Nancy Elizabeth Wallace is an American children's book author and illustrator. She uses cut paper for her many of her illustrations. Wallace was born in 1948 in New York City to Alexine and John Wallace. She attended the University of Connecticut, graduating with a B.A. and later an M.A. in child development. She worked at the Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, where she worked with children.[1] After she left her job at the hospital, she began learning Scherenschnitte, the art of traditional paper cutting.[2][1]
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace | |
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| Born | May 16, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut |
| Known for | Illustrations |
Her first children's book, Snow, was published in 1995 by Golden Books. The book uses colorful cut-paper collage and follows the story of a family of rabbits.[1] The New York Times reviewed the book in 1999, stating, "The strength of this gentle book is the way it captures the quiet magic and cozy charm of a cold, snowy day with loved ones."[3]
Wallace created and illustrated the 2005 ABC book Alphabet House. The book contains no words and is used as an "I spy" game, where readers are tasked to find objects on each page that match to a corresponding letter of the alphabet.[4]
Along with Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta of Stratford Library in Connecticut, Wallace launched the annual Take Your Child to the Library Day in 2012.[5]
Books
edit- Snow (1995)[3]
- Look! Look! Look![6]
- Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!
- Paperwhite (2000)[7]
- Apples, Apples, Apples (2000)[8]
- Count Down to Clean Up! (2001)[9]
- Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! (2003)[10]
- The Valentine Express (2004)[11]
- Alphabet House (2005)[4]
- The Kindness Quilt (2006)[12]
- Shells! Shells! Shells! (2007)[13]
- Pond Walk (2011)[14]
- Look! Look! Look! At Sculpture (2012)[15]
- Water! Water! Water! (2014)[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kumar, Lisa (2011). "Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth 1948–". Something About the Author. Vol. 222. Gale. pp. 190–195. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "A gathering of children's authors, illustrators". Hartford Courant. 11 November 2004. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Schotter, Roni (12 November 1995). "Let It Snow!". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Cummins, Julie (May 2006). "M Is for Magnet: Transcending the Simple ABC Boo". Book Links. 15 (5). American Library Association: 51–55 – via EBSCO Connect.
- ^ "Saturday is Take Your Child to the Library Day". The Day. February 2, 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Look! Look! Look!". Midwest Book Review | Children's Bookwatch. July 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ Whitin, David (2002). "Review of Paperwhite". Teaching Children Mathematics: 299. JSTOR 41199547. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Apples, Apples, Apples". Publishers Weekly. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Count Down to Clean Up!". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Leaves! Leaves! Leaves!". Publishers Weekly. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Sheridan, Rebecca (December 2004). "The Valentine Express". School Library Journal. 50 (12): 123–24 – via EBSCO Literary Reference Center Plus.
- ^ "My Books nancyelizabethwallace.com". www.nancyelizabethwallace.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Hummell, Laura (1 March 2014). "STEM: integrative curriculum beautiful shells: nature's intricate artwork". Children's Technology and Engineering. 18 (3): 32–37. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
- ^ Ranelli, Julie R. (April 1, 2011). "Pond Walk". School Library Journal.
- ^ Smith, Mary Jean (April 1, 2012). "Look! Look! Look! At Sculpture". School Library Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Low, Alyson (January 1, 2015). "Water! Water! Water!". School Library Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2021.