Lauren Castillo
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Lauren Castillo is an author and illustrator of children's literature. In 2015, she won the Caldecott Honor for her watercolor illustrations in her book Nana in the City.[1]
In 2005, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts.[2] Her first self-written and self-illustrated book, Melvin and the Boy, was published in 2011.[3] In 2012, her work was exhibited at the Bruce Museum in their "Let It Snow! Children’s Book Art" show.[4] In 2020, Castillo's book Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us was published, which is planned as the first book in a series.[5]
Selected works
[edit]As writer and illustrator
[edit]- Melvin and the Boy (2011)[3]
- The Troublemaker (2014)[6]
- Nana in the City (2014)
- Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us (2020)[7]
As illustrator
[edit]- What Happens on Wednesdays (2007) - by Emily Jenkins[8]
- Buffalo Music (2008) - by Tracey E. Fern[9]
- The Reader (2012) - by Amy Hest[10]
- City Cat (2013)- by Kate Banks[11]
- Twenty Yawns - by Jane Smiley (2016)[12]
- Imagine (2018) - by Juan Felipe Herrera[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nana in the City". American Library Association. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Saxon, Antonia (15 May 2014). "Q & A with Lauren Castillo". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b Paul, Pamela (6 July 2011). "For Children Who Want Pets and Parents Who Don't". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Mullen, Alexandra (15 December 2012). "The Art of a Snow Day". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (1 May 2020). "Children's Books: Stories Can Take You Anywhere". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Troublemaker". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Story of Us (Our Friend Hedgehog #1)". Publishers Weekly. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Just, Julie (16 December 2007). "Bookshelf". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Buffalo Music". Kirkus Reviews. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Reader". Publishers Weekly. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Smith, Sarah Harrison (4 December 2013). "Travelers' Tails". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (7 May 2016). "Masters of Prose Warm Up to Children's Picture Books". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Zelinsky, Paul O. (14 September 2018). "Picture Books About Dreams and Dreamers of All Kinds". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
