Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2010) Winner
Jeanette Winter
ジネット・ウィンター
Jinettoto Wintā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1938 （Chicago, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Illustrator
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award | Diego | — | The New York Times | Winner |
| 2006 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Picture Book Honor | Mama | — | — | Honor |
| 2010 | Jane Addams Children's Book Award | Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan | Books for Younger Children | Jane Addams Peace Association | Winner |
| 2018 | Orbis Pictus Award Honor | The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid | — | — | Honor |
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award
1991
Work:
Diego
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
Winner
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Picture Book Honor
2006
Work:
Mama
Result:
Honor
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
2010
Work:
Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
Category:
Books for Younger Children
Organization:
Jane Addams Peace Association
Result:
Winner
Orbis Pictus Award Honor
2018
Work:
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
Result:
Honor
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
2005 Children's bookA true story of an Iraqi librarian who saves books during the war in Basra.
couragepreservation of knowledgewar
Mama: A True Story, in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, But Finds a New Home, and a New Mama
2006 Children's bookTrue story of a baby hippo orphaned by a tsunami who finds a new mother.
lossfamilyrecovery
Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
2009 Children's bookA girl attends a secret school under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
educationwomen's rightscourage
Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet
2019 Children's bookPicture book about Greta Thunberg's climate activism, translated into 21 languages.
environmental protectionactivismclimate change
Translations
- Translated into 21 languages
Bibliography
- The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq (2005)
- Mama (2006)
- Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan (2009)
- Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia (2010)
- Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan / Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan (2014)
- The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid (2017)
- Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple, clean styleflat planes of coloruncluttered compositionsfolk art tradition
- Recurring Motifs
- women in historyactivistsathletesartists
Legacy
American author and illustrator best known for children's books about women in history, including activists, athletes, and artists.