Amoss, Berthe

Berthe Amoss was born in New Orleans and attended Newcomb College and Tulane University, earning degrees in English and art. From 1982 until 1994, she taught children's literature at Tulane. She is an author and illustrator of children's books, books for young adults, and how-to books. She has designed advent calendars for the National Gallery of Art. She was the first recipient of the Newcomb College Authors Fellowship, and taught a course on children's literature from 2001-2003. She and her husband raised six sons. For more information about Berthe Amoss, see her web site, "Berthe Amoss, Author/Illustrator": http://www.bertheamoss.com/

From the description of Berthe Amoss papers, 1966-2000. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 740884460

Born in 1925 in New Orleans, Berthe Amoss is the author/illustrator of over twenty books for young children and young adults. She emphasizes the importance of illustrations in children's books, along with the need to avoid didacticism and instead to delight and expand the worlds of young readers.

From the description of Berthe Amoss papers, 1938-1985 [manuscript]. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 704274988

Berthe Amoss was born in 1925 in New Orleans, LA. Educated at Tulane University for both her B.A. and M.A., Amoss's compositional and illustrative etchings on the world of children's literature has been great. Her name has donned over thirty titles and was the runner-up for the Edgar Allan Pow Award in 1977. Amoss is married with six children.

Biographical source: Something About the Author . Volume 112, 2000.

From the guide to the Berthe Amoss Collection, 1968, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])