Diane Stanley

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Diane Stanley
Diane portrait at 300.jpg
Stanley in 2002
Born (1943-12-27) December 27, 1943 (age 81)
Abilene, Texas, US
Occupation
  • Writer
  • illustrator
Genre
Website
dianestanley.com

Diane Stanley (born December 27, 1943) [1] is an American children's author and illustrator.

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Life and work

Stanley was born in Abilene, Texas. [1] She earned her bachelor's degree from Trinity University and her M. A. in medical illustration from Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine. Stanley is the author and/or illustrator of more than sixty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies. Shaka, King of the Zulus was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and Leonardo da Vinci received the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction from the National Council for Teachers of English. Many of her books have been honored as American Library Association Notable Books and she has twice received both the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers' Golden Kite Award. She was the recipient of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for the body of her work.

She has three grown children and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, Peter Vennema.

Books

Biographies and History

Fiction

Picture books (as illustrator only)
Picture books (as author only)
Picture books (as author and illustrator)
Novels

Historical Fiction

References

  1. 1 2 "Diane Stanley: Extended Biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. Bard of Avon: the story of William Shakespeare. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   22346093.
  3. Charles Dickens : the man who had great expectations. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   24796509.
  4. Cleopatra. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   28674657.
  5. Good Queen Bess: the story of Elizabeth I of England. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   18983839.
  6. Joan of Arc. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   37917402.
  7. Leonardo da Vinci. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   32893772.
  8. Michelangelo. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   42733770.
  9. Mozart, the wonder child: a puppet play in three acts. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   213408549.
  10. Peter the Great. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   12216402.
  11. Saladin : noble Prince of Islam. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   46791021.
  12. Shaka : king of the Zulus. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   16830693.
  13. The last princess : the story of Princess Kaʻiulani of Hawaiʻi. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC   20823772.