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Lois Lenski

ロイス・レンスキ

Roisu Rensuki

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1893-10-14 （Springfield, Ohio, United States）
死没
1974-09-11 （Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States） 80歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Lutheran (Protestant)
居住地歴
Anna, Ohio, United States → Westchester County, New York, United States → Harwinton, Connecticut (Greenacres), United States → Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States

経歴

職業
Writer, Illustrator, Children's author
活動期間
1920年〜1974年
影響を受けた人物
Helen Dean Fish (editor), Richard C. H. Lenski (father)

学歴

Ohio State University
College of Education / Fine Arts (minor: drawing and lettering)
学位: B.S. in Education
期間: 1911–1915
卒業年: 1915
国: United States
B.S. in Education; teaching certificate
Art Students League of New York
Illustration and fine arts
期間: 1915–1920
国: United States
Studied on scholarship; formative period for illustration career
School of Industrial Art (New York)
Illustration
期間: 1918–1920
国: United States
Studied illustration
Westminster School of Art (London)
Fine arts
期間: 1920–1921
卒業年: 1921
国: United Kingdom
Studied in London, then a center of children's book publishing

受賞歴

Newbery Medal
1946
対象作品: Strawberry Girl
主催: Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association)
結果: 受賞
Newbery Honor
1936
対象作品: Phebe Fairchild: Her Book
主催: Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association)
結果: オナー（受賞）
Newbery Honor
1941
対象作品: Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
主催: Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association)
結果: オナー（受賞）
Red House Children's Book Award
1947
対象作品: Judy's Journey
主催: Red House Children's Book Award (UK)
結果: 受賞
Regina Medal
1967
主催: Catholic Library Association
結果: 受賞
Honorary doctorates
1959
主催: Wartburg College, UNC-Greensboro, Capital University, etc.
結果: 授与

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Strawberry Girl

1945年 Children's novel / Regional fiction

The story follows a family who migrate to Florida for the strawberry harvest, depicting regional culture, family life, and conflicts with neighbors. It portrays difficult aspects of community life while emphasizing understanding and tolerance.

Regional cultureFamilyPovertyTolerance and empathy

Phebe Fairchild: Her Book

1936年 Children's historical novel

A historical novel set in 1830s New England that portrays life through the eyes of a girl sent to live with strict relatives.

Historical recreationChild's perspectiveFamily and cultural friction

Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison

1941年 Children's historical novel

A historical novel based on the life of Mary Jemison, addressing cultural differences, assimilation, and identity.

Cultural conflictIdentityHistory

Bayou Suzette

1943年 Children's novel / Regional fiction

Set in the Louisiana bayou, it tells the story of a Cajun (bayou-French) girl and her community.

Regional cultureIdentityFamily

Judy's Journey

1947年 Children's novel / Regional fiction

Addresses contemporary issues of migrant labor, portraying the effects of seasonal work from a child's perspective.

Migrant laborPovertySocial awareness

全著作

  • Skipping Village (1927)
  • Jack Horner's Pie: A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1927)
  • A Little Girl of 1900 (1928)
  • The Little Family (1932)
  • Mr. Small books (1934–1962)
  • Phebe Fairchild: Her Book (1936)
  • Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison (1941)
  • Bayou Suzette (1943)
  • Strawberry Girl (1945)
  • Judy's Journey (1947)
  • Debbie and Her Pets (1971)
  • Journey into Childhood (autobiography, 1972)

作風・主題

文体
Documentary realismRegionalismUse of dialect in dialogue
頻出モチーフ
Child and environmentFamily lifeMigration and laborCross-cultural understanding and empathy

健康

  • Prolonged illness (unspecified, 1950s)
    1950年代前半
    Illness interrupted book writing in the early 1950s, though she continued writing poems and song lyrics and later resumed regional series work.

評価・遺産

Lois Lenski is known for emphasizing regional cultures and children’s perspectives in American children's literature. She won the Newbery Medal for Strawberry Girl; her regional series introduced diverse American children to one another. The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation (established 1967) provides book grants to organizations serving disadvantaged children.

関連学会

  • Ohioana organizations (related)

資料所蔵先

  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Lois Lenski Papers)
  • The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (Lois Lenski Papers)
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Lois Lenski Papers)
  • Florida State University (Lois Lenski Papers)
  • Syracuse University (Lois Lenski Collection)
  • University of Minnesota (Lois Lenski Papers)
  • Illinois State University (Lois Lenski: Unique Collections)

大衆文化への影響

  • Strawberry Girl is frequently referenced in children's literature education as a Newbery-winning work

引用

  • Through all my books run the same themes, concepts and values. The theme of a child and his town, or a child and his environment, is the basic thread of my work.
    出典: Foreword to The Life I Live (1964) and related essays (1964年)

豆知識

  • Published approximately 98 books in her lifetime (including posthumous publications).
  • Illustrated the first edition of Watty Piper's The Little Engine That Could (1930).
  • Established the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation in 1967 to provide book grants to organizations serving at-risk children.