Margaret chodos irvine biography of christopher

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    Happy 4th of July!

    And what better way to celebrate our nation&#;s founding than (checks notes), ah, by celebrating the books that exist in this fine country? Okay, so my reasoning for posting this preview of upcoming titles coming out of Levine Querido is tentative at best. Whatever the case, you can just assume that I was so excited to premiere these books that I simply couldn&#;t wait for the holiday to pass. And believe me, after you get an eyeful of some of these titles, you may be inclined to feel the same way.

    Makers by Young Vo

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    Publication Date: August 27,

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    Margaret Chodos-Irvine

    My House is Singing (mixed media)
    Margaret Chodos-Irvine, illustrator
    Betsy R. Rosenthal, author
    Harcourt

    Margaret Chodos-Irvine came from a long line of craftspeople. As a child, she enjoyed illustrating stories her father told to her. As she began school, she moved on to illustrate fairytales and worked on her high school's publications. At the University of Oregon, she studied anthropology and art. Chodoes-Irvine worked as a commercial artist for many years. In , she illustrated her first book, Buzz, by Janet Wong.

    She has approached her work as if tailoring a suit or cobbling a shoe. It has to fit and look beautiful at the same time. To do so, she used a variety of printmaking techniques to create innovative patterns, vivid colors, and uniquely textured imagery in her work. At the posting of this exhibit, she has illustrated twelve books for children and has been recognized with starred reviews and other honors, most notably a Caldecott Honor