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Stephen Wilkins Jenkins
Born (1952-03-31) March 31, 1952 (age 72)
Hickory, North Carolina
DiedDecember 26, 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 69)
Boulder, Colorado
Alma materNorth Carolina State University
SpouseRobin Page

Stephen Wilkins Jenkins (March 31, 1952  – December 26, 2021)[1][2] was an American children's book author. He illustrated, wrote, and art-directed over 80 books.[1][2]

Biography

Jenkins was born March 31, 1952, in Hickory, North Carolina, to Alvin and Margaret Jenkins.[1][2] His father, who was a physics professor and astronomer, did research and taught at various universities, so he spent much of his childhood moving from one city to the next.[1]

He received a bachelor's and master's from the School of Design at North Carolina State University (NCSU).[1] During his time at NCSU, he met his wife, Robin Page.[1] After graduating, the couple moved to New York City, and in 1982, founded their own graphic design firm, Jenkins & Page.[1] In 1994, they moved to Boulder, Colorado.[1]

Jenkins's debut book, Duck’s Breath and Mouse Pie, was published in 1994.[1]

Jenkins died on December 26, 2021, of a

splenic artery aneurysm,[1] in Boulder, Colorado.[2]

Awards and honors

Forty-four of Jenkins's books are Junior Library Guild selections.[3]

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books included the following books in their lists of the best books of the year: How to Swallow a Pig (2015)[4] and Animals by the Numbers (2016).[5] The Horn Book Magazine has included the following books in their lists of the best children's nonfiction books of the year: The Top of the World (1999), Life on Earth (2002), Invisible Allies (2005), and The Animal Book (2013).[6]

Awards for Jenkins's books
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1998 Animal Dads (as illus.) NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [7]
1999 Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor [7]
2000 The Top of the World NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor [8]
2002 Animals In Flight NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [8]
2004 What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (as illus.) Caldecott Medal Honor [9][10]
2005 Actual Size NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor [8]
2006 Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [11]
2007 Animal Poems (as illus.) Cybils Award for Poetry Finalist [12]
Living Color Cybils Award for Nonfiction Picture Books Finalist [12]
2008 Living Color. Animals:
leafy sea dragon, Pentidotea wosnesenskii, African chameleon
, [[Garibaldi (fish)|Garibaldi],] 		NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [8]
Vulture View (as illus.) ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [13]
Geisel Award Honor [14][15]
2009 Down, Down, Down- Animals:
giant tube worm, vent octopus, and eelpout
. 		Cybils Award for Nonfiction Picture Books Finalist [16]
Sisters and Brothers - Animals:
cuckoo catfish, common myna, Asian koel, and giant anteater
. 		NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [8]
Bones Cybils Award for Nonfiction Picture Books Finalist [17]
2011 How to Clean a Hippopotamus ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [18]
2012 Billions of Years, Amazing Changes ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [19]
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [20]
2013 The Beetle Book ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [21]
2014 Eat Like a Bear (as illus.) ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [22]
2015 The Animal Book Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor [23]
Mama Built a Little Nest (as illus.) ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [24]
2016 Woodpecker Wham! (as illus.) ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [25]
2017 Animals by the Numbers ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [26][27]
Animals by the Numbers NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor [28][29]
Eye to Eye - Animals:
Eurasian buzzard
 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [28]

Selected works

As author and illustrator

  • Duck's Breath and Mouse Pie: A Collection of Animal Superstitions (Ticknor & Fields, 1994)
  • Animals in Flight
  • What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
  • How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships, illustrated by Robin Page (
    Clarion Books
    , 2010)

As illustrator only

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maughan, Shannon (2022-01-11). "Obituary: Steve Jenkins". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c d Green, Penelope (January 16, 2022). "Steve Jenkins, 69, Dies; His Children's Books Brought Science to Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Steve Jenkins". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Archived
    from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Archived
    from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. The Horn Book. 2012-12-05. Archived
    from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ a b "NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Past Winners 1990-2000" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ^ a b c d e "NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Past Winners 2000-2010" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ^ "What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?". ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. ^ "2004 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  11. ^ "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2006-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  12. ^ a b "2007 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  13. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2008-01-29). "ALSC announces 2008 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  14. ^ "Vulture View". ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  15. ^ Morales, Macey; Petersen, Jennifer (2008-01-14). "Mo Willems wins Geisel Award for There Is a Bird on Your Head!". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  16. ^ "2009 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  17. ^ "2010 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  18. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2011-01-18). "ALSC announces 2011 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  19. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2012-03-13). "ALSC announces 2012 Notable Children's Books". News and Press Center. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  20. ^ "NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Past Winners 2010-Present" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  21. ^ Jewell, Caroline (2013-02-28). "ALSC announces 2013 Notable Children's Books". News and Press Center. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  22. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2014-02-05). "ALSC names 2014 Notable Children's Books". News and Press Center. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  23. ^ "Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards". Shelf Awareness. 2015-05-28. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  24. ^ Laura Schulte-Cooper (2015-03-03). "ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books". News and Press Center. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  25. ^ "Woodpecker Wham!". ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  26. ^ "Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics". ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  27. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2017-02-03). "ALSC names 2017 Notable Children's Books". News and Press Center. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  28. ^ a b "NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Past Winners 2015-Present" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  29. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Archived
    from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-04-11.

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