Steven Kellogg
Steven Castle Kellogg (born October 6, 1941, in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American author and illustrator who has created more than 90 children's books. On November 12, 2011, Kellogg was given an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Findlay in Ohio. All of his original illustrations were donated to the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books at Findlay.
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- Name
- Steven Kellogg
- Birth Name
- Steven Castle Kellogg
- Born
- 6 October 1941
- Birthplace
- Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- Occupation
- Illustrator, writer
- Spouse
- Helen Hill (m. 1967)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- children's and young adult literature · book illustration · line art · young adult literature
- Education
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Honours
- Zilveren Griffel · Regina Medal
- Languages
- English
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Steven Castle Kellogg (born October 6, 1941, in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American author and illustrator who has created more than 90 children's books. On November 12, 2011, Kellogg was given an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Findlay in Ohio. All of his original illustrations were donated to the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books at Findlay.
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The donation was made possible in part by a $350,000 gift by close friend, Anthony Edwards. More than 2700 works of art were included.
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Key facts
• Name — Steven Kellogg • Birth Name — Steven Castle Kellogg • Born — 6 October 1941 • Birthplace — Norwalk, Connecticut, USA • Occupation — Illustrator, writer • Spouse — Helen Hill (m. 1967) • Children — Pamela, Melanie, Kimberly, Laurie, Kevin and Colin (adopted)
Biography
Biography
He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Robert E. and Hilma Marie (Johnson) Kellogg. His love of writing and illustrating led to his being accepted at the Rhode Island School of Design. While a student, he won a scholarship to study abroad for a year in Italy. Steven Kellogg is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance a national not-for-profit organization that advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries, where he serves as a vice-president. In 1967, Kellogg married Helen Hill Kellogg. Almost immediately, he began illustrating books by other authors, and soon afterwards wrote and illustrated his own titles. He lives in Essex, New York. Kellogg is a winner of the Regina Medal for his lifetime contribution to children's literature. His books have received a variety of awards, including being named Reading Rainbow featured selections and winning the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award, and the Parents’ Choice Award.
Works
Works
Kellogg's works showcase highly detailed pen and ink drawings that evolved to a singular style of watercolor and pen. His first children's book, Gwot! and Other Horribly Funny Hair Ticklers, written by George Mendoza, was published in 1967.
Jimmy's Boa
Jimmy's Boa
• The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (1980) • Jimmy's Boa and the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk (1980) • Jimmy's Boa Bounces Back (1982) • Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash (1988)
Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician
Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician
• How Much is a Million? (1985) • If You Made a Million (1989) • Millions to Measure (2003)
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Illustrator only
• Gwot! Horribly Funny Hairticklers (1967) • The Rotten Book (1969) • Martha Matilda O'Toole (written by Jim Copp) (1969) • Brave Johnny O'Hare (written by Eleanor B. Heady) (1969) • Mister Rogers' Song Book (1970) • Can't You Pretend? (written by Miriam Young) (1970) • Mrs. Purdy's Children (written by Ruth Loomis) (1970) • Granny and the Desperadoes (written by Peggy Parish) (1970) • Matilda Who Told Lies (written by Hilaire Belloc) (1970) • Crabapple Night (written by Jan Wahl) (1971) • Here Comes Tagalong (written by Anne Mallett) (1971) • The Very Peculiar Tunnel (written by Jan Wahl) (1972) • The Castles of the Two Brothers (written by Aileen Friedman) (1972) • Abby (written by Jeannette Caines) (1973) • Come Here, Cat (written by Joan L. Nodset) (1973) • You Ought to See Herbert's House (written by Doris Herold Lund) (1973) • Kisses and Fishes (1974) • The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper (written by Jean Van Leeuwen) (1974) • Hilaire Belloc's The Yak, The Python, and the Frog: A Picture Book Production (1975) • The Boy Who Was Followed Home (written by Margaret Mahy) (1975) • How The Witch Got Alf (written by Cora Annett) (1975) • The Smartest Bear and His Brother Oliver (written by Alice Bach) (1975) • Awful Alexander (written by Judith Choate) (1976) • Gustav the Gourmet Giant (written by LouAnn Gaeddert) (1976) • The Most Delicious Camping Trip Ever (written by Alice Bach) (1976) • Yankee Doodle (written by Edward Bangs) (1976) • Barney Bipple's Magic Dandelions (written by Carol Chapman) (1977) • Grouchy Uncle Otto (written by Alice Bach) (1977) • Appelard and Liverwurst (written by Mercer Mayer) (1978) • Millicent the Magnificent (written by Alice Bach) (1978) • The Pickle Plan (written by Marilyn Singer) (1978) • Jill the Pill (written by Julia Castiglia) (1979) • Molly Moves Out (written by Susan Pearson) (1979) • Once, Said Darlene (written by William Sleator) (1979) • There's An Elephant in the Garage (written by Douglas F. Davis) (1979) • Uproar on Hollercat Hill (written by Jean Marzollo) (1980) • Leo, Zack, and Emmie (written by Amy Ehrlich) (1981) • Liverwurst is Missing (written by Mercer Mayer) (1981) • A Change of Plans (written by Alan Benjamin) (1982) • The Ten-Alarm Camp-Out (written by Cathy Warren) (1983) • A, My Name Is Alice (written by Jane Bayer) (1984) • The Steven Kellogg Connection (1985) • Iva Dunnit and the Big Wind (written by Carol Purdy) (1985) • Leo, Zack, and Emmie Together Again (written by Amy Ehrlich) (1987) • Is Your Mama a Llama? (written by Deborah Guarino) (1989) • The Day the Goose Got Loose (written by Reeve Lindbergh) (1990) • Engelbert the Elephant (written by Tom Paxton) (1990) • Parents in the Pigpen, Pigs in the Tub (written by Amy Ehrlich) (1992) • The Great Quillow (written by James Thurber) (1993) • Library Lil (written by Suzanne Williams) (1993) • The Wizard Next Door (written by Peter Glassman) (1993) • The Rattlebang Picnic (written by Margaret Mahy) (1994) • Snuffles and Snouts (1995) • Frogs Jump: A Counting Book (1996) • A Beasty Story (written by Bill Martin, Jr.) (1999) • The Baby Beebee Bird (written by Diane Redfield Massie) (2000) • Clorinda (written by Robert Kinerk) (2002) • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (written by J. Fred Coots & Hayden Gillespie) (2004) • Clorinda Takes Flight (written by Robert Kinerk) (2005) • If You Decide to Go to the Moon... (written by Faith McNulty) (2005) • The Invisible Moose (written by Dennis Haseley) (2005) • Clorinda Plays Baseball! (written by Robert Kinerk) (2012) • Farty Marty (written by B.J. Ward) (2013) • The Green Bath (written by Margaret Mahy) (2013) • Snowflakes Fall (written by Patricia MacLachlan) (2013) • The Word Pirates (written by Susan Cooper) (2019)
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- 1."Steven Kellogg Receives Honorary Degree in 2011". The University of Findlay.
- 2.Steven Kellogg Read.gov - Library of Congress. www.read.gov.
- 3.Regina Medal. cathla.org.
- 4.Steven Kellogg Penguin Random House. PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- 5.LibraryThing
- 6.* "The NCBLA Board of Directors: Steven Kellogg" . National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (theNCBLA.org). Retrieved 2014-09-29.
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