Alice Priestley
{{Short description|Canadian children's writer and illustrator}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| name = Alice Priestley
| birth_date = {{bya|1962}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Children's writer / illustrator
| website = {{URL|alicepriestley.com}}
| alma_mater = University of Toronto
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Alice Priestley (born 1962 in Toronto){{Cite web |title=Alice Priestley |url=http://www.annickpress.com/authors/priestley.asp?author=402 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114020407/http://www.annickpress.com/authors/priestley.asp?author=402 |archivedate=2010-01-14 |accessdate=2010-02-25 |website=Annick Press |publisher=}} is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. She has illustrated or written books published by Annick Press, Key Porter Books, and Second Story Press.
Priestley studied fine art and English at the University of Toronto. She lives in Toronto with her family.
Works
=Illustrator=
- {{Cite book |last=Nelson |first=Jenny |title=Jessica and the Lost Stories |date=1991 |publisher=Macmillan Canada |isbn=978-0-7715-6953-1 |location=Toronto}}
- {{Cite book |last=Cumming |first=Peter |title=Out on the Ice in the Middle of the Bay |date=1993 |publisher=Annick Press |isbn=978-1-55037-870-2}}{{Cite web |date=2005-01-10 |title=OUT ON THE ICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY by Peter Cumming |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781550378702 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- {{Cite book |last=Silsbe |first=Brenda |author-link=Brenda Silsbe |title=Winning the Girl of the Sea |date=1994 |publisher=Annick Press |isbn=978-1-550-37312-7}}
- {{Cite book |last=Gilmore |first=Rachna |author-link=Rachna Gilmore |title=Lights for Gita |date=1994 |publisher=Tilbury House |isbn=978-0-88448-150-8 |location=Gardiner, Me}}{{Cite web |date=1994-10-31 |title=Lights for Gita by Rachna Gilmore |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780884481508 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite web |date=1995-06-01 |title=Lights for Gita |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Lights-for-Gita-Rachna-Gilmore/pid=858097 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Booklist}}
- {{Cite book |last=Silbe |first=Brenda |title=The Watcher |date=1995 |publisher=Annick Press |isbn=978-1-55037-385-1 |location=Toronto}}
- {{Cite book |last=Smith-Ayala |first=Emilie |title=Clouds on the Mountain |date=1996 |publisher=Annick Press |isbn=978-1-550-37472-8}}
- {{Cite book |last=Gilmore |first=Rachna |title=Roses for Gita |date=1996 |publisher=Second Story Press |isbn=978-0-929-00585-0 |location=Gardiner, ME}}
- {{Cite book |last=Gilmore |first=Rachna |title=A Gift for Gita |date=2002 |publisher=Tilbury House |isbn=978-0-88448-239-0 |location=Gardiner, ME}}{{Cite web |date=2002-09-15 |title=A Gift for Gita |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/A-Gift-for-Gita-/pid=1125079 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Booklist}}
- {{Cite book |last=Strauss |first=Anna |title=Hush, Mama loves you |date=2002 |publisher=Walker |isbn=978-0-8027-8806-1 |location=New York}}{{Cite web |date=2002-01-14 |title=HUSH, MAMA LOVES YOU by Anna Strauss |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780802788061 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- {{Cite book |last=Setterington |first=Ken |title=Mom and Mum are Getting Married! |date=2005 |publisher=Semiotext(e) |isbn=1-896764-84-3}}{{Cite web |date=2005-01-01 |title=Mom and Mum are Getting Married! |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ken-setterington/mom-and-mum-are-getting-married/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Kirkus Reviews}}
- {{Cite book |last=Coates |first=Jan |title=Rainbows in the Dark |date=1999 |publisher=Second Story Press |isbn=978-1-896-76495-5}}
- {{Cite book |last=Hutchins |first=Hazel |author-link=Hazel Hutchins |title=Together |publisher=Annick Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-55451-208-9}}
- {{Cite book |last=Setterington |first=Ken |title=Mom Marries Mum! |date=2020 |publisher=Second Story Press}}
- {{Cite book |last=Hazzard |first=N. M. L. |title=Tizzy and Me: Fifteen Ways to Love a Mink |date=2024 |publisher=Red Deer Press |isbn=978-0-889-95750-3}}
- {{Citebook |last=Levine |first=Karen |author-link=Karen Levine |title=The Light Keeper |last2=Baslaw |first2=Sheila |date=2024 |publisher=Second Story Press |isbn=978-1-772-60388-0}}
=Author and illustrator=
- {{Cite book |title=Someone is Reading This Book |date=1998 |publisher=Annick Press |isbn=1-55037-448-6}}{{Cite web |date=1998-12-01 |title=Someone is Reading This Book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alice-priestley/someone-is-reading-this-book/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Kirkus Reviews}}{{Cite web |last=Findon |first=Joanne |date=1998 |title=Someone is Reading This Book |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/someone-is-reading-this-book/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Quill & Quire}}
References
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External links
{{Portal |Children's literature}}
- {{official website |alicepriestley.com}}
- [http://www.canscaip.org/Sys/PublicProfile/5889812/1160952 Alice Priestley] at the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220121203041/http://justonemorebook.com/2007/05/28/interview-with-alice-priestley/ 2007 interview] (audio) at JustOneMoreBook.com
- {{LCAuth|n94047565|Alice Priestley|5|ue}}
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Category:Canadian children's book illustrators
Category:Canadian women children's book illustrators
Category:Canadian women children's writers