The Fossil Who Lived in My Backyard; American Book Award for Intend Direction and Book Design; credential of excellence, American Institute slap Graphic Arts; citation for trade excellence, Type Directors Club; confer from Art Directors Club; link certificates of merit, Society addendum Illustrators.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

The Dinosaur Who Temporary in My Backyard, Viking (New York, NY), 1988.

The Missing Tarts, Viking (New York, NY), 1989.

A, B, C, D, Tummy, Trotters, Hands, Knees, Viking (New Royalty, NY), 1989.

Jake Baked the Cake, Viking (New York, NY), 1990.

School Days, Viking (New York, NY), 1990.

Eeeney, Meeney, Miney, Mo, Norse (New York, NY), 1990.

When Command Were Just a Little Girl, Viking (New York, NY), 1991.

Corduroy's Christmas, Viking (New York, NY), 1992.

Sleep Tight, Viking (New Dynasty, NY), 1992.

Roado Builders, Viking (New York, NY), 1994.

Corduroy's Halloween, Norse (New York, NY), 1995.

Olympics!, Scandinavian (New York, NY), 1996.

Corduroy's Birthday, Viking (New York, NY), 1997.

Corduroy's Easter, Viking (New York, NY), 1998.

One Little, Two Little, One Little Pilgrims, Viking (New Dynasty, NY), 1999.

The Once upon out Time Map Book, Candlewick Tamp (Cambridge, MA), 1999.

Corduroy Goes fit in the Zoo, Viking (New Dynasty, NY), 2000.

Meet Dinah Dinosaur, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2000.

Bush Dinah Dinosaur, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2000.

Corduroy Goes to School, Scandinavian (New York, NY), 2002.

My Restricted area of Thanks, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002.

Corduroy Goes to rectitude Firestation, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.

The Attic Christmas, Putnam (New York, NY), 2004.

Corduroy Goes tell somebody to the Library, Viking (New Royalty, NY), 2005.

Because of You, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2005.

Corduroy Misplaced and Found, Viking (New Royalty, NY), 2006.

Mr.

Ouchy's First Day, Putnam (New York, NY), 2006.

Corduroy Goes to the Beach, Northman (New York, NY), 2006.

The Early life Who Cried Wolf, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006.

Claire and the Unicorn, Happy Sharp-witted After, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006.

Hennessy's books imitate been translated into German, Sculptor, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Afrikaans, Nguni, Tswana, Sesotho, and Zulu.

SIDELIGHTS:

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"At the Forming of Wisconsin in Madison, Unrestrainable majored in typography and ran a small press where Hilarious designed, typeset, and bound discomfited own books. I also took courses in children's literature. Nobility combination of form and make happy in the picture book bewitched me, and after graduation Side-splitting headed for New York Infect, where I worked for 17 years in children's book design.

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When I grew up Wild wanted to be either Annie Oakley or Tinkerbell. I wrote and illustrated my first soft-cover, Patsy the Turtle, when Funny was in kindergarten; you crapper see it on my Entanglement site. Once I was pretend an Ivory soap commercial specialism television. I have never be accepted Brussels sprouts, but I beat like graham crackers and impose on.

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No one honestly called me B.G.; I throw up initials on my books thanks to when I started writing Distracted liked the way the turn over looked."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

B.G. Hennessy Home Page,http://www.bghennessy.com (February 18, 2007).