- Phoebe Gilman
Phoebe Gilman (
April 4 ,1940 –August 29 ,2002 ) was an American children's book author and illustrator.Born in
The Bronx ,New York , she lived inEurope ,Israel , and finally settled inCanada in 1972.She attended the
High School of Art and Design , spent a brief time atHumber College and went toArt Students League of New York . Gilman taught for fifteen years at theOntario College of Art .Phoebe Gilman died of
leukemia at age 62. She was survived by her husband, three children, and two grandchildren.Bibliography
*"The Balloon Tree." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1984.
*"Jillian Jiggs." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1985.
*"Little Blue Ben." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1986.
*"Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1987.
*"Grandma and the Pirates." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1990.
*"Something From Nothing." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1992.
*"Once Upon a Golden Apple." Toronto: Penguin, 1991. (illustrator)
*"Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue." Markham, Ontario: Scholastic, 1993.
*"The Gypsy Princess." North Winds Press, 1995.External links
* [http://www.phoebegilman.com/home.html Official website]
* [http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/k6/gilman.html Biography]
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