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Janice May Udry (born June 14, 1928) is an American author of children's literature, primarily of picture books.

Biography

Janice May was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on June 14, 1928. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first widely-published book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations.[1] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and her papers are held at the University of Southern Mississippi.[2]

May married Richard Udry in 1950.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ Kingman, Lee, ed. (1965). Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books: 1956-1965: With Acceptance Papers, Biographies & Related Materials Chiefly from the Horn Book Magazine. Boston, MA: Horn Book. p. 182. ISBN 978-0876750025.
  2. ^ "Janice May Udry papers at the University of Southern Mississippi". Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Younger Udrys Make News". The Kentucky Post. 3 April 1958.
  4. ^ "J. Richard Udry". The News and Observer. 19 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Books by Janice May Udry (Author of A Tree Is Nice)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.

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