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Beth Krommes

ベス・クロムズ

Besu Krommesu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956 (Pennsylvania)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Peterborough, New Hampshire

Career

Occupations
Children's book illustrator
Active Years
1989-2024

Education

Syracuse University
painting
Degree: BFA
Country: United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst
art education
Degree: MAT
Country: United States

Awards

Golden Kite Award
2002
Work: The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish
Category: picture book illustration
Organization: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Result: 受賞
Caldecott Medal
2009
Work: The House in the Night
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The House in the Night

2008 Picture book

A fantastical picture book journey through a house at night.

LightNightHome

Bibliography

  • Grandmother Winter
  • The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish
  • The Sun in Me: Poems About the Planet
  • The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies and Other Secret Beings
  • Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow
  • The House in the Night
  • Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
  • Blue on Blue
  • Before Morning

Legacy

Renowned children's book illustrator who won the Caldecott Medal, known for her distinctive scratchboard technique.