Randolph Caldecott Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1968) Winner
Edward Randolph Emberley
エドワード・ランドルフ・エンバーリー
Edowādo Randorufu Enberrī
Aliases:
Ed Emberley
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-10-19 （Malden, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Malden, Massachusetts → Ipswich, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- artist, illustrator, children's book author
- Active Years
- 1961-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts School of Art (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design) | — | painting and illustration | Bachelor of Fine Arts | — | United States |
| Rhode Island School of Design | — | — | — | — | United States |
Massachusetts School of Art (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design)
painting and illustration
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United States
Rhode Island School of Design
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Caldecott Medal | Drummer Hoff | — | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) | winner |
| 1967 | Caldecott Honor | One Wide River to Cross | — | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) | runner-up |
| 1961 | ALA Notable Book | The Wing on a Flea | — | American Library Association | selected |
| 1968 | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award | Drummer Hoff | — | — | selected |
Caldecott Medal
1968
Work:
Drummer Hoff
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Result:
winner
Caldecott Honor
1967
Work:
One Wide River to Cross
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Result:
runner-up
ALA Notable Book
1961
Work:
The Wing on a Flea
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
selected
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1968
Work:
Drummer Hoff
Result:
selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Wing on a Flea
1961 children's picture bookA children's book introducing pattern recognition.
patternsshapes
Drummer Hoff
1967 children's picture bookA cumulative rhyme story about a military parade.
warhumor
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
1970 instructional drawing bookStep-by-step instructions to draw animals using basic shapes.
drawing educationanimals
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for complete bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- step-by-step drawing instructionsuse of numbers, letters, and shapesclear instructions for early elementary level
- Recurring Motifs
- joy of drawingcreativitybuilding from basic shapes
Legacy
Pioneer of children's drawing instruction books, Caldecott Medal winner. Family members are also illustrators.
Archives
- de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Trivia
- Married to writer Barbara Emberley in 1955; collaborated on books.
- Children Rebecca and Michael are also illustrators.