Bonnie Christensen

Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015) was an American author and illustrator best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults.

Death

Christensen died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015, aged 63.[1]

Bibliography

As author and illustrator
  • 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

Awards

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),[2] a Kirkus "Best Children's Book of 2006" designation (for her illustrations in Pompeii, Lost and Found in 2006),[3] an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (for The Daring Nellie Bly in 2004),[4] and a Horn Book-Boston Globe Honor Award,[5] a Parent's Choice Gold Award,[6] a designation of "Best Book Of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a "Notable Books" designation by the New York Times Book Review,[7] and a New York Book Show Award (for Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People in 2001).

References
  1. "Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen". The Wilson Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. "Schneider Family Book Award". Ala.org. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. Mary Pope Osborne. "POMPEII". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. "The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio". Toyportfolio.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. "Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards". Archive.hbook.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  6. "Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  7. Klass, Perri (November 18, 2001). "CHILDREN'S BOOKS – This Land Was His Land". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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