Rebecca Green | |
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| Born | Rebecca Green January 30, 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.F. A., Kendall College of Art and Design, 2010 |
| Known for | Children's book illustrations |
Rebecca "Becca" Green is an American illustrator, author, and painter who is known for children's books. [1]
Rebecca Green was born in Owosso, Michigan. She has also lived in Osaka, Nashville, Phoenix, and Denver. [2] [3] [4] She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine arts in illustration in 2010. [5]
Green was named 21 of 100 creative forces in Phoenix in the Phoenix New Times . [6]
She has illustrated more than one dozen books written by other authors. She has written and illustrated one book, How to Make Friends with a Ghost (Tundra Books, 2017), [7] which the Jim Henson Company began developing for a series in 2021. [1]
Green is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. [8]
Publishers Weekly wrote of Green's illustrations in Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet (Kids Can Press, 2018): "The stylized colored-pencil illustrations from Green offer realistic scenes of Bangladeshi village life in muted hues and portray the closeness of Iqbal’s family"; Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Green's illustrations are earthy and colorful and perfectly capture the soul of the story". [9]
Publishers Weekly called her illustrations in A Year with Mama Earth (Eerdmans, 2019) as "stylized, textural". [10] Kirkus Reviews noted her work in Becoming a Good Creature (HMH Books, 2020) was "visually pleasing illustrations... rendered in a warm, earth-hued palette, and they have an uncomplicated design that effectively complements the story’s wise, authentic narrative". [11]
Kirkus Reviews said Green's work in Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer (Schwartz & Wade/Random, 2020) was "muted, stylized". [12] About the same book, Publishers Weekly said, "mixed media illustrations by Green in dusky pastels provide period atmosphere with fancy costumes, dramatic lighting, and figures that look just a bit like marionettes". [13]
The woodcut and German expressionistic appearance of the illustrations in Kafka and the Doll (Viking, 2021) made an impression on one reviewer. [14] A starred review by Booklist noted, "Green tops off her muted scenes of button-eyed figures in, alternately, autumnal and far-flung settings." [15]
In a starred review for A Bear Far from Home (Anne Schwartz/Random, 2022), Booklist wrote, "Green’s marvelous folk-style illustrations take their cues from medieval artwork, framing scenes with thick, gold borders and flowery flourishes". [16] In another review, her work was noted for "presenting varied human skin tones throughout"; the review continues, "Green’s stylized gouache and pencil renderings complement through their use of ornate, medieval-inspired borders and floral flourishes". [17]
Kirkus Reviews said Green's work in Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers: A Story Inspired by Loujain Alhathloul (minedition, 2022) was "beautifully representational". [18]
Kirkus Reviews commented that her first book as both writer and illustrator, How to Make Friends with a Ghost (Tundra Books, 2017), had "a sophisticated, rather adult aesthetic." [7]
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! is a children's book credited to Dr. Seuss "with some help from Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith". The book is based on verses and sketches created by Seuss before his death in 1991, and was expanded to book length and completed by poet Prelutsky and illustrator Smith for publication in 1998.
Madame Saqui was a noted French tightrope walker or "rope dancer." For a time she had her own theatre, which she had re-decorated. She continued to perform into her seventies. In her day, she was something of a celebrity.
The House in the Night is a children's picture book written by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Beth Krommes. Published in 2008, the book is a bedtime verse about the light in a house during the night. Krommes won the 2009 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations.
Razia Jan, born in Afghanistan is the founder of Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit education organization in Afghanistan.
El Deafo is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Cece Bell. The book is a loose autobiographical account of Bell's childhood and life with her deafness. The characters in the book are all anthropomorphic bunnies. Cece Bell, in an interview with the Horn Book Magazine, states "What are bunnies known for? Big ears; excellent hearing," rendering her choice of characters and their deafness ironic.
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is a non-fiction book about race in the United States by the American historian Ibram X. Kendi, published April 12, 2016 by Bold Type Books, an imprint of PublicAffairs. The book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets is a 2017 collection of poems for children's by Kwame Alexander with co-authors Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth and illustrated by Ekua Holmes. The book won the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Each of the 20 poems is written in tribute to and in the style of a well known poet.
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog is a young adult novel written by Adam Gidwitz and illuminated by Hatem Aly, published by Dutton Children's Books in 2016, and inspired by The Canterbury Tales. It is set in medieval France and describes how three magical children meet each other and become outlaws. It was named a Newbery Honor book in 2017.
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears is a 2020 middle grade fantasy novel by Tehlor Kay Mejia. It is the first novel in the Paola Santiago series, followed by Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (2021) and Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows (2022).
Me & Mama is a 2020 picture book written and illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera and published by Simon & Schuster under the Denene Millner Books imprint. The book celebrates the relationship between a mother and her daughter.
Ghost is a young adult novel by Jason Reynolds, published August 30, 2016 by Atheneum Books. It is the first book of Reynold's Track series, followed by Patina (2017), Sunny (2018), and Lu (2018).
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners is a 2021 picture book by Joanna Ho, published by HarperCollins on January 5, 2021, as her debut work. Ho aimed to show the beauty of East Asian eyes while also showing that everyone is beautiful. A sequel titled Eyes That Speak to the Stars was published in February 2022.
Brenna Thummler is an American author and illustrator. Her work includes the Sheets trilogy of graphic novels, as well as the illustration for a graphic novel adaptation by Mariah Marsden of Anne of Green Gables.
Laurel Molk is an illustrator and author of children's books.
Madelyn Rosenberg is an American author of children's books.
Lorian Tu is an author and illustrator of children's books. She is sometimes credited as Lorian Tu-Dean.
Elizabeth "Liz" Suneby is a children's book author.
Diane Heiman is an author of nonfiction for children.
Carolyn Crimi is an author of children's picture books.
Lina al-Hathloul is a Saudi human rights activist and the sister of Loujain al-Hathloul, the women's rights activist and political prisoner.
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