Anita Jeram
Anita Jeram (born 1965) is an English author and illustrator of picture books for children.
Anita Jeram
- Name
- Anita Jeram
- Born
- 1965
- Occupation
- * Author
- Education
- Manchester Polytechnic
- Nationality
- United States · United Kingdom
- Fields
- young adult literature
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Anita Jeram • Born — 1965 • Occupation — * Author • illustrator • Education — Manchester Polytechnic • Genre — Children's literature
Documentary record
Anita Jeram appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names as an illustrator (born 1965). Anita Jeram was born in 1965 in Portsmouth.
Life and career
Life and career
Growing up in Portsmouth, England, Jeram always enjoyed drawing, but worked a variety of jobs before pursuing a degree course in illustration at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). Soon after graduation she wrote her first book, Bill's Belly Button, which was published by Walker Books in 1991. Other books she has written include Contrary Mary (1995), Bunny, My Honey (1999), and I Love My Little Storybook (2002). As an illustrator, Jeram received recognition for her illustrations in Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You (1994), which was a picture-book best seller as well as a 1996 ALA Notable Children's Book. She has also illustrated several books by Dick King-Smith and Amy Hest. In addition to her work on picture books Jeram also publishes greeting cards through Two Bad Mice Publishers Ltd. Jeram lives with her family in Northern Ireland.
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According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded places of activity of Anita Jeram are Portsmouth and Manchester.
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