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3 unusual facts about Anita Lobel


Anita Lobel

While taking part in a school play at Pratt, she met her future husband, Arnold Lobel, who was the play's director.

Throughout this time, she has illustrated works of other authors, including Charlotte S. Huck and Kevin Henkes.

No Pretty Pictures has also won many awards, including a National Book Award, a Judy Lopez Memorial Medal for Children's Literature, an Orbis Pictus Award, a Golden Kite Award, a Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book, a Booklist editor's choice, a River Bank Review Children's Books of Distinction finalist, an American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults citation, and a Gradiva Award for Best Memoir.



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