Jeanette Winter
, b. 1939
Jeanette Winter was born in Chicago in 1939 where she attended the Art Institute of Chicago University. She got married to Roger Winter, an American artist painter. She writes mostly about prominent women in history, and for children. Jeannette Winter received awards such as the New York Times Best Illustrated Book citation and the designation as Notable children’s Trade Book in Language Art. She is the author of many self-illustrated books including My Baby (2001), The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq (2005), Following the Drinking Gourd (2008), Kali’s Song (2012), Manuk the Ice Bear (2016) and Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet (2019).
Sources:
Biography.jrank.org (accessed: June 21, 2022);
Katherine Handcock, “A Mighty Girl Creators Series: Interview with Jeanette Winter, Author and Illustrator”, posted on April 6, 2013 (accessed: June 21, 2022).
Bio prepared by Eleanor A. Dasi, University of Yaoundé I, wandasi5@yahoo.com
Questionnaire
Interview with Jeanette Winter is available at amightygirl.com (accessed: June 21, 2022).
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