Denise Fleming

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Denise K. Fleming (January 31, 1950) is an American creator of children's picture books. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated in illustration (after a change from advertising design) from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [1]

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Her first book, In the Tall, Tall Grass, was published by Henry Holt and Company in 1991. According to one library summary, "Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles." [2] It was critically well received [3] and its sequel, In the Small, Small Pond (Holt, 1993), was a runner-up for the 1994 Caldecott Medal. [4]

Twenty years later, In the Small, Small Pond was runner-up for the inaugural, 2013 Phoenix Picture Book Award. The Phoenix Awards recognize the best children's books published twenty years earlier that did not win major contemporary awards. [5]

Her other books include The Cow Who Clucked , The First Day of Winter, Underground, and 5 Little Ducks .

Awards and honors

underGROUND is a Junior Library Guild book. [6]

Awards and honors for Fleming's writing
YearTitleAward/HonorResultRef.
1994 In the Small, Small Pond Caldecott Medal Runner-up [4] [7] [8]
1998 Time to Sleep Charlotte Zolotow Award Commended [9]
1999 Mama Cat Has Three Kittens Charlotte Zolotow Award Commended [9]
2003 Alphabet Under Construction ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [10] [11]
2004 Buster Charlotte Zolotow Award Commended [9]
2013 In the Small, Small Pond Phoenix Picture Book Award Runner-up
2013 underGROUND Charlotte Zolotow Award Commended [9] [6]

Publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Denise Fleming (1950-)". Something about the author. Volume 306. Kumar, Lisa. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale. 2017. p. 49. ISBN   9781410324498. OCLC   969999076.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ "In the tall, tall grass" Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine . WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  3. ↑ "In the Tall, Tall Grass | Denise Fleming | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-01-25.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "Denise Fleming | Authors". Macmillan. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  5. ↑ "ChLA Home". www.childlitassn.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. 1 2 "underGROUND by Denise Fleming". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. ↑ "ALSC announces 2002 Notable Children's Videos". American Library Association . 2007-02-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  8. ↑ Danielson, Julie (2016-05-12). "Denise Fleming Gets Inspired". Kirkus Reviews . Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Booklists". Cooperative Children's Book Center. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  10. ↑ "Alphabet Under Construction | Awards & Grants". American Library Association . November 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  11. ↑ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2007-02-26). "2003 Notable Children's Books announced". American Library Association . Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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