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Judith Vigna

ジュディス・ヴィグナ

Judith Vigna

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1936-01-01 （England）
Nationality
British, American
Languages
English
Residence History
England → New York

Career

Occupations
advertising copywriter, author, illustrator
Active Years
1975-2024

Education

St. Martin's School of Art
Art
Country: United Kingdom
Queens College
Country: United States

Awards

Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1987
Work: Nobody Wants a Nuclear War
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nobody Wants a Nuclear War

1987 Children's book

A children's book about the horror of nuclear war.

nuclear warpeace

Black Like Kyra, White Like Me

Children's book

A children's book addressing racism.

racism

My Two Uncles

1995 Children's book

A children's book about gay uncles.

homosexuality

Bibliography

  • I live with Daddy
  • Daddy's new baby
  • Mommy and me by ourselves again
  • Anyhow, I'm glad I tried
  • Everyone goes as a pumpkin
  • When Eric's mom fought cancer
  • Couldn't we have a turtle instead?
  • Boot weather
  • Black Like Kyra, White Like Me
  • She's not my real mother
  • Saying goodbye to Daddy
  • Gregory's stitches
  • Zio Pasquale's Zoo
  • Grandma without me
  • My Big Sister Takes Drugs
  • Uncle Alfredo's zoo
  • The hiding house
  • I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much
  • The little boy who loved dirt and almost became a Superslob
  • Nobody Wants a Nuclear War
  • My Two Uncles

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic style addressing social issues in children's books
Recurring Motifs
drug addictionalcoholismhomosexualityracismdeath of loved onessingle-parent familiesdepression

Legacy

Known for children's books covering controversial topics.

Trivia

  • British-American writer
  • Mainly active in 1980s and 1990s