Emberley, Ed

American illustrator and author of children's books.

From the description of The wing on a flea : a book about shapes : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731672

From the description of Ed Emberley's ABC : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731671

American illustrator and author of children's books; Caldecott Award winner, 1968.

From the description of Papers, 1961-1978. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685008

American author and illustrator of children's books.

From the description of Drummer Hoff : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436014

American children's author/illustrator, born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1931. Award-winning illustrator who collaborated with his wife, Barbara Emberley. He is well-known for science books and drawing books for children.

From the description of Papers, 1967-1983. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26499270

Ed Emberley was born October 19, 1931 in Malden, Massachusetts. He studied at Massachusetts College of Art, earning a B.F.A., and at the Rhode Island School of Design. Emberley married Barbara Cullen, who became his frequent collaborator, and had two children. Emberley began illustrating children's books in the 1960s. He also has written a number of books, and did illustrations for pre-adolescent textbooks. In 1967, Emberley was recognized with a Caldecott Honor citation for One Wide River to Cross, written by Barbara Emberley. The following year the Emberleys won the Caldecott for Drummer Hoff . Emberley has continued to write and illustrate children's picture books, including a number of "concept" books and a series that introduce children to drawing. Emberley is noted by critics for his ability to create pictures in a wide variety of media that "illuminate" their texts, using woodcuts, pen, ink, collage, silk screen, and pencil.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol 70, pp. 51-55.

From the guide to the Ed Emberley Papers, 1961-1978, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])