Trina Schart Hyman (April 8, 1939 - November 19, 2004) was an American illustrator of children's books. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ...

She illustrated over 150 books, including fairy tales and Arthurian legends, and won four Caldecott awards. A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... The Matter of Britain is a name given collectively to the legends that concern the Celtic and legendary history of the British Isles, centering around King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... Caldecott may refer to one of several places in the United Kingdom: Caldecott, Berkshire Caldecott, Cheshire Caldecott, Northamptonshire Caldecott, Rutland the Caldecott Medal for illustration in childrens books the Caldecott Tunnel, near Oakland, California Randolph Caldecott, British artist See also Caldecote Caldecotte Caldicot Moyra Caldecott This is a disambiguation...

Born in Philadelphia to Margaret Doris Bruck and Albert H. Schart, she grew up in a rural area of Pennsylvania and learned to read and draw at an early age. Her favorite story as a child was Little Red Riding Hood, and she spent an entire year of her childhood wearing a red cape. Little Red Riding Hood talks with the wolf Little Red Riding Hood is a folktale that has changed much in its history. ...

She enrolled at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art in 1956, but moved to Boston in 1959 after marrying Harris Hyman, a mathematician and engineer. She graduated from the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts in 1960. The couple then moved to Stockholm, Sweden for two years, where Trina studied at the Konstfackskolan (Swedish State Art School) and illustrated her first children's book called Toffe och den lilla bilen (Toffe and the Little Car). In 1963 the couple's daughter Katrin was born, but in 1968 they divorced, and Trina and Katrin moved to New Hampshire, where Trina lived for the rest of her days. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...   Stockholm? is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ...

Trina Schart Hyman served as art director of Cricket Magazine from 1973 to 1979. Her books have won numerous awards, including the Caldecott honor for illustrating Little Red Riding Hood in 1984, the Caldecott medal for Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges in 1985, and Caldecott honors for Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel in 1990 and A Child's Calendar by John Updike in 2000; the Boston Globe-Horn Book honor for illustration in 1968 for All in Free but Janey and in 1978 for On to Widecombe Fair, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for illustration in 1973 for King Stork. The term art director is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ... Cricket is an illustrated literary magazine for children published in the United States, founded in September, 1973, by Marianne Carus, whose intent was to create The New Yorker for children. ... The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. ... John Updike John Updike (born March 18, 1932) is an American novelist and short story writer born in Reading, Pennsylvania. ...

She is also considered one of the first white American illustrators to regularly incorporate black characters into her illustrations, as a matter of ideology.

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• Biography of Hyman, with links to bibliography, and interview