National Outdoor Book Award
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Edition 8 (2004) Winner
Mary Ann Hoberman
メアリー・アン・ホバーマン
Mary Ann Hoberman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-08-12 （Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.）
- Died
- 2023-07-07 （Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.） age 92
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Stamford (birth) → New York City → New Jersey → New Haven, Connecticut → Greenwich, Connecticut (later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Children's author, Poet
- Active Years
- 1957-2023
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith College | — | History | BA | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
Smith College
History
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
One of the first women in her family to attend college
Yale University
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | National Book Award | A House Is a House for Me | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children | — | 児童詩 | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) | 受賞 |
| 2004 | National Outdoor Book Award | Whose Garden Is It? | — | National Outdoor Book Awards | 受賞 |
National Book Award
1978
Work:
A House Is a House for Me
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
2003
Category:
児童詩
Organization:
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Result:
受賞
National Outdoor Book Award
2004
Work:
Whose Garden Is It?
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A House Is a House for Me
1978 Children's poetry/picture bookA children's poetry book that explores the concept of 'home' from multiple perspectives, using rhythm and repetition suited for read-alouds.
HomeEveryday lifeRhythm
The Seven Silly Eaters
1997 Children's poetry/storyA humorous poem/story about a family with odd eating habits, written in rhyming, playful language popular with children.
FamilyHumorRhyme
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together
2001 Short read-together storiesA collection of very short stories and poems designed to be read alternately by two readers, encouraging interactive read-aloud experiences.
Read-aloudShared readingWord play
Whose Garden Is It?
2001 Children's book / NatureA children's book themed around gardens and nature that encourages sharing of natural spaces and environmental awareness.
NatureEnvironmentSharing
Bibliography
- All My Shoes Come in Twos (1957)
- How Do I Go? (1958)
- Hello and Good-by (1959)
- What Jim Knew (1963)
- Not Enough Beds for the Babies (1965)
- The Looking Book (1973)
- A Little Book of Little Beasts (1973)
- The Raucous Auk: A Menagerie of Poems (1973)
- Nuts to You & Nuts to Me: An Alphabet of Poems (1974)
- I Like Old Clothes (1976)
- Bugs (1976)
- A House is a House for Me (1978)
- Yellow Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, Black Bread (1981)
- The Cozy Book (1982)
- Mr. and Mrs. Muddle (1988)
- Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems (1991)
- A Fine Fat Pig, and Other Animal Poems (1991)
- The Seven Silly Eaters (1997)
- One of Each (1997)
- Miss Mary Mack (1998)
- The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems (1998)
- And to Think that We Thought that We'd Never be Friends (1999)
- The Two Sillies (2000)
- The Eensy-Weensy Spider (2000)
- There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan (2001)
- Whose Garden is It? (2001)
- It's Simple, Said Simon (2001)
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together (2001)
- The Marvelous Mouse Man (2002)
- Right Outside My Window (2002)
- Bill Grogan's Goat (2002)
- Mary Had a Little Lamb (2003)
- Yankee Doodle (2004)
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together (2004)
- The Wheels on the Bus (2005)
- I'm Going to Grandma's (2007)
- Mrs. O’Leary's Cow (2007)
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together (2009)
- All Kinds of Families! (2009)
- Strawberry Hill (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, conversational style emphasizing rhyme and rhythmUse of repetition suited for read-alouds
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyAnimalsEveryday discoveriesPlay with rhyme and sound
Legacy
Mary Ann Hoberman significantly contributed to children's poetry and the promotion of read-aloud culture. A recipient of awards including the National Book Award, her short poems and read-together series supported literacy education and family reading practices.
Academic Societies
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Trivia
- Her son Chuck Hoberman invented the Hoberman sphere.
- She published her first book 'All My Shoes Come in Twos' in 1957 and authored over 30 children's books.
- She received the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 2003 and served as the U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (Young People's Poet Laureate) from 2008 to 2011.