Petra Mathers (1945–2024)
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Petra Mathers came to the U.S. when she was 23. She started painting the walls in her son's room and eventually had a gallery showing of her art. Friends encouraged her to try illustrating children's books. Her early books were filled with black-and-white illustrations, but Petra really wanted to toon meer do color. She has moved on and among the books that have garnered praise are Kisses from Rosa, Sophie and Lou, Patchwork Island and When It Snowed that Night. Petra now writes her own stories and accompanies them with full-color art. Her heart is in the Lottie stories and she said that she would like to be as prolific as Beatrix Potter and do scads of books. Her latest is Dodo Gets Married in which Lottie's friend Dodo meets a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot with a wooden leg. It is a match made in heaven and the wedding preparations and big celebration bring all of her characters together at one big happy event. Petra is a self-taught artist. Her earliest works were created with crayons and cheap watercolors. Petra believes that her inspiration comes from the muses-all she really does is record what is coming to her. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Geboortedatum
- 1945-03-25
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2024-02-06
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- Germany (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Land (voor op de kaart)
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Todtmoos, Germany
- Plaats van overlijden
- Astoria, Oregon, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- suicide
- Woonplaatsen
- Todtmoos, Germany
Stuttgart, West Germany
Portland, Oregon, USA
Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
Astoria, Oregon, USA - Beroepen
- Painter
Freelance Illustrator
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Children's Book Illustrator - Korte biografie
- Petra Mathers is an American children's author and artist. She was born in 1945 in Todtmoos, Germany, and immigrated to the USA as a young woman. Mathers worked as a painter before becoming a children's book illustrator. One of her best-known creations is her series of picture-books devoted to the adventures of Lottie the chicken and her best friend, Herbie the duck. She is a four-time winner of The New York Times prize for Best Illustrated Children's Book, and was awarded the Ezra Jack Keats Medal for her first book, Maria Theresa. She lives in Astoria, Oregon. (source: Wikipedia)
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Lottie's New Beach Towel door Petra Mathers
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Lottie is a chicken who receives a beach towel as a gift. There are some creative problem solving skills used as well as new friendships made.
This book is a good fantasy book because of how real the plot are conflict is throughout the book. The characters may be animals, which are what truly make it a fantasy, but the feelings of the characters are how we can feel. Students are able to relate and make connections with this book and with the characters. The pictures provided are unique and describe exactly how the characters are feeling, even if the words aren't saying how they are feeling. The dialogue throughout this book is very effective as well because it adds more of a personal connection between the characters.… (meer)
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