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| Born | 1952 |
| Alma mater | Paier College of Art |
| Occupation | Writer & illustrator |
| Website | www |
Ruth Sanderson (born 1951) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
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Ruth Sanderson | |
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| Sanderson in 2019 | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Alma mater | Paier College of Art |
| Occupation | Writer & illustrator |
| Website | www |
Ruth Sanderson (born 1951) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Sanderson graduated from the Paier College of Art in Connecticut in 1974. [1] She is a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Western Massachusetts Illustrator's Guild.; [1] and she is Co-Director of the low-residency MFA in Children's Book Writing and Illustrating and Certificate in Children's Book Illustration programs at Hollins University.
Sanderson's earliest works were published in her mid-twenties: Grandma's Beach Surprise by Ilka List (G. P. Putnam's Sons) in 1975 and four including an edition of The Little Engine That Could in 1976. [2] The latter was discussed at the time in terms of how the art reflected "the stereotypes of masculine strength and feminine weakness in vogue when it was written". [3] She illustrated new editions of several young-adult novels in the Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins mystery series. [2]
Library of Congress (LC) Catalog credits Sanderson as a writer primarily for retelling fairy tales, along with some stories from the Bible or about Christmas or about saints. In the catalog her earliest works as a writer are two published in 1990, a retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" [4] [5] and an original fairy tale, The Enchanted Wood (Little, Brown, LCCN 90-45096). [2]
Sanderson's illustrations have been described as evocative of the past but employing a "21st century approach to texture and brightness." [6]
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