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American illustrator and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wendy Anderson Halperin (born April 10, 1952) is an American illustrator and author of children's books.
Halperin was born on April 10, 1952, in Joliet, Illinois. She attended Syracuse University, 1971–72; Pratt Institute, 1973–74; California College of Arts and Crafts, 1979–80; and American Academy (Chicago, IL), 1982–83.[1]
Halperin has illustrated more than two dozen books by others and has written or adapted several others herself.
A number of Halperin's books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. These include: Homeplace (Orchard Books, 1995), Once upon a Company (Orchard Books, 1998), The Full Belly Bowl (Atheneum, 1998), Bonaparte (Doring Kindersley, 2000), Let's Go Home: Some Wonderful Things about a House (Simon & Schuster, 2000), The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love (Orchard Books, 2003), Strawberry Hill (Little, Brown, 2009), Planting the Wild Garden (Peachtree Publishers, 2011), and Love Is... (Simon & Schuster, 2013).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Her book The Lampfish of Twill (Orchard Books, 1991) was a New York Times Notable Book,[12] as was Hunting the White Cow (Orchard Books, 1993).[13]
She created an education program called Drawn to Discover that focuses on handwriting and fine motor skills.[14] She also created an elementary school drawing program called Project 364.[15]
Halperin lives in South Haven, Michigan.[15]
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