Ann Rockwell:
Anne Rockwell (1934-2018) created 200 beloved picture books, as author, illustrator and collaborator during a prolific career that lasted six decades. Her topics ranged from board books for babies to biographies for young adults. She was a self taught artist who also made sculptures, needlepoint tapestries, and fine art paintings in oil and watercolor. She collaborated as author with many illustrators, including her husband, Harlow Rockwell and her daughter, Lizzy Rockwell.
Selected titles include: Apples and Pumpkins (illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell), Bugs Are Insects (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1, illustrated by Steve Jenkins), Clouds (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1, illustrated by Frane Lesac),Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2, illustrated by Paul Meisel) They Called Her Molly Pitcher, (illustrated by Cynthia Von Buhler) Only Passing Through, The Story of Sojourner Truth (illustrated by R. Gregory Christie), Library Day, Zoo Day, Hiking Day (all illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell)