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Phoebe Gilman (1940–2002)

Författare till Something from Nothing

17+ verk 4,289 medlemmar 64 recensioner 1 favoritmärkta

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Verk av Phoebe Gilman

Something from Nothing (1992) 1,898 exemplar
Jillian Jiggs (1985) 522 exemplar
Grandma and the Pirates (1990) 421 exemplar
The Balloon Tree (1984) 288 exemplar
Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue (1994) 198 exemplar
The Gypsy Princess (1995) 87 exemplar
Pirate Pearl (1657) 48 exemplar
A Treasury of Jillian Jiggs (2008) 39 exemplar
Little Blue Ben (1948) 37 exemplar
Blue Hippopotamus (2007) 20 exemplar

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Once Upon a Golden Apple (1991) — Illustratör — 119 exemplar

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Vedertaget namn
Gilman, Phoebe
Födelsedag
1940-04-04
Avled
2002-08-29
Kön
female
Nationalitet
USA (birth)
Canada
Födelseort
Bronx, New York, USA
Dödsort
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bostadsorter
New York, New York, USA (Birth)
Europe
Jerusalem, Israel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rome, Italy
Utbildning
Hunter College
High School of Art and Design
Yrken
art instructor
children's book author
children's book illustrator
painter
Organisationer
Art Students League of New York
Ontario College of Art (instructor)
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Kort biografi
IPhoebe Gilman was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She went to the High School of Art and Design, Hunter College, and the Art Student's League of New York. As a young artist, one of her passions was travel, and she lived in Europe and Israel for extended periods. In 1974, two years after arriving in Canada, she married Brian Bender, with whom she had three children. She taught for 15 years at the Ontario College of Art before devoting herself full-time to writing and illustrating children's books. Her first book, The Balloon Tree, appeared in print in 1984 after she spent 15 years of trying to get published, and became the first of many works. Her books are notable for their strong female characters. Something from Nothing won the 1993 Ruth Schwartz Award for best children's book, and was later adapted into a television special. She died at age 62 of leukemia, two years after recovering from breast cancer.

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This book is very nice and a tribute to the understanding between a grandparent and a grandchild. Phoebe Gilman is one of my favorite author/illustrators. I just realized while I was writing this review my children are reading another Phoebe Gilman book in the living room. A Treasury of Jillian Jiggs.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 40 andra recensioner | Mar 31, 2023 |
My memories of reading this story as a kid are of how enraptured I was with the illustrations, particularly of the shiny blue blanket material. That bedazzlement has not faded.

This book has SO MUCH going on. The main story, yes, but also the exquisite illustrations of the shtetl that show the stories of its inhabitants; the understated character actions like Joseph's sister trying to comfort him with her own doll; the parallel story of the mouse family living under the house; the message about not letting materials go to waste (both in the main house and in the mouse house). There are relatively few words, but the incredible illustrations inspire several minutes of perusal before turning the page.

Also there's an adorable panel of little mice children attending Hebrew school, and if that at least doesn't get you to pick up this book, I don't know what else to say.
… (mer)
 
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hissingpotatoes | 40 andra recensioner | Dec 28, 2021 |
I remember really loving the Jillian Jiggs books (mostly because of her whimsically hilarious pig characters), but re-reading these as an adult doesn’t hold quite the same charm. The premise is still a good one for a story, with the young Jillian channelling her messy room and hoarding nature into the creation of many, many wonderful pig characters, but somehow the story is a lot flatter than I remember. Our Jillian character is wonderfully creative, and I absolutely love all of the many pigs she creates, but I feel like I remember a lot more pigs and a lot more backstory. Maybe we just filled in the blanks better as children than we do as adults.… (mer)
 
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JaimieRiella | 2 andra recensioner | Apr 27, 2021 |
When pirates, attracted by the smell of home-cooked noodle pudding, abduct Grandma and her parrot, clever Melissa comes up with a plot to set Grandma free. -- GoodReads
 
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EKiddieKollege | 6 andra recensioner | Aug 8, 2020 |

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Statistik

Verk
17
Även av
1
Medlemmar
4,289
Popularitet
#5,855
Betyg
4.2
Recensioner
64
ISBN
143
Språk
4
Favoritmärkt
1

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