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Marion Dane Bauer

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Marion Dane Bauer (born November 20, 1938) is an American children's author.{{cite book|contribution=Bauer, Marion Dane|editor-first=Anita|editor-last=Silvey|title=Children's Books and Their Creators|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=graiX5o4tMYC&pg=PA48|access-date=7 June 2012|date=15 September 1995|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-0-395-65380-7|pages=48–}}

Bauer was born on November 20, 1938, and brought up in Oglesby, a small prairie town in Northern Illinois. She was educated at LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College, the University of Missouri and the University of Oklahoma, where she graduated in 1962. She married Ronald Bauer, raising their two children as well as being a foster parent for other children. That marriage ended in divorce after 28 years. She has taught English at a Wisconsin high school and classes in creative writing in Minnesota.{{cite book|author=Gail D. Hanna|title=A Guide for Using On My Honor in the Classroom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OT48bnkyRx8C&pg=PA6|access-date=19 February 2013|year=1992|publisher=Teacher Created Resources|isbn=978-1-55734-426-7|page=6}} Marion was one of the founders of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.{{cite web|url=http://vcfa.edu/wcya |title=Vermont College of Fine Arts |access-date=7 March 2016}} She lives and works in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Marion wanted to be a writer from an early age. As a child, she says, "I constantly made [stories] up in my head, for my dolls, for my friends. I acted them out using my cigar box filled with marbles as characters."Day, Frances Ann (2000). Lesbian and gay voices: An annotated bibliography and guide to literature for children and young adults. Greenwood Press, quoting from "What's Your Story?" An aunt gave her vital encouragement during her teenage years, by taking her work seriously and urging her to continue writing. Bauer recalls that "the example of someone who loved writing and found doing it both good and important, probably influenced me more deeply than any other."Day, Frances Ann (2000). Lesbian and gay voices: An annotated bibliography and guide to literature for children and young adults. Greenwood Press, quoting from "Authors and Artists".

Recognition

Rain of Fire (1983) won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award in 1984.{{Cite web |title=All Books {{!}} Jane Addams Children's Book Award {{!}} JAPA |url=https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/all-books/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Jane Addams Peace Association |date=26 August 2020 |language=en-US}} On My Honor (1986) was a Newbery Honor Book in 1987{{Cite web |title=ALA {{!}} Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 1922-Present |url=https://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.ala.org}} and won the William Allen White Children's Book Award in 1989.{{Cite web |title=More Past Winners |url=https://wawchildrensbookaward.com/more-past-winners |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=William Allen White Children's Book Award {{!}} The Official Site |language=en-US}} Am I Blue, an anthology of children's fiction about gay and lesbian issues, won a Lambda Literary Award in 1994,{{Cite web |last=Cerna |first=Antonio Gonzalez |date=1995-07-15 |title=7th Annual Lambda Literary Awards |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/1995/07/lambda-literary-awards-1994/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Lambda Literary |language=en}} and the Stonewall Book Award for literature in 1995.{{Cite web |title=ALA {{!}} Stonewall Book Awards |url=https://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/stonewall/stonewallbook.htm |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.ala.org}} Bauer received the Kerlan Award in 1996.{{Cite web |title=The Kerlan Award {{!}} University of Minnesota Libraries |url=https://www.lib.umn.edu/collections/special/clrc/kerlan-award |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.lib.umn.edu |language=en}} [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/picture-books/the-longest-night The Longest Night] (2009) won a 2010 Golden Kite Award for picture-book text.{{Cite web |last=Brockenbrough |first=Martha |date=2010-08-01 |title=The Official SCBWI Conference Blog: Golden Kite Award for picture book text: Marion Dane Bauer |url=https://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2010/08/golden-kite-award-for-picture-book-text.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=The Official SCBWI Conference Blog}}

