DyAnne DiSalvo

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DyAnne DiSalvo (Dee-Anne Dee-SAL-vo) is an American artist and children's book author. She has published more than 50 children's books, including City Green (HarperCollins, 1994) and Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (HarperCollins, 1991).

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Early life and career

DiSalvo was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. [1] She attended Fontbonne Hall Academy for Girls in Brooklyn and studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Before beginning work illustrating children's books, she worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. In 1982, she met Jane Feder, [2] then-Senior Editor at Harper and Row (now HarperCollins). Feder later founded the Jane Feder Agency, which represents children's book illustrators, and DiSalvo was the agency's first client.

DiSalvo has given presentations at schools, targeting K-8 students, on the writing process and the life of a working artist. [3] In the fall of 2010, she presented at the United Nations International School of Hanoi in Vietnam. [4]

Books written and illustrated by DiSalvo

Books illustrated by DiSalvo

By Mary Pope Osborne

By Beverly Cleary

By Jane O’Connor

By other authors

Impact of books written and illustrated by DiSalvo

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (1991)

DiSalvo wrote and illustrated Uncle Willie and The Soup Kitchen (1991), which was inspired by her volunteer work at Chips Soup Kitchen [43] in Brooklyn. [44] The book received the 1991 Children's Book of the Year award from the Child Study Association of America Book Committee. It was also named a Notable 1991 Children's Book by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council United. The book was featured on the television show Reading Rainbow in 1996 and adapted into a children's play at the Puttin' on The Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, New Jersey in 2000. [45]

City Green (1994)

City Green (1994) [46] tells the story of a young girl who helps transform a vacant city lot into a garden. Illustrations from the book served as inspiration for a children's playground at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden during the Storybook Playhouse competition in 2009. [47] [48] Stagebridge Theater Company in Berkeley, California produced a musical adaptation. [49] A 25th anniversary edition was published by HarperCollins in 2019.

Awards and honors

The Sloppy Copy Slipup, [10] (Holiday House), 2006:

A Castle on Viola Street, [8] (HarperCollins, 2001):

Grandpa's Corner Store, [7] (HarperCollins, 2001):

A Dog Like Jack, [6] (Holiday House, 2000):

City Green, [46] (William Morrow and Company, 1994):

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen, [44] (William Morrow and Company, 1991):

The American Wei, [50] (Albert Whitman & Co., 1998):

Now We Can Have A Wedding, [36] (Holiday House, 1998):

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?, [32] (Putnam Publishing Group, 1995):

Olivia and the Real Live Pet, [33] (Macmillan Publishers (United States) for Young Readers, 1995):

The Christmas Knight, [31] (Margaret K. McElderry, 1993):

George Washington's Mother, [29] (Putnam Publishing Group, 1992):

Personal life

From 1999 to 2012, DiSalvo played rhythm guitar and sang harmonies for the power-pop rock and roll band Smash Palace. Signed by Zip Records [52] in 1999, the band toured the US and the UK and was listed among BBC Liverpool's Best Top Ten Live Acts in 2006. [53]

DiSalvo lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and is the mother of two adult children: educator and entrepreneur John E. Zangari-Ryan and screenwriter Marja-Lewis Ryan. [54] [55]

