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Happy 90th, Mary Ann Hoberman! (Poet: The Llama Who Had No Pajama, 1998)
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leno...@yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2020, 5:40:42 PM8/12/20
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She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
She's been writing for children since 1957, but her first novel,
"Strawberry Hill," was published in 2009.
"Of all my books my favorite is a tiny one, long out of print, called
Hello and Good-by. It contains many of my early and still favorite
poems and is illustrated with simple line drawings by my husband
Norman. I specifically asked that it be small enough for a little
child's hands, a somewhat unusual format in those days."
http://www.maryannhoberman.com/
(her site)
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=171610
(Poem: "Brother")
http://www.google.com/search?q=mary+hoberman&tbo=p&tbs=vid%3A1&source=vgc&hl=en&aq=f
(several videos)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mary+hoberman+interview&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
(quite a few interviews, including at least two on video)
Also the author of the series "You Read to Me, I'll Read to You." (Not
to be confused with John Ciardi's poetry book illustrated by
Edward Gorey. There are other books by that name too.)
I first heard of her in "Cricket" in the 1970s - the poem was "Yellow
Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, Black Bread."
WRITINGS:
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
* Not Enough Beds for the Babies, illustrated by Helen Spyer,
Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1965.
* A Little Book of Little Beasts, illustrated by Peter Parnall,
Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1973.
* The Looking Book, illustrated by Jerry Joyner, Knopf (New York,
NY), 1973.
* The Raucous Auk, illustrated by Joseph Low, Viking (New York,
NY), 1973.
* Nuts to You and Nuts to Me, illustrated by Ronni Solbert, Knopf
(New York, NY), 1974.
* I Like Old Clothes, illustrated by Jacqueline Chwast, Knopf (New
York, NY), 1976.
* Bugs, illustrated by Victoria Chess, Viking (New York, NY),
1976.
* Yellow Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, Black Bread: Poems,
illustrated by Chaya Burstein, Viking (New York, NY), 1981.
* The Cozy Book, illustrated by Tony Chen, Viking (New York, NY),
1982.
* Mr. and Mrs. Muddle, illustrated by Catharine O'Neill, Little,
Brown (Boston, MA), 1988.
* A Fine Fat Pig, and Other Animal Poems, illustrated by Malcah
Zeldis, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991.
* Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family
Poems, illustrated by Marilyn Hafner, Little, Brown (Boston, MA),
1991.
* (Editor) My Song Is Beautiful: Poems and Pictures in Many
Voices, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1994.
* One of Each, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, Little, Brown
(Boston, MA), 1997.
* The Seven Silly Eaters, illustrated by Marla Frazee, Harcourt
(San Diego, CA), 1997.
* Miss Mary Mack: A Hand-clapping Rhyme, illustrated by Nadine
Bernard Westcott, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1998.
* And to Think That We Thought We Would Never Be Friends,
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, Crown (New York, NY), 1999.
* The Eensy-Weensy Spider, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2000.
* There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan, Little, Brown
(Boston, MA), 2001.
* It's Simple, Said Simon, illustrated by Meilo So, Knopf (New
York, NY), 2001.
* Bill Grogan's Goat, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2002.
* The Marvelous Mouse Man, illustrated by Laura Forman, Harcourt
(San Diego, CA), 2002.
* The Looking Book, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith, Little,
Brown (Boston, MA), 2002.
* Right Outside My Window, illustrated by Nicholas Wilton, Mondo
(New York, NY), 2002.
* Whose Garden Is It?, illustrated by Jane Dyer, Harcourt (San
Diego, CA), 2004.
* (Editor) Nadine Bernard Westcott, I Know an Old Lady Who
Swallowed a Fly, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004.
* (With Nadine Bernard Westcott) Sing-along Stories 3: More
Favorite Songs to Sing Together, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2005.
* I'm Going to Grandma's, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke, Harcourt
(Orlando, FL), 2007.
* Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, illustrated by Jenny Mattheson, Little,
Brown (New York, NY), 2007.
* All Kinds of Families, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, Little,
Brown (New York, NY), 2009.
* Strawberry Hill, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2009.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS; ILLUSTRATIONS BY HUSBAND, NORMAN HOBERMAN
* All My Shoes Come in Two's, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1957.
* How Do I Go?, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1958.
* Hello and Good-by, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1959.
* What Jim Knew, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1963.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS; ILLUSTRATIONS BY BETTY FRASER
* A House Is a House for Me, Viking (New York, NY), 1978.
* The Cozy Book, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1995.
* The Llama Who Had No Pajama, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1998.
"YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ TO YOU" SERIES; ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL
EMBERLEY
* Very Short Stories to Read Together, Little, Brown (Boston, MA),
2002.
* Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together, Little, Brown (Boston,
MA), 2004.
* Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together, Little, Brown
(Boston, MA), 2005.
* Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together, Little, Brown (Boston,
MA), 2007.
She's been writing for children since 1957, but her first novel,
"Strawberry Hill," was published in 2009.
"Of all my books my favorite is a tiny one, long out of print, called
Hello and Good-by. It contains many of my early and still favorite
poems and is illustrated with simple line drawings by my husband
Norman. I specifically asked that it be small enough for a little
child's hands, a somewhat unusual format in those days."
http://www.maryannhoberman.com/
(her site)
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=171610
(Poem: "Brother")
http://www.google.com/search?q=mary+hoberman&tbo=p&tbs=vid%3A1&source=vgc&hl=en&aq=f
(several videos)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mary+hoberman+interview&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
(quite a few interviews, including at least two on video)
Also the author of the series "You Read to Me, I'll Read to You." (Not
to be confused with John Ciardi's poetry book illustrated by
Edward Gorey. There are other books by that name too.)
