Betsy Lewin
Betsy Reilly Lewin (born May 12, 1937) is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She studied illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduation, she began designing greeting cards.
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- Name
- Betsy Lewin
- Born
- 12 May 1937
- Birthplace
- Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Occupation
- Illustrator, writer
- Education
- Pratt Institute
- Spouse
- Ted Lewin
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Betsy Reilly Lewin (born May 12, 1937) is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She studied illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduation, she began designing greeting cards.
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Biography
Biography
She began writing and illustrating stories for children's magazines and eventually children's books. She is married to children's book illustrator Ted Lewin and with him has co-written and illustrated several books about their travels to remote places, including Uganda in Gorilla Walk and Mongolia in Horse Song, as well as How to Babysit a Leopard: and Other True Stories from Our Travels Across Six Continents (Roaring Brook Press, 2015). She is arguably best known for the Caldecott Honor Book Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Betsy Lewin • Born — 12 May 1937 • Birthplace — Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Occupation — Illustrator, writer • Education — Pratt Institute • Genre — Children's picture books, travel • Spouse — Ted Lewin • Website — betsylewin.com
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Pratt Institute Libraries Exhibition: "Around the World with Ted and Betsy Lewin" October 30 - December 2, 2008 • Society of Illustrators: main floor gallery Exhibition: "Adventures With Ted and Betsy" June 1 through June 11, 2005 • Massachusetts Audubon Center, Canton, MA. Exhibition: "NCCIL Traveling Show"Feb. 12 through May 1, 2005 • Brooklyn Public Library, New York Exhibition: "Ted and Betsy Lewin's World of Picture Books" March 4–30, 2004 • Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York Exhibition: "Travels with Ted and Betsy Lewin" Featured 78 original illustrations from many of their books. • National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) Exhibition: "Adventures with Ted and Betsy", Abilene, TX, Watershouse, Germantown, MD, Wichita Falls, TX • Society of Illustrators, Original Art 2001 Silver Medalist • National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. • University of Southern Missouri • Society of Illustrators, Women Illustrators of the Century
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.
Books illustrated
• Thump, Quack, Moo: A Wacky Adventure by Doreen Cronin Atheneum Books, 2008, • Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted Lewin and Betsy Lewin, Lee & Low Books, 2008, • Heat Wave by Eileen Spinelli, Harcourt Children's Books, 2007, • Dooby, Dooby, Moo by Doreen Cronin, Atheneum Books, 2006, and • Click Clack, Quackity-Quack by Doreen Cronin, Atheneum Books, 2005, • Click, Clack, Splish, Splash by Doreen Cronin, Atheneum Books, 2005, • Duck For President by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster, 2004, • Animal Snackers by Betsy Lewin, Henry Holt, 2004, • The Sleepover by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, 2003, • Cat Count by Betsy Lewin, Henry Holt, 2003, • Two Eggs Please by Sarah Weeks, Simon & Schuster, 2003, • A Hug Goes Around by Laura Krauss Melmed, HarperCollins, 2003, • Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster, 2002, • Aunt Minnie and the Twister by Mary S. Prigger, Clarion Books, 2002, • Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster, 2000, • Aunt Minnie McGranahan by Mary S. Prigger, Clarion Books, 1999, • No Such Thing by Jackie French Koller, Boyds Mills Press, 1996, • Somebody Catch My Homework by David Harrison, Boyds Mills Press, 1993, • Chubbo’s Pool by Betsy Lewin, Clarion Books, 1996, • What’s The Matter Habibi? by Betsy Lewin, Clarion Books, 1997, • Promises by Elizabeth Winthrop, Clarion Books, 2000, • Gorilla Walk by Ted and Betsy Lewin, (Lothrop) HarperCollins, 1999, • Elephant Quest by Ted and Betsy Lewin, HarperCollins, 2000, • Purrfectly Purrfect by Patricia Lauber, HarperCollins, 2000, • Araminta’s Paintbox by Karen Ackerman, Simon & Schuster, Aladdin paperback, 1990, • Booby Hatch by Betsy Lewin, Clarion paperback, 1995, • Yo Hungry Wolf! by David Vozar, B.D.Dell paperback, 1993, • Dumpy La Rue by Elizabeth Winthrop, Henry Holt, 2001, • A Houseful of Christmas by Barbara Joosse, Henry Holt, 2001, • Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, • My Tooth is About to Fall Out by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic • Gym Day Winner by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, • Recess Mess by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic • Lunchbox Surprise by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic • I Have A Cold by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, • Class Trip by Grace Maccarone, Scholastic, • Fraidy Cats by Stephen Krensky, Scholastic, • Groundhog Day by Betsy Lewin, Scholastic, • Is It Far to Zanzibar?: Poems About Tanzania by Nikki Grimes, HarperCollins, • Walk a Green Path by Betsy Lewin, HarperCollins, 1995 • What is the Shark Wears Tennis Shoes? by Winifred Morris, Atheneum Books, 1990 • Kitten in Trouble by M. Polushkin, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1988 • Furlie Cat by Berneice Frechet, 1986 • Hip, Hippo, Hooray by Betsy Lewin, 1982 • Penny by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, Lothrop, Lee * Shepard Books, 1987
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