Marie Hall Ets facts for kids
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Marie Hall Ets
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| Born | December 16, 1895 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Died | January 17, 1984 (aged 88) Inverness, Florida
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lawrence University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Illustration |
| Spouse(s) |
Milton Rodig
(m. 1917–1918) |
| Awards | Caldecott Medal (1960) |
Marie Hall Ets (born December 16, 1895, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – died January 17, 1984, in Inverness, Florida) was a well-known American writer and illustrator. She is most famous for creating wonderful children's picture books. Her stories and drawings have delighted young readers for many years.
Early Life and Work
Marie Hall Ets went to Lawrence College. After college, in 1918, she moved to Chicago. There, she became a social worker at a place called the Chicago Commons. This was a "settlement house," which was a community center helping people, especially immigrants.
While working there, Ets met Ines Cassettari. Ines was an immigrant from Italy. Marie Ets wrote down Ines's life story, which was later published as a book called Rosa: The Life of an Italian Immigrant. This shows Marie Ets's interest in people's lives and stories, even before she became famous for children's books.
Award-Winning Books
Marie Hall Ets is celebrated for her beautiful illustrations. In 1960, she won the prestigious Caldecott Medal. This award is given each year to the artist of the most outstanding American picture book for children. She won it for her illustrations in Nine Days to Christmas. She also wrote the text for this book with Aurora Labastida.
Two of her other books, Just Me and In the Forest, were recognized as Caldecott Honor books. This means they were runners-up for the main award. The pictures in Just Me are made with black-and-white charcoal. They look a bit like woodcuts, which are prints made from carved wood. The style is similar to her drawings in In the Forest.
A writer named Constantine Georgiou said that Marie Ets's "picture stories" are full of "endearing and quaint human touches." He felt her books were perfect for young children. For example, he described Play With Me as a "tender little tale" with "delicately illustrated" pictures that match the quiet mood of the story.
Selected Works
Marie Hall Ets wrote and illustrated many popular books for children. Here are some of her well-known titles:
- Mister Penny (1935)
- The Story of a Baby (1939)
- In the Forest (1944)
- My Dog Rinty (1946)
- Oley, the Sea monster (1947)
- Little Old Automobile (1948)
- Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo: the story of a cat and a dog and a mouse (1951)
- Beasts and Nonsense (1952)
- Another Day (1953)
- Play With Me (1955)
- Mister Penny's Race Horse (1956)
- Cow's Party (1958)
- Nine Days to Christmas (1959) – This book won the Caldecott Medal.
- Mister Penny's Circus (1961)
- Gilberto and the Wind (1963)
- Automobiles for Mice (1964)
- Just Me (1965)
- Bad Boy, Good Boy (1967)
- Talking Without Words: I Can. Can You? (1968)
- Rosa, the Life of an Italian Immigrant (1970) – This was a book she transcribed.
- Elephant in a Well (1972)
- Jay Bird (1974)
Marie Hall Ets was a Caldecott Medal winner and also had five books chosen as runners-up. These runners-up are now known as Caldecott Honor Books. Only Maurice Sendak has had more Honor Books than her.
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Marie Hall Ets, a famous children's author and illustrator.
