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Catherine Stock (1952-) Biography

Awards, Honors, SidelightsPersonal, Career, Writings



Born 1952, in Stockholm, Sweden; Education: University of Cape Town, B.F.A., 1974; University of London, postgraduate certificate in education, 1976; Pratt Institute, M.A., 1978. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, swimming, reading, tennis, opera, ballet, chess, skiing, wildlife conservation, crossword puzzles, jazz, chamber music, cooking.



Hewat Teacher's Training College, Cape Town, South Africa, lecturer in drawing and art history, 1975; Putnam Publishing Group, New York, NY, art director, 1978-81; University of Cape Town, lecturer in children's book writing, illustration, and design, 1982-83; Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY, designer, 1984-85; Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, NY, art director of Clarion Books, 1985-86; author and illustrator; art teacher.

FOR CHILDREN; SELF-ILLUSTRATED

A Christmas Angel Collection, Scribner (New York, NY), 1978.

Emma's Dragon Hunt, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1984.

Sampson, the Christmas Cat, Putnam (New York, NY), 1984.

Sophie's Bucket, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1985.

Sophie's Knapsack, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1988.

Alexander's Midnight Snack: A Little Elephant's ABC, Clarion (New York, NY), 1988.

Armien's Fishing Trip, Morrow (New York, NY), 1990.

Halloween Monster, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1990.

Thanksgiving Treat, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1990.

Christmas Time, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1990.

Secret Valentine, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1991.

Easter Surprise, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1991.

Birthday Present, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1991.

Where Are You Going, Manyoni?, Morrow (New York, NY), 1993.

An Island Summer, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1999.

Guga's House, Clarion (New York, NY), 2001.

A Spree in Paree, Holiday House (New York, NY), 2003.

ILLUSTRATOR

Vernon Pizer, Shortchanged by History: America's Neglected Innovators, Putnam (New York, NY), 1979.

Betty Baker, All-by-Herself, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1980.

Maggie Duff, The Princess and the Pumpkin, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1980.

Helen Reader Cross, Isabella Mine, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1980.

Sally Major, Eating Out: A Guide to European Dishes, Grastorf & Lang, 1981.

Lucia Moira Thatcher, Mr. Tiki Wok, Tafelberg, 1981.

Marietta Moskin, A Royal Gift, Coward (New York, NY), 1981.

Corlia Fourie, Marianne and the Lion in the Dollhouse, Human & Rousseau, 1982.

Heinz Winckler, Tina, Tafelberg, 1983.

Martin Versfeld, Food for Thought, Tafelberg, 1983.

Charlotte Pomerantz, Posy, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1983.

May Joyce Jones, The Choice of the Herd, Human & Rousseau, 1984.

De Waal Venter, Loutjie Helps Find, Human & Rousseau, 1984.

Liza Fosburgh, Bella Arabella, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1985.

Ann Whitford Paul, Owl at Night, Putnam (New York, NY), 1985.

Mildred Pitts Walter, Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1986.

Alane Ferguson, That New Pet!, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1986.

Charlotte Pomerantz, Timothy Tall Feather, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1986.

Ann Warren Turner, Street Talk (poems), Houghton Mifflin (New York, NY), 1986.

Carol F. Ra, editor, Trot, Trot to Boston: Play Rhymes for Baby, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1987.

Caroline Feller Bauer, Midnight Snowman, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1987.

Claudia Mills, Melanie Magpie, Bantam (New York, NY), 1987.

Kathryn Lasky, Sea Swan, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1988.

Carol Beach York, Miss Know-It-All and the Three Ring Circus, Bantam (New York, NY), 1988.

Carol Beach York, Miss Know-It-All and the Secret House, Harper (New York, NY), 1988.

Charlotte Zolotow, Something Is Going to Happen, Harper (New York, NY), 1988.

Barbara Joosse, Better with Two, Harper (New York, NY), 1988.

Charlotte Zolotow, A Tiger Called Thomas, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1988.

Molly D'Arcy Thompson, Willie Stories, Human & Rousseau, 1988.

Kathleen Hersom and Donald Hersom, The Copycat, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1989.

Carol Beach York, Miss Know-It-All and the Magic House, Bantam (New York, NY), 1989.

Grace Chetwin, Mr. Meredith and the Truly Remarkable Stone, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1989.

Karen Lynn Williams, Galimoto, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1990.

Joanne Ryder, When the Woods Hum, Morrow (New York, NY), 1991.

C. B. Christiansen, Mara in the Morning, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1991.

Barbara Baker, Oh, Emma, Dutton (New York, NY), 1991.

Carolyn Haywood, Eddie's Friend Boodles, Morrow (New York, NY), 1991.

Bernice Wolman, collector, Taking Turns: Poetry to Share, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1992.

Lynn Joseph, An Island Christmas, Clarion (New York, NY), 1992.

David LaRochelle, The Evening King, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1993.

Christine Barker Widman, The Willow Umbrella, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1993.

Barbara Lucas, Snowed In, Bradbury (New York, NY), 1993.

Karen Ackerman, By the Dawn's Early Light, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1994.

Karen Lynn Williams, Tap-Tap, Clarion (New York, NY), 1994.

Leslea Newman, Too Far away to Touch, Clarion (New York, NY), 1995.

Maggie Rugg Herold, A Very Important Day, Morrow (New York, NY), 1995.

Jeannine Ouellette-Howitz, Mama Moon, Orchard (New York, NY), 1995.

Joan W. Blos, Nellie Bly's Monkey: His Remarkable Story in His Own Words, Morrow (New York, NY), 1996.

Nancy Riecken, Today Is the Day, Houghton Mifflin (New York, NY), 1996.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1997.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas Cookies, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1997.

Tololwa M. Mollel, Kele's Secret, Dutton (New York, NY), 1997.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa Ride the Train, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1998.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa at the Hospital, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1998.

Karen Lynn Williams, Painted Dreams, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (New York, NY), 1998.

Ned Shank, The Sanyasin's First Day, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1998.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa and the Two-wheeled Bike, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1999.

Alice Faye Duncan, Miss Viola and Uncle Ed Lee, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1999.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa and Show-and-Tell, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 2000.

Eve Bunting, Doll Baby, Clarion (New York, NY), 2000.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa at Basketball, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 2001.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa and the Halloween Costume, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 2002.

Crescent Dragonwagon, Is This a Sack of Potatoes?, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2002.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa Go Fishing, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 2003.

Claudia Mills, Gus and Grandpa and the Piano Lesson, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 2004.

James Howe, Kaddish for Grandpa in Jesus' Name, Amen, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004.

Carole Alixis Schaeffer, The Bora Bora Dress, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2005.

Also contributor of illustrations to magazines and newspapers, including New Yorker and New York Times.

By the Dawn's Early Light by Karen Ackerman has been translated into Spanish.

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