Candace fleming biography

Candace Fleming

American children's writer (born )

Candace Groth Fleming (born May 24, )[1] is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.[2] She is the author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-honored The Family Romanov and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award-winning biography, The Lincolns, among others.

In , the Children's Book Council named Fleming a Children's Book Month Champion,[3] and in , Fleming was awarded the Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award.[4] In , she was a finalist for the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature, which "celebrates the importance of children's and young-adult literature and the impact it has on our children's minds."[5] Thirty-two of her books are Junior Library Guild selections.[6]

Biography

Fleming was born May 24, , in Michigan City, Indiana to Charles and Carol Groth.[7] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Illinois University in [7] She married Scott Fleming November 9, and has two children, Scott and Michael, with him.[7]

From to , Fleming was a teacher at William Rainey Harper College near Chicago.

Since that time, she has worked full-time as a writer, educator, and speaker.[1]

Her first picture book Professor Fergus Fahrenheit and his Wonderful Weather Machine was published by Simon & Schuster in as written by "Candace Groth-Fleming" and illustrated by Don Weller (LCCN&#;). Subsequent publications have all appeared under the name Candace Fleming.[1]

Selected texts

The Lincolns ()

The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, published October 14, by Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction children's book about Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary.

The book is a Junior Library Guild selection.[8]The Horn Book Magazine,[9]Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal[8] named it one of the best nonfiction children's books of

The Great and Only Barnum ()

The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.

T. Barnum, published September 8, by Schwartz & Wade and illustrated by Ray Fenwick, is a nonfiction children's picture book about P. T. Barnum. The book is a Junior Library Guild selection.[15]Publishers Weekly named it one of the best children's books of [16] In , Booklist included The Great and Only Barnum on their "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" list.[17]

Amelia Lost ()

Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, published February 8, by Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction middle-grade children's book about Amelia Earhart.

In , The Horn Book Magazine named it one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year,[9] and Bank Street College of Education named it a book of outstanding merit for children aged nine to twelve[21] and twelve to fourteen.[22]

Oh, No! ()

Oh, No!, published September 11, and illustrated by Eric Rohmann, is a fictional picture book about a series of animals who fall into a hole.

Bank Street College of Education named it one of the best books of the year for children age five to nine.[26]

The Family Romanov ()

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, published July 8, by Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction children's book about the Romanovs.

Both the book and audiobook editions of The Family Romanov are Junior Library Guild selections.[32][33] In , The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[34]The Horn Book Magazine,[9]School Library Journal[35] named it of the best nonfiction children's books of the year.

Publishers Weekly named it one of the best young adult books of the year.[36]Booklist included it on their "Top of the List"[37] and "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" lists.[38]School Library Journal included the audiobook edition in their list of the top ten best audiobooks of the year.[39]

Giant Squid ()

Giant Squid, published September 27, by Roaring Brook Press and illustrated by Eric Rohmann, is a nonfiction children's book about giant squids.

Giant Squid is a Junior Library Guild book.[56] In , Horn Book Magazine[9] and the New York Public Library[57] named it one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year. In , Bank Street College of Education named it one of the best books for children ages five to nine.[58]

Honeybee ()

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, published February 4, by Neal Porter Books and illustrated by Eric Rohmann, is a nonfiction picture book about honey bees.

Honeybee is a Junior Library Guild book.[65]Publishers Weekly[66] and Shelf Awareness[67] named it one of the best picture books of , and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books[68] and Horn Book Magazine[9] included it on their list of the best nonfiction children's books of the year.

Bank Street College of Education named it a book of outstanding merit for children aged nine to twelve.[69]

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh ()

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh, published February 11, by Schwartz & Wade, is a nonfiction children's book about Charles Lindbergh.

Both the book and audiobook editions of The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh are Junior Library Guild selections.[73][74]Publishers Weekly named it one of the best young adult books of ,[75] and Booklist included it on their "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" list.[76]The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[68]Horn Book Magazine,[9] and School Library Journal[77] included it on their lists of the best nonfiction children's books of the year.

Publications

Picture books

  • Professor Ferguson Fahrenheit and his Wonderful Weather Machine ()
  • Women of the Lights (), illustrated by James Watling
  • Madame LaGrande and Her So High, to the Sky, Uproarious Pompadour (), illustrated by S.D. Schindler
  • Gabriella's Song (), illustrated by Giselle Potter
  • Westward Ho, Carlotta! (), illustrated by David Catrow
  • The Hatmaker's Sign (), illustrated by Robert A.

    Parker

  • When Agnes Caws (), illustrated by Giselle Potter
  • A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar (), illustrated by S.D. Schindler
  • Who Invited You? (), illustrated by George Booth
  • Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (), illustrated by G.

    Brian Karas

  • Boxes for Katje (), illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen
  • Smile, Lily! (), illustrated by Yumi Heo
  • Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale (), illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert
  • This Is the Baby (), illustrated by Maggie Smith
  • Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise (), illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf
  • Tippy-Tippy-Tippy
    • Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide! (), illustrated by G.

      Brian Karas

    • Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash! (), illustrated by G. Brian Karas
  • Imogene's Last Stand (), illustrated by Nancy Carpenter[83]
  • Seven Hungry Babies (), illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
  • Clever Jack Takes the Cake (), illustrated by G.

    Brian Karas

  • Oh, No! (), illustrated by Eric Rohmann[84][85]
  • Papa's Mechanical Fish (), illustrated by Boris Kolikov
  • Bulldozer
  • Go Sleep In Your Own Bed! (), illustrated by Lori Nichols
  • Emma's Circus (), illustrated by Christine Davenier
  • The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell (), illustrated by Gérard DuBois

Fiction

Non-fiction

  • Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life ()
  • Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life ()
  • The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary ()[86]
  • The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.

    T. Barnum ()

  • Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart ()
  • The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia ()
  • Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West ()
  • Giant Squid(), illustrated by Eric Rohmann
  • The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh ()

Anthologies

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