Adrienne Adams (1906–2002)
Author of The Easter Egg Artists
About the Author
Works by Adrienne Adams
Associated Works
The River Bank from the Wind in the Willows (1977) — Illustrator, some editions — 58 copies, 1 review
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- Other names
- Anderson, Adrienne Adams
- Birthdate
- 1906-02-10
- Date of death
- 2002-12-03
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Stephens College ( [1925])
University of Missouri
American School of Design - Occupations
- artist
- Awards and honors
- Caldecott Honors (1960 + 1962)
Rutgers Award (1973)
University of Southern Mississippi's Medallion, 1977 - Relationships
- Anderson, John Lonzo (husband)
- Short biography
- Adrienne Adams (February 10, 1906 - December 3, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator. She won two Caldecott Honors (in 1960 and 1962) and in 1973 she was awarded the Rutgers Award for overall contributions to children’s literature. In 1977, she won a University of Southern Mississippi Medallion.
She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and grew up in Oklahoma. She obtained a BA at Stephens College (where she was awarded the Alumnae Achievement Award in 1964), then attended the University of Missouri before moving to New York in 1929 to study at the American School of Design. Until 1949 she was a free-lance designer of displays, murals, textiles, greeting cards. She married children's book writer John Anderson in 1935 and in 1942 illustrated one of his books, Bag of Smoke, thereby beginning her career as an illustrator. She went full-time as an illustrator in 1952. In total she illustrated more than 30 books, from titles by contemporary authors such as Rumer Godden, Irwin Shapiro and Aileen Fisher to the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
- Places of residence
- Glen Gardner, New Jersey, USA
Oklahoma, USA - Place of death
- Rolla, Missouri, USA
- Burial location
- Jarrett Cemetery, Ellijay, Georgia, USA
- Map Location
- USA
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Reviews
The woodland witches who first appeared in Adrienne Adams' A Woggle of Witches return in this adorable Halloween picture-book (they're even sleeping in the same hammocks, strung between the trees!), inviting a group of children to a holiday extravaganza. With a pumpkin tower built around a tree, delightful treats like toad tarts, and a special aerial surprise at the end, the witch's gathering turns out to be one Halloween happening that the young guests will never forget!
Unsurprisingly, show more given my fondness for her work, I really enjoyed Adrienne Adams' illustrations in A Halloween Happening, particularly the scene in which the witches are just waking up (in those hammocks! how I love the idea of those witchy hammocks!), and the one in which the children climb the inside of the pumpkin tower, in their wonderful trick-or-treating costumes. That said, the narrative here leaves a little bit to be desired, consisting almost entirely of dialogue. I'm not sure, really, that it makes for that engaging a story. Still, Adrienne Adams' fans will enjoying poring over the artwork! show less
Unsurprisingly, show more given my fondness for her work, I really enjoyed Adrienne Adams' illustrations in A Halloween Happening, particularly the scene in which the witches are just waking up (in those hammocks! how I love the idea of those witchy hammocks!), and the one in which the children climb the inside of the pumpkin tower, in their wonderful trick-or-treating costumes. That said, the narrative here leaves a little bit to be desired, consisting almost entirely of dialogue. I'm not sure, really, that it makes for that engaging a story. Still, Adrienne Adams' fans will enjoying poring over the artwork! show less
The marvelously talented Adrienne Adams - an artist whose Halloween fare, from A Woggle of Witches to A Halloween Happening, is deliciously creepy - here turns her attention to the holiday of Easter, and the result is a picture-book that is sweetly adorable, without being at all cutesy or overdone. The story of the Abbotts - Father Abbott, Mother Abbott, and Orson Abbott - and the process whereby young Orson becomes passionately involved in his parents' calling as Easter Egg artists, was show more simply delightful, from the opening page - "There are Abbotts and there are Abbotts. These Abbotts are rabbits. The rabbit Abbotts make the designs on Easter eggs." - onward.
Not only was the narrative of The Easter Egg Artists involving, and likely to keep young readers entertained - children will be tickled at this story of a youngster who surpasses even his parents (and this despite their worries about him!) - but the gorgeous pastel artwork was just breathtaking. I've raved about Adams' work before, but I don't think I had hitherto fully appreciated the softer side of her work. This is just a charming book, in every respect, and one that I highly recommend to anyone looking for lighthearted (as opposed to religious) Easter stories, or who is a fan of the artist. show less
Not only was the narrative of The Easter Egg Artists involving, and likely to keep young readers entertained - children will be tickled at this story of a youngster who surpasses even his parents (and this despite their worries about him!) - but the gorgeous pastel artwork was just breathtaking. I've raved about Adams' work before, but I don't think I had hitherto fully appreciated the softer side of her work. This is just a charming book, in every respect, and one that I highly recommend to anyone looking for lighthearted (as opposed to religious) Easter stories, or who is a fan of the artist. show less
"In a dark, dense forest the witches live, sleeping safely in the branches of tall trees," begins this deliciously creepy picture-book, written and illustrated by the marvelous Adrienne Adams, whose artwork can also be found in many of the vintage editions of Rumer Godden's work (books like The Story of Holly and Ivy, and Candy Floss) that I have on my shelves.
The simple narrative follows the witches as they hold a woodland feast, fly off to the moon together, and return home, exhausted but show more happy. The full-color illustrations are absolutely spell-binding (pun intended!), sometimes creepy, sometimes adorable! I loved the scene in which the witches sleep, swinging in hammocks strung between the trees, or the one in which they circle an obviously dubious moon. A Woggle of Witches is one I would have enjoyed poring over, as a girl, and I recommend it to all young readers who loved witchy books! show less
The simple narrative follows the witches as they hold a woodland feast, fly off to the moon together, and return home, exhausted but show more happy. The full-color illustrations are absolutely spell-binding (pun intended!), sometimes creepy, sometimes adorable! I loved the scene in which the witches sleep, swinging in hammocks strung between the trees, or the one in which they circle an obviously dubious moon. A Woggle of Witches is one I would have enjoyed poring over, as a girl, and I recommend it to all young readers who loved witchy books! show less
The witches are frightened by strange creatures on the night of their special celebration.
From its adorable title to its whimsical art, A Woggle of Witches is just plain ol' FUN.
My favorite part was the endingin which the trick-or-treaters scare the witches which flipped the ordinary expectation of who scares who and what's scary on Halloween.
I wish I would've known about this book when I was a little kid.
4.5 stars
From its adorable title to its whimsical art, A Woggle of Witches is just plain ol' FUN.
My favorite part was the ending
I wish I would've known about this book when I was a little kid.
4.5 stars
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