Elise Primavera
Born	19 May 1955 (1955-05-19) (age 53) West Long Beach, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Illustrator/Author
Nationality	American
Notable work(s)	The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls
Influences Michelangelo, Howard Pyle. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls is a book written by Elise Primavera, and is her first novel Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all Howard Pyle ( March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American Illustrator and writer primarily of books for young audiences

Elise Primavera (Born 19 May 1955) is an American author and illustrator of children's novels. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 She arrived on the literary scene in 1981 as an illustrator for Atheneum, Putnam, and other publishing houses. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L G P Putnam's Sons was a major United States Book publisher based in New York City, New York. Over the course of the last three decades, she has been a prolific illustrator and has written and illustrated several well-received books of her own.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3.1 As author/illustrator 3.2 As illustrator only 4 References

Biography

Primavera was born in West Long Beach, New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. ^[1] As a young girl, her brother, whom she admired greatly as an artist, taught her to draw a tree and a simple cartoon. She began copying cartoons she found in comic books, drawing on anything she could find, including her school books, her desks, and even getting in trouble for drawing on her clothing. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Her interest in art grew more serious during the summer after she turned 11, when she contracted rheumatic fever and was confined to bed for the entire summer. Rheumatic fever is an Autoimmune inflammatory Disease which may develop two to three weeks after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as During the enforced physical inactivity, she used the time to refine her drawing ability by working through several "learn-to-draw" books. Bed rest is a Doctor's prescription to spend a longer period of time in bed Her childhood goal was to become an Olympic rider,^[2] and after she recovered from her illness and was no longer bedridden, she was rekindled her love for horseback riding. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description

During her childhood, she became an admirer of the works of great artists, particularly that of Michelangelo, as her parents had large replicas of his paintings that she particularly enjoyed. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all She specifically credits the period when she was ill for motivating her to develop her artistic skills in a serious way. She also enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle, an artist she discovered on a trip to the college art museum. Howard Pyle ( March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American Illustrator and writer primarily of books for young audiences An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. ^[3] After a visit to an art museum during college, she set aside her dream of becoming an Olympian to focus full-time on becoming an artist. ^[4] Primavera lived for a time in Red Bank, New Jersey^[5], but she currently resides in New York City. The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908 The City of New York She is not married. ^[6]

Career

While Primavera displayed an interest in art from a very young age, she has said in Talking With Artists, "I can't say I ever really dreamed I'd grow up to be an artist. " Instead, she had focused from a young age on becoming an Olympic horseback rider. Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France During college, she turned her artistic talents to fashion illustration, but she realized quickly that beginning a career in this field was very difficult. Fashion Illustration is the communication of fashion designs through drawing ^[7] After college, she gave up this pursuit, and decided to become an artist. Her first published work appeared in 1981, with the release of The Mermaid's Cape and The Snug Little House, which she illustrated. Her first work as an author, Basil and Maggie, was published in 1983.

Primavera has stated that she gets her best ideas while taking showers. She wrote the book Auntie Claus in 1999, after one such "shower session. "^[8] According to the New York Times, her illustrations in that book "brim with fantastic energy" and, in fact, were of such quality that dioramas based upon the illustrations appeared in the window of the flagship Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Manhattan. Saks Fifth Avenue is an upscale American Department store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ^[9] In 2005, Primavera was chosen to create the art for the White House's Holiday Program. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Her first novel-length work, The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls, was released in 2006, and in recent years, she has been very prolific, releasing two books in the Fred and Anthony series in 2007, with two more set to be released in 2008. The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls is a book written by Elise Primavera, and is her first novel She is also working on another book about the Gumm Street Girls.

Bibliography

Bibliography courtesy of isbndb. com. ^[10]

As author/illustrator

Basil and Maggie, c. 1983, Lippincott
Ralph's Frozen Tale, c. 1991, Putnam
The Three Dots, c. 1993, Putnam
Plantpet, c. 1994, Putnam and Gosset Group.
Auntie Claus, c. 1999, Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace.
Tatie Noël, c. 2001, Milan.
Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas, c. 2002, Silver Whistle/Harcourt.
The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls, c. 2006, Harper Collins
Fred and Anthony Escape from the Netherworld, (As Esile Arevamirp), c. 2007, Hyperion.
Fred and Anthony Meet the Super-de-Germ-O Zombie, (As Esile Arevamirp), c. 2007, Hyperion.
Fred & Anthony Meet the Heinie Goblins from the Black Lagoon, (As Esile Arevamirp), c. 2008, Hyperion.
Fred & Anthony's Horrible, Hideous Back-to-School Thriller, (As Esile Arevamirp), to be released on 29 July 2008, by Hyperion. ^[11]

As illustrator only

The Mermaid's Cape, by Margaret K. Wetterer, c. 1981, Atheneum.
The Snug Little House, by Eils Moorehouse Lewis, c. 1981, Atheneum.
Surprise in the Mountains, by Natalie Savage Carlson, c. 1983, Harper & Row.
Uncle George Washington and Harriet's Guitar, by Miriam Anne Bourne, c. 1983, Coward McCann.
The Bollo Caper, by Art Buchwald, c. Arthur Buchwald (October 20 1925 &ndash January 17 2007 was an American humorist best known for his long-running column that he wrote in The 1983, Putnam.
Grandma's House, by Elaine Moore, c. 1985, Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books.
Make Way for Sam Houston, by Jean Fritz, c. 1986, Putnam.
Hobie Hanson, You're Weird, by Jamie Gilson, c. 1987, Pocket Books.
Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit Her Family, by Patricia Lee Gaugh, c. 1987, Putnam.
Best Witches: Poems for Halloween, by Jane Yolen, c. Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American Author and editor of almost 300 books 1988, Putnam.
Double Dog Dare, by Jamie Gilson, c. 1988, Pocket Books.
Grandma's Promise, by Elaine Moore, c. 1988, Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books.
Christina Katerina and the Great Bear Train, by Patricia Lee Gaugh, c. 1990, Putnam.
Moe the Dog in Tropical Paradise, by Diane Stanley, c. 1992, Putnam.
Santa and Alex, by Delis Ephron, c. 1993, Little Brown & Company.
Woe is Moe, by Diane Stanley, c. 1995, Putnam.
Jack, Skinny Bones, and the Golden Pancakes, by M. C. Helldorfer, c. 1996, Viking.
Wowo, the Radio Dog, by Kevin McCloskey, c. 1996, William Morrow & Company.
Moonlight Kite, by Helen Elizabeth Buckley, c. 1997, Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books.
Raising Dragons, by Jerdine Nolen, c. 1998, Silver Whistle.
Hewitt Anderson's Big Life, by Jerdine Nolen, c. 2001, Harcourt Children's Books.

References

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