Margaret H. Lippert
Margaret H. Lippert | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 12, 1942
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Education | Swarthmore College Teachers College, Columbia University (EdD) |
Spouse | Alan |
Children | 2 |
Parents | John Hodgkin Ruth Walenta Hodgkin |
Website | |
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Margaret H. Lippert (born June 12, 1942) is an American author of books and anthologies drawing from the folklore and storytelling traditions of cultures from around the world.
Early life and career
Margaret H. Lippert was born in
Lippert matriculated at
Lippert spent the next decade teaching in New York City and the surrounding areas, using storytelling as a foundation for much of her classroom instruction. She received her Ed. D. in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1983 and wrote her dissertation on the use of storytelling in the classroom.[3]
Writing career
Lippert is the author of 22 books, including 9 anthologies and 13 books for children and young adults.[4] Her first book was published in 1988.[5]
Much of Lippert’s body of work draws from the storytelling and folklore traditions of Africa, Latin America, and Asia. After moving from New York to the Seattle area in 1990, she began a collaboration with Won-Ldy Paye, a Liberian storyteller from the Dan tribe tradition.[6] Her most recent books grew out of this partnership, and are co-authored by Paye.[7][8][9][10]
Lippert has worked with illustrators, including Caldecott Medal Winners Leo and Diane Dillon (Why the Moon is in the Sky),[11] Ashley Bryan (Why Leopard Has Spots),[10] and Julie Paschkis (Head, Body, Legs; Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile; and The Talking Vegetables).[12]
Lippert's awards include: The Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award for Outstanding Writing in Picture Books (Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile, 2004);
Later career
Lippert currently resides in Mercer Island, Washington, with her husband Alan. Her two daughters, Jocelyn Ruth (b. 1982) and Dawn Samantha (b. 1984), live in Washington D.C.
Lippert continues to write, tell stories at schools and libraries, and teach writing for children as a professor at the University of Washington Extension School.[18] She also serves as an adjunct professor in the Lesley University Creative Arts In Learning program, teaching the use of storytelling in elementary education.[19]
In 2007, Head, Body, Legs was chosen as the "We Share a Story" book of the year, to be read in 23 countries on 6 continents.[20] After hearing the story, children in each country decorated and cut out body part pieces that will be brought together to make paper people with parts from different countries and sent back to the children’s schools. Lippert traveled to Australia, Denmark, Norway and England as part of the program.
Philosophy
Lippert believes in the power of storytelling to infuse energy and imagination into the lives of children, both at school and at home. Her books and teaching draw from her lifetime of experience using storytelling to inspire children, and seek to build community by reinvigorating the spirit of the oral tradition.[21]
Works
Books for children
- The Talking Vegetables, Holt, 2006 (co-authored by Won-Ldy Paye and illustrated by Julie Paschkis)
- Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile, Holt, 2003 (co-authored by Won-Ldy Paye and illustrated by Julie Paschkis)
- Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia, Holt, 2002 (co-authored by Won-Ldy Paye and illustrated by Julie Paschkis)
- Finist the Falcon: A Russian Legend, Troll, 1996 (illustrated by Dave Albers)
- The Sea Serpents’s Daughter: A Brazilian Legend, Troll, 1993 (illustrated by Felipe Davalos)
- Why the Moon Is in the Sky: An African Folk Tale, Macmillan, 1988 (illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon)
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Macmillan, 1988 (illustrated by Jan Pyk)
- The Clever Turtle, Macmillan, 1988 (illustrated by Ray Cruz)
- The Little Red Hen, Macmillan, 1988 (illustrated by Mary Jane Begin)
- The Three Bears, Macmillan, 1988 (illustrated by Lulu Delacre)
- Timimoto, Macmillan, 1988 (illustrated by Kathy Mitchell)
Young adult books
Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia, Fulcrum, 1998 (co-authored by Won-Ldy Paye and illustrated by Ashley Bryan)
Teaching anthologies
Teacher’s Read-Aloud Anthologies, Volumes K-12, Macmillan/Mc-Graw Hill, 1993
References
- ^ Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Official Documentation of Founding Bryn Gweled Buildings
- ^ Swarthmore College Bulletin Archived 2008-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Teachers College at Columbia University database of alumni dissertations
- ^ Amazon.com
- ^ Lippert, Margaret H. (1998). Timimoto. Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program.
- ^ Won-Ldy Paye's Home Page
- ISBN 0-8050-7742-1.
- ISBN 0-8050-7047-8.
- ISBN 0-8050-7890-8
- ^ ISBN 1-55591-991-X
- ^ Lippert, Margaret H. (1998). Why the Moon Is In the Sky. Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program
- ^ Julie Paschkis' Home Page Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charlotte Zolotow Award List of Winners and Honor Books Archived 2007-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chapman Awards
- ^ Association for Library Service to Children Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aesop Accolade Award Winner List Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ African Studies Association Book Awards Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ University of Washington Extension School
- ^ Lesley University Creative Arts in Learning Program
- ^ "We Share a Story". Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Margaret H. Lippert's Home Page