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From: Jean Elvekrog <jelvekrog>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 06:30:30 -0500
Vera B. Williams named the 50th Regina Medal recipient
Highly respected and celebrated children's author and illustrator Vera B. Williams is the 50th recipient of the Regina Medal for her continued, distinguished contribution to the field of children's literature. This annual award is administered by Catholic Library Association through the Children's Library Services Section.
Greenwillow has published all of Ms. Williams' books, beginning in 1975 with It's a Gingerbread House. She has won two Caldecott Honors: A Chair for My Mother (1983) and "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories (1990). Many of her works have been translated into Spanish.
When she was nine years old, her painting "Yentas" was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The young artist was highlighted in the then popular Movietone film reels explaining her painting to another pioneering American woman, then first-lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Ms. Williams graduated from Black Mountain College near Asheville, North Carolina with a degree in graphic arts. She has always been a strong supporter of non-violence, children, woman, and the environment.
Ms. Williams will receive the Regina Medal at a luncheon in her honor at the CLA national convention in Indianapolis, IN on March 26, 2008. For luncheon tickets or to purchase 2008 Regina Medal bookmarks, please visit www.cathla.org
---Angela Williams, chair Regina Medal Committee Catholic Library Association
Received on Thu 01 Nov 2007 06:30:30 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 06:30:30 -0500
Vera B. Williams named the 50th Regina Medal recipient
Highly respected and celebrated children's author and illustrator Vera B. Williams is the 50th recipient of the Regina Medal for her continued, distinguished contribution to the field of children's literature. This annual award is administered by Catholic Library Association through the Children's Library Services Section.
Greenwillow has published all of Ms. Williams' books, beginning in 1975 with It's a Gingerbread House. She has won two Caldecott Honors: A Chair for My Mother (1983) and "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories (1990). Many of her works have been translated into Spanish.
When she was nine years old, her painting "Yentas" was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The young artist was highlighted in the then popular Movietone film reels explaining her painting to another pioneering American woman, then first-lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Ms. Williams graduated from Black Mountain College near Asheville, North Carolina with a degree in graphic arts. She has always been a strong supporter of non-violence, children, woman, and the environment.
Ms. Williams will receive the Regina Medal at a luncheon in her honor at the CLA national convention in Indianapolis, IN on March 26, 2008. For luncheon tickets or to purchase 2008 Regina Medal bookmarks, please visit www.cathla.org
---Angela Williams, chair Regina Medal Committee Catholic Library Association
Received on Thu 01 Nov 2007 06:30:30 AM CDT