Books

  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/shelterfromthewind Shelter from the Wind], 1976
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/fosterchild Foster Child], 1977
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/tangledbutterfly Tangled Butterfly], 1980
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/rainoffire Rain of Fire], 1983
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/likemotherlikedaughter Like Mother, Like Daughter], 1985
  • On My Honor (Newbery Medal Winner), 1986
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/touch-the-moon Touch the Moon], 1987
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/adreamofqueensandcastles A Dream of Queens and Castles], 1990
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/facetoface Face to Face], 1991
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/on-writing/whats-your-story What's Your Story?: a young person's guide to writing fiction], 1992
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/ghosteye Ghost Eye], 1992
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/s-taste-of-smoke A Taste of Smoke], 1993
  • (ed.) [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/am-i-blue Am I Blue?: coming out from the silence], 1994
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/a-question-of-trust A Question of Trust], 1994
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/on-writing/a-writers-story A Writer's Story: From Life to Fiction], 1995
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/picture-books/whenigocampingwithgrandma When I Go Camping with Grandma], 1995
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/on-writing/ourstories Our Stories, A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors], 1996
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/picture-books/if-you-were-born-a-kitten If You Were Born a Kitten], 1997
  • Alison's Wings, 1997
  • Alison's Puppy, 1997
  • Alison's Fierce and Ugly Halloween, 1997
  • Turtle Dreams, 1997
  • Christmas in the Forest, 1998
  • Bear's Hiccups, 1998
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/anearlywinter An Early Winter], 1999
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/picture-books/sleep-little-one-sleep Sleep, Little One, Sleep], 1999
  • The Double Digit Club, 2000
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/picture-books/grandmothers-song Grandmother's Song], 2000
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/picture-books/jasons-bears Jason's Bears], 2000
  • My Mother is Mine, 2001
  • If you Had a Nose Like an Elephant's Trunk, 2001
  • Runt, 2002
  • The Kissing Monster, 2002
  • Uh-Oh!, 2002
  • Frog's Best Friend, 2002
  • Love Song for a Baby, 2002
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/land-of-the-buffalo-bones Land of the Buffalo Bones: the diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English girl in Minnesota], 2003. In the Dear America series.
  • Snow, 2003
  • Wind, 2003
  • Why Do Kittens Purr?, 2003
  • Toes, Ears & Nose! 2003
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/thedoubledigitclub The Double-Digit Club], 2004
  • The Very Best Daddy of All, 2004
  • A Mama for Owen, 2004
  • Clouds, 2004
  • Rain, 2004
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/abearnamedtrouble A Bear Named Trouble], 2005
  • The Blue Ghost, 2005
  • Easter is Coming, 2005
  • A Recipe for Valentine's Day, 2005
  • Waiting for Christmas, 2005
  • If Frogs Made Weather, 2005
  • Niagara Falls, 2006
  • The Rocky Mountains, 2006
  • The Grand Canyon, 2006
  • Christmas Lights, 2006
  • I'm Not Afraid of Halloween!, 2006
  • The Statue of Liberty, 2007
  • Mount Rushmore, 2007
  • The Mighty Mississippi, 2007
  • The Secret of the Painted House, 2007
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/killing-miss-kitty Killing Miss Kitty and Other Sins], 2007
  • Baby Bear Discovers the World, 2007
  • A Mama for Owen, 2007
  • The Red Ghost, 2008
  • The Green Ghost, 2008
  • Some Babies Are Wild, 2008
  • Yellowstone, 2008
  • Volcano!, 2008
  • Flood!, 2008
  • Earthquake!, 2009
  • The Very Little Princess, 2009
  • The Christmas Baby, 2009
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. - My First Biography, 2009
  • The Longest Night, 2009
  • One Brown Bunny, 2009
  • How Do I Love You?, 2009
  • Cutest Critter, 2010
  • Christopher Columbus - My First Biography, 2010
  • Harriet Tubman - My First Biography, 2010
  • Thank You for Me!, 2010
  • The Longest Night, 2011
  • In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb, 2011
  • Benjamin Franklin - My First Biography, 2011
  • The Golden Ghost, 2011
  • The Very Little Princess - Rose's Story, 2011
  • The Very Little Princess - Zoey's Story, 2011
  • Dinosaur Thunder, 2012
  • Halloween Forest, 2012
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/little-dog-lost Little Dog, Lost], 2012
  • Celebrating Arizona, 2013
  • Celebrating Texas, 2013
  • Celebrating New York, 2013
  • Celebrating Florida, 2013
  • Celebrating California, 2013
  • Celebrating Virginia and Washington, D.C., 2013
  • Celebrating North Carolina, 2014
  • Celebrating Washington State, 2014
  • Celebrating Massachusetts, 2014
  • Celebrating Illinois, 2014
  • Crinkle, Crackle, Crack, It's Spring, 2015
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/little-cats-luck Little Cat's Luck], 2016
  • Sun, 2016
  • Rainbow, 2016
  • Winter Dance, 2017
  • Jump Little Wood Ducks, 2017
  • The Stuff of Stars, 2018
  • The Appalachian Trail, 2020
  • [https://www.mariondanebauer.com/novels-and-edited-works/sunshine Sunshine], 2021
  • Moon - Our Universe Series, 2021
  • Mars - Our Universe Series, 2021
  • Earth - Our Universe Series, 2021
  • The Animals Speak, 2021
  • The Night Sky - Our Universe Series, 2023
  • We, the Curious Ones, 2023
  • The Solar System - Our Universe Series, 2024

References

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Additional Sources

  • {{Cite book|title=Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children And Young Adults|last=Day|first=Frances Ann|publisher=Greenwood Press|year=2000|isbn=0-313-31162-5|pages=178–180}}

External links

  • [http://www.mariondanebauer.com/ Marion Dane Bauer's website]

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Category:1938 births

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Category:American children's writers

Category:Writers from Illinois

Category:People from Oglesby, Illinois

Category:American lesbian writers

Category:Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature winners

Category:Stonewall Book Award winners

Category:American women children's writers

Category:University of Missouri alumni

Category:University of Oklahoma alumni

Category:21st-century American women writers