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  6. 1 2 Rylant, Cynthia (December 1999). A Dog Like Jack (9780823416806): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Holiday House, Incorporated. ISBN   0823416801.
  7. 1 2 Van, Chris (April 5, 2000). Grandpa's Corner Store (9780688167165): Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. HarperCollins. ISBN   0688167160.
  8. 1 2 Shook, Barbara (August 7, 2001). A Castle on Viola Street (9780688176907): DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN   0688176909.
  9. ↑ Clements, Andrew (2002). Spaghetti Park (9780823416820): DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Holiday House. ISBN   0823416828.
  10. 1 2 Reilly, Patricia (July 3, 2008). The Sloppy Copy Slipup (9780823421893): Dyanne Disalvo: Books. Holiday House. ISBN   978-0823421893.
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  14. ↑ Cleary, Beverly (March 29, 1996). The Real Hole (9780688147419): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan, Mary Stevens: Books. HarperCollins. ISBN   0688147410.
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  16. ↑ Charlip, Remy (May 23, 1997). Janet's Thingamajigs (Mulberry books) (9780688152789): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN   0688152783.
  17. ↑ Mayer, Mercer (September 1984). That New Baby (Golden Storytime Book) (9780307119896): Patricia Relf, DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Golden Press. ISBN   0307119890.
  18. ↑ Relf, Patricia (1981). First Day of School (Golden Storytime Book) (9780307619570): Patricia Relf, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Golden Press. ISBN   0307619575.
  19. ↑ Kenworthy, Catherine (September 9, 2009). Best Friends (A Little Golden Book) (9780307601971): Catherine Kenworthy, Dyanne Di Salvo-Ryan: Books. Golden Press. ISBN   978-0307601971.
  20. ↑ Johnston, Diane (1984). The Half-Birthday Party (9780899192734): Charlotte Pomerantz, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Clarion Books. ISBN   0899192734.
  21. ↑ Walton, Marilyn Jeffers (September 9, 2009). Those Terrible Terwilliger Twins (Family Series) (9780940742390): Marilyn Walton, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Raintree Publishers. ISBN   978-0940742390.
  22. ↑ Kroll, Steven (September 9, 2009). Sam Ellis's Island (9780027827200): Beatrice Siegel: Books. Four Winds Press. ISBN   978-0027827200.
  23. 1 2 Official Website Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Dec. 8, 2010
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  25. ↑ Levine, Abby (1990). What Did Mommy Do before You? (Ages 3–8) (9780140542158): Abby Levine, DyAnne Disalvo: Books. Puffin Books. ISBN   0140542159.
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  27. ↑ Johnson, Ryerson (1989). Why Is Baby Crying? (9780807590843): Ryerson Johnson, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. A. Whitman. ISBN   0807590843.
  28. ↑ Hest, Amy (September 9, 2009). The Best-Ever Good-Bye Party (9780688073251): Amy Hest, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Morrow Junior Books. ISBN   978-0688073251.
  29. 1 2 Fritz, Jean (1992). George Washington's Mother (All-Aboard Reading, Level 3) (9780448403847): Jean Fritz: Books. Penguin Young Readers. ISBN   0448403846.
  30. ↑ Hest, Amy (1992). The GO BETWEEN (9780027436327): Hest: Books. Four Winds Press. ISBN   0027436322.
  31. 1 2 Curry, Jane Louise (1993). Christmas Knight, The (9780689505720): Jane Louise Curry, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books. M.K. McElderry Books. ISBN   0689505728.
  32. 1 2 Fritz, Jean (1999). You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (9780698117648): Jean Fritz: Books. Penguin. ISBN   0698117646.
  33. 1 2 Graeber, Charlotte Towner (1995). Olivia and the Real Live Pet (9780689800023): Graeber: Books. Macmillan Books for Young Readers. ISBN   0689800029.
  34. ↑ Moore, Eva (August 8, 1996). True Blue (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (All Aboard Reading: Level 3) (9780613004381): Joan Elste, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Turtleback. ISBN   0613004388.
  35. ↑ Cheyette, Wendy (1997). The Bravest Cat! (All Aboard Reading) (9780448417035): Laura Driscoll: Books. Penguin Young Readers. ISBN   0448417030.
  36. 1 2 Cox, Judy (1998). Now We Can Have a Wedding! (9780823413423): Judy Cox, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Holiday House. ISBN   082341342X.
  37. ↑ Crimi, Carolyn (1998). The American Wei (9780807503126): Marion Hess Pomeranc, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. A. Whitman. ISBN   0807503126.
  38. ↑ Marx, David F. (March 2004). If I Were President (9780807535424): Catherine Stier, Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan: Books. Albert Whitman. ISBN   0807535427.
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  40. ↑ Zusak, Markus (2000). Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah (9780823414765): Michael J. Rosen, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Holiday House. ISBN   0823414760.
  41. ↑ Cristaldi, Kathryn (2002). A Doll Named Dora Anne (All Aboard Reading) (9780448426785): Yona Zeblis McDonough, Dyanne DiSalvo Ryan: Books. Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN   0448426781.
  42. ↑ Ziefert, Harriet (August 17, 2010). Grandma's Smile (9781596434387): Randy Siegel, DyAnne DiSalvo: Books. Macmillan. ISBN   978-1596434387.
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  44. 1 2 Hubbard, Jim (April 24, 1997). Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book) (9780688152857): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN   0688152856.
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  46. 1 2 Stewart, Sarah (August 15, 1994). City Green (9780688127862): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books. Harper Collins. ISBN   068812786X.
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  55. ↑ IMDbName:2903680|Marja Lewis Ryan – IMDb
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