Betsy Hearne
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General Information
Pen Name: None
Genre: Fiction - Children; Poetry
Born: in N/A
Website: http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~ehearne/
Email: ehearne@illinois.edu
Illinois Connection
Hearne studied children's literature and folklore, got a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago's Graduate Library School, and became a professor. She lives in Urbana, Illinois.
Biographical and Professional Information
Betsy Hearne is former Director of The Center for Children's Books and a professor emerita in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she taught children's literature and storytelling for many years.
She is the author of numerous articles and books, including Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsense Guide, the folktale anthology Beauties and Beasts, fiction for both children and young adults, and picture books—one of which, Seven Brave Women, won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. The former children's book editor of Booklist and of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, she has reviewed books for almost forty years and contributes regularly to The Horn Book Magazine.
Hearne has been president of the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People, and chair of the American Library Association’s Caldecott Award Committee. She received a National Teaching Award from the Association of Library and Information Science Education; the 2009 Anne Devereaux Jordan Award from the Children’s Literature Association; and from the University of Illinois, a University Scholar Award and a Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award.
Published Works
- South Star, Atheneum, 1977
- Home, Atheneum, 1979
- Choosing Books for Children, A Commonsense Guide, Delacorte, 1981
- Eli`s Ghost, Simon & Schuster, 1987
- Polaroid and Other Poems of View, Macmillan, 1991
- Eliza`s Dog, Simon and Schuster, 1996
- Seven Brave Women, Greenwillow Books, 1997
- Whose in the Hall, A Mystery in Four Chapters, Greenwillow, 2000
- Wishes, Kisses and Pigs, Simon & Schuster, 2001
- The Canine Connection, Stories About Dogs and People, Simon & Schuster, 2003
Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
South StarISBN: 0689500912 Release Date: 1977-09 |
HomeISBN: 0689501145 Release Date: 1983-10 |
 | Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsense GuideISBN: 0252069285 Release Date: 2000-05-19 |
Eli's GhostISBN: 0689504209 Release Date: 1987-03-31 |
 | PolaroidISBN: 0689505302 Release Date: 1991-03-30 |
 | Eliza's DogISBN: 068980704X Release Date: 1996-04-01 |
 | Seven Brave WomenISBN: 0060799218 Release Date: 2006-01-24 |
 | Who's in the Hall?: A Mystery in Four ChaptersISBN: 0688162614 Release Date: 2000-08-31 |
Wishes, Kisses, and PigsISBN: 0606292683 Release Date: 2003-10 |
 | The Canine Connection: Stories about Dogs and PeopleISBN: 1416968172 Release Date: 2007-11-27 |
Literary Awards
Jane Addams Children's Book Award and Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book for Seven Brave Women
Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award
Best Children's Book Award
Anne Izard Award
Parents Choice Award
Carl Sandburg Award
Anne Devereaux Jordan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature from Children’s Literature Association in 2009
Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
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External Links
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