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WENDY ANDERSON HALPERIN
WENDY'S RESUME
PERSONAL:
Born-- April 10, 1952, in Joliet, IL.
Married to John Mooy (an author, sculptor, storyteller, and much more).
ADDRESSES:
Home--South Haven, MI.
Email--whalperin@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Syracuse University, 1971-72,
Pratt Institute, 1973-74,
California College of Arts and Crafts, 1979-80,
American Academy (Chicago, IL), 1982-83;
David Hardy,(private study)1979-81.
CAREER:
2017 International Visual Literacy Education Award
Excellence in Education Award for Drawing Children Into Reading
Michigan Association of School Boards, 2010
Creator of Drawing Children Into Reading. A fine motor skills program with an emphasis on visual literacy in early childhood. The program
has grown from 44 students to over 50,00 students in 11 years. Visit drawingchildrenintoreading.com to learn more. 2006-present.
Instructor at workshops for elementary-school students, beginning 1993
Art director, 1975-77; freelance art director, New York, NY, 1977-79
Freelance fine art painter, 1980-90
Art director, 1973-74; Benton & Bowles (advertising agency), New York, NY
Illustrator and artist. Leo Burnett (advertising agency), Chicago, IL.
EXHIBITIONS: Work exhibited at galleries...
Art Institute of Chicago Sales and Rental Gallery, 1982, 1985
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI, 1988
Works Gallery, New York, NY, 1993
Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Birmingham, MI, 1997-2001
EDUCATION AWARD:
2017 International Visual Literacy Education Award
2010 Michigan Association of School Boards Excellence in Education Award for her project: Drawing Children Into Reading
BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY WENDY:
Janet Taylor Lisle, The Lampfish of Twill, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1991
Tres Seymour, Hunting the White Cow, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1993
Anne Shelby, Homeplace, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1995
Sarah Orne Jewett, A White Heron, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1997
Jim Aylesworth, The Full Belly Bowl, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1998
Kathryn Lasky, Sophie and Rose, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1998
Polly Horvath, The Trolls, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York, NY), 1999
Marsha Wilson Chall, Bonaparte, Dorling Kindersley (New York, NY), 2000
Cynthia Rylant, Let's Go Home: Some Wonderful Things about a House, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2000
Cynthia Rylant Series, Cobble Street Cousins, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1998-2002
- In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen, A Little Shopping, Special Gifts, Some Good News, Summer Party, Wedding Flowers
Karin Cates, The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 2003
Pete Seeger, adaptor, Turn! Turn! Turn!: Words from Ecclesiastes circa 250 B.C.E.,
Translated into English in London in 1607, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003
Elizabeth Spurr, adaptor, The Peterkins' Christmas (based on a story by Lucretia P. Hale), Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004
Reeve Lindbergh, The Visit, Dial (New York, NY), 2005
Elizabeth Spurr, adaptor, The Peterkins' Thanksgiving (based on a story by Lucretia P. Hale), Atheneum (New York, NY), 2005
Jane Yolen, Soft House, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2005
Douglas Wood, Nothing to Do, Dutton (New York, NY), 2006
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Racketty-Packetty House, 100th anniversary edition, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006
Alice B. McGinty, Thank You, World, Dial (New York, NY), 2007
John Mooy, Once Upon a Mail Route, EDCO Publishing (Auburn Hills, MI), 2008
Mary Ann Hoberman, Strawberry Hill, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2009
August Gold, Thank You, God, for Everything, Putnam's (New York, NY), 2009
Joseph Bruchac, My Father Is Taller than a Tree, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2010
John Mooy, Once Upon a Small Town, EDCO Publishing (Auburn Hills, MI), 2010
Kathryn O. Galbraith, Planting the Wild Garden, Peachtree Publishers (Atlanta, GA), 2011
BOOKS WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY WENDY:
(Reteller) Guy de Maupassant, When Chickens Grow Teeth: A Story from the French, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1996.
Once upon a Company, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1998
Love Is, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2000
Peace, Simon and Schuster (New York) January 13, 2013
AWARDS and HONORS:
Two Reading Honorable mention selection, Palette & Chisel Award, 1985
Best of Show Award, South Haven Center for the Arts, 1990
New York Times Notable Book designation, 1991
Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year designation, 1991
Boston Globe Book of the Year designation, 1991
Parents magazine Pick of the List selection, 1991
Four above for The Lampfish of Twill by Janet Taylor Lisle
American Library Association Notable Children's Book selection, 1993
New York Public Library Best Children's Books selection, 1993
Marion Vannett Ridgway Memorial Award Honor Book designation, 1993
National Council of Teachers of English Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts selection, 1994
Four above for Hunting the White Cow by Tres Seymour
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People designation
National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council, 1999, for Once upon a Company; Prix Bernard Versele, 2002, for The
Full Belly Bowl by Jim Aylesworth
Best Children's Books of the Year selection, Bank Street College of Education, 2005
For The Visit; by Reeve Lindbergh
Gwen Frostic Award, Michigan Reading Association, 2007, for contributions to children's literature
Excellence in Education Award for Drawing Children Into Reading
Michigan Association of School Boards, 2010
Parents' Choice Gold Award, 2011
Growing Good Kids Award, 2012
National Science Teachers Award, 2012
Best Book Award, 2012
Four above for Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith.
ONLINE:
Wendy Anderson Halperin - www.wendyhalperin.com
Drawing Children Into Reading - www.drawingchildrenintoreading.com
Drawing Children Into Peace - www.thebyheartproject.com
Wendy Anderson Halperin Copyright 2020 whalperin@gmail.com