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Cynthia Rylant (born June 6, 1954) is an American author. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Missing May is a children's book the recipient of the 1993 Newbery Medal. The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA to the author of the The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA

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Life and career

Rylant was born in Hopewell, Virginia. Hopewell is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her parents divorced when she was four years old, and she was sent to live with her grandparents in Cool Ridge, West Virginia, while her mother attended nursing school. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Four years later, she moved back with her mother, who had relocated to Beaver, West Virginia. Little is known about the small town of Beaver in southern West Virginia but much to tell about this majestic wonderland She had little contact with her father, and he died when she was thirteen years old. [1]

Growing up in the Appalachian region of the U. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. S. during the 1960s, Rylant lived in a very depressed economic environment. Her grandparents lived a rustic life, with no electricity, running water or automobile. [2] As a result, she never saw children's books as a child, reading mainly comic books, enjoying the outdoors and falling in love with Paul McCartney and Robert Kennedy, whom she met during his presidential campaign. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a She was not introduced to the genre of children's books until she was 23 years old, working in a library. However her childhood was the major influence on her works, and most of them deal with life in the Appalachian region.

Rylant earned a B.A. degree from Morris Harvey College (now the University of Charleston) in 1975 and a M.A. degree from Marshall University in 1976. The University of Charleston is a private university in Charleston West Virginia, United States of over 1000 students Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Unable to find a job in her field after completing college, she first worked as a waitress and later as a librarian at the Akron Public Library, where she became acquainted with children's books. She wrote her first book, When I Was Young in the Mountains, in 1982, based on her experiences as a young child living in the country with her grandparents. When I Was Young in the Mountains is a 1982 children's book It was the first book written by Cynthia Rylant, who has written over 60 children's books such as The picture book, which Rylant later said took her an hour to complete, earned an American Book Award in 1982 and was a Caldecott Honor Book. The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. She earned a Masters in Library Science degree from Kent State University in 1981. Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university

Rylant followed her inaugural effort with six more picture books. Her 1983 book, Miss Maggie, deals with themes of aging. Her 1986 book, The Relatives Came, describes how she slept on the floor when company visited. After these, in 1987, she published the first of her popular Henry and Mudge series books, Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures. Since then, she has published additional picture books, 34 Henry and Mudge books (about Henry, a little boy, who has no one to play with until he gets a dog. Mudge grows from a tiny puppy into an 180-pound companion), books for older readers, including young adult novels and story collections, and collections of poetry. Her critically praised 2004 picture book, Long Night Moon, describes the different moons that Native American cultures use to mark the changing seasons. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. 1995's The Van Gogh Cafe is one of the author's favorites.

Her books often deal with the joys and hardships of family life,[1] with animals and the outdoors, espcially in the Appalachian region, and her characters are often loners or people facing hardships. Her 1991 non-fiction book, Appalachia; The Voices of Sleeping Birds, is a vivid picture of life in Appalachia. Rylant became interested in writing poetry when she read some poetry in college by David Huddle. David Huddle (Born 11 July, 1942) is an American multi-genre writer She said of his Paper Boy, that the strong characters were "People whose lives are hard but are proud of who and what they are. "[2]

In 1993, Rylant donated her manuscripts to the library of Kent State University, where she had received her library science degree. She then relocated to Eugene, Oregon, where she still resides with her partner since 1989, Dav Pilkey (an author/illustrator). The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, She has a son, Nathaniel, from her first marriage.

Honors

Rylant has received a number of awards and honors for her work. A Fine White Dust (1987) won a Newbery Honor, and Missing May (1993) won a Newbery Medal. The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA Missing May is a children's book the recipient of the 1993 Newbery Medal. The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA to the author of the When I Was Young in the Mountains (1982) and The Relatives Came (1985), received the ALSC Caldecott Award. The Relatives Came and Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds (1991) are each Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Books, as is Missing May, which deals with the loss of a loved one. A Kindness (1988), Soda Jerk (1990), and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories about Love (1990) have each been named a "Best Book of the Year for Young Adults" by the American Library Association. The American Library Association ( ALA) is a group based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally

Works

Series titles

Annie and Snowball Series
Cobble Street Cousins Series
The Everyday Series
Henry and Mudge Series
The High Rise Private Eyes Series;
Little Whistle Series
Mr. Putter and Tabby Series
Poppleton Series

Autobiography

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Cynthia Rylant" biography from the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library at West Virginia Wesleyan College
  2. ^ a b Ramsey, Inez and Herb Wilburn. "Cynthia Rylant", Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators, Internet School Library Media Center

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