Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of children's books. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He was born in the village of Wierum, of the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands. Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
De Jong immigrated to the United States with his family in 1914. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He attended Dutch Calvinist secondary schools and Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and entered the University of Chicago, but left without graduating. Calvin College is a comprehensive Liberal arts College located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.
He held various jobs during the Great Depression, and it was at the suggestion of a local librarian that he began writing children's books. His first book The Big Goose and the Little White Duck was published in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He wrote several more books before joining the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II serving in China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National After the war he resumed writing, and for several years resided in Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. He returned for a time to Michigan. After settling in North Carolina, he returned to Michigan for the final years of his life. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
Illustrator Maurice Sendak did works for six of De Jong's books. Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Writer and Illustrator of Children's literature
De Jong died 16 July 1991. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
Awards
- Shadrach and Hurry Home Candy were both named Newbery Honor Books in 1954. The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
- The Wheel on the School was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1955. The Wheel on the School is a novel by Meindert DeJong that won the 1955 Newbery Medal for children's literature 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 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)
- The House of Sixty Fathers received the Josette Frank Award (then named the Children's Book Award of the Child Study Association) in 1956. The House of Sixty Fathers is a children's novel by Meindert DeJong first published in 1956. The Josette Frank Award is an annual children's literary award for fiction that honors a book or books of "outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was also named a Newbery Honor Book in 1957. The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
- Along Came A Dog was named a Newbery Honor Book in 1959. The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- In 1962 De Jong won the International Hans Christian Andersen Award for his contributions to literature for young people. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the "Little Nobel Prize " is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books He was the first American author to be awarded this honor.
- Journey from Peppermint Street won the National Book Award in 1969. The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Meindert De Jong at Harper Collins
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