I first heard of her in "Cricket" in the 1970s - the poem was "Yellow
Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, Black Bread."
WRITINGS:
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
* Not Enough Beds for the Babies, illustrated by Helen Spyer,
Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1965.
* A Little Book of Little Beasts, illustrated by Peter Parnall,
Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1973.
* The Looking Book, illustrated by Jerry Joyner, Knopf (New York,
NY), 1973.
* The Raucous Auk, illustrated by Joseph Low, Viking (New York,
NY), 1973.
* Nuts to You and Nuts to Me, illustrated by Ronni Solbert, Knopf
(New York, NY), 1974.
* I Like Old Clothes, illustrated by Jacqueline Chwast, Knopf (New
York, NY), 1976.
* Bugs, illustrated by Victoria Chess, Viking (New York, NY),
1976.
* Yellow Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, Black Bread: Poems,
illustrated by Chaya Burstein, Viking (New York, NY), 1981.
* The Cozy Book, illustrated by Tony Chen, Viking (New York, NY),
1982.
* Mr. and Mrs. Muddle, illustrated by Catharine O'Neill, Little,
Brown (Boston, MA), 1988.
* A Fine Fat Pig, and Other Animal Poems, illustrated by Malcah
Zeldis, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991.
* Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family
Poems, illustrated by Marilyn Hafner, Little, Brown (Boston, MA),
1991.
* (Editor) My Song Is Beautiful: Poems and Pictures in Many
Voices, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1994.
* One of Each, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, Little, Brown
(Boston, MA), 1997.
* The Seven Silly Eaters, illustrated by Marla Frazee, Harcourt
(San Diego, CA), 1997.
* Miss Mary Mack: A Hand-clapping Rhyme, illustrated by Nadine
Bernard Westcott, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1998.
* And to Think That We Thought We Would Never Be Friends,
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, Crown (New York, NY), 1999.
* The Eensy-Weensy Spider, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2000.
* There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan, Little, Brown
(Boston, MA), 2001.
* It's Simple, Said Simon, illustrated by Meilo So, Knopf (New
York, NY), 2001.
* Bill Grogan's Goat, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2002.
* The Marvelous Mouse Man, illustrated by Laura Forman, Harcourt
(San Diego, CA), 2002.
* The Looking Book, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith, Little,
Brown (Boston, MA), 2002.
* Right Outside My Window, illustrated by Nicholas Wilton, Mondo
(New York, NY), 2002.
* Whose Garden Is It?, illustrated by Jane Dyer, Harcourt (San
Diego, CA), 2004.
* (Editor) Nadine Bernard Westcott, I Know an Old Lady Who
Swallowed a Fly, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004.
* (With Nadine Bernard Westcott) Sing-along Stories 3: More
Favorite Songs to Sing Together, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2005.
* I'm Going to Grandma's, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke, Harcourt
(Orlando, FL), 2007.
* Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, illustrated by Jenny Mattheson, Little,
Brown (New York, NY), 2007.
* All Kinds of Families, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, Little,
Brown (New York, NY), 2009.
* Strawberry Hill, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2009.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS; ILLUSTRATIONS BY HUSBAND, NORMAN HOBERMAN
* All My Shoes Come in Two's, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1957.
* How Do I Go?, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1958.
* Hello and Good-by, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1959.
* What Jim Knew, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1963.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS; ILLUSTRATIONS BY BETTY FRASER
* A House Is a House for Me, Viking (New York, NY), 1978.
* The Cozy Book, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1995.
* The Llama Who Had No Pajama, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1998.
"YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ TO YOU" SERIES; ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL
EMBERLEY
* Very Short Stories to Read Together, Little, Brown (Boston, MA),
2002.
* Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together, Little, Brown (Boston,
MA), 2004.
* Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together, Little, Brown
(Boston, MA), 2005.
* Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together, Little, Brown (Boston,
MA), 2007.
leno...@yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2020, 5:46:38 PM8/12/20
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-ann-hoberman
(brief bio, with photo)
https://www.maryannhoberman.com/pages/books.html
(book covers)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Hoberman
Excerpts:
1978 National Book Award (A House Is a House for Me)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoberman_sphere
(the Hoberman sphere, invented by her son Chuck)
"A Hoberman sphere is an isokinetic structure patented by Chuck Hoberman that resembles a geodesic dome, but is capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints. Colorful plastic versions have become popular as children's toys: several toy sizes exist, with the original design capable of expanding from 5.9 inches (15 cm) in diameter to 30 inches (76 cm)."
(brief bio, with photo)
https://www.maryannhoberman.com/pages/books.html
(book covers)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Hoberman
Excerpts:
1978 National Book Award (A House Is a House for Me)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoberman_sphere
(the Hoberman sphere, invented by her son Chuck)
"A Hoberman sphere is an isokinetic structure patented by Chuck Hoberman that resembles a geodesic dome, but is capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints. Colorful plastic versions have become popular as children's toys: several toy sizes exist, with the original design capable of expanding from 5.9 inches (15 cm) in diameter to 30 inches (76 cm)."
leno...@yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2020, 5:51:13 PM8/12/20
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https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/mary-ann-hoberman/
(23 Kirkus reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17544.Mary_Ann_Hoberman
(reader reviews)
Lenona.
(23 Kirkus reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17544.Mary_Ann_Hoberman
(reader reviews)
Lenona.
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