David Ezra Stein Explained

David Ezra Stein
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation:Author, illustrator
Genre:Picture books
Notable Works:Interrupting Chicken
Children:2

David Ezra Stein is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his Interrupting Chicken series, which was adapted into an animated television show on Apple TV+ in 2022.[1] [2] The first book of the series has been named a Caldecott Honor book.

Biography

Stein was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3] His father was a cartographer, and his mother was a painter and editor, both of which inspired him as an artist.[4] He attended the Parsons School of Design,[5] where he majored in editorial illustration.[6] While studying, he took a year off, during which he lived in Cape Cod and explored puppetry.

Stein's books have been translated in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Catalan, Dutch, French, and Finnish, and his artwork has appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker, among other major publications.

Stein has a wife and two children. They live in Kew Gardens, Queens.[7]

Awards and honors

Six of Stein's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Leaves (2007),[8] Interrupting Chicken (2010),[9] Dinosaur Kisses (2013),[10] Ol’ Mama Squirrel (2013),[11] Honey (2018),[12] and The Worm Family Has Its Picture Taken (2021).[13]

Leaves was named one of the best picture books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. In 2011, Bank Street College of Education included Interrupting Chicken on their list of the best children's books for ages 5–9. Amazon named Ol' Mama Squirrel one of the best books of 2013 for ages 3–5. In 2022, The Horn Book Magazine named Don't Worry, Murray one of the best picture books of the year.[14]

Awards for Stein's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2008LeavesEzra Jack Keats Book Award for New WriterWinner[15]
2010Pouch!Charlotte Zolotow AwardHonor[16]
2011Interrupting Chicken!ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[17]
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book textHonor[18]
Randolph Caldecott MedalHonor[19] [20] [21]
2019HoneyCharlotte Zolotow AwardHonor
2019Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of SurpriseBooklist Editors' Choice

Books for Youth

Selection[22]
2020Hush, Little BunnyCLEL Bell Picture Book Awards for SingNominee[23]

Publications

Standalone books

Interrupting Chicken series

As illustrator only

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haring . Bruce . 2022-08-29 . Apple TV+ Sets Kids & Family Fall Slate Spotlighting Animated Series, Live Action Lineup . 2022-08-29 . . 2022-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829143349/https://deadline.com/2022/08/apple-tv-plus-sets-kids-family-fall-slate-spotlighting-animated-series-live-action-lineup-1235101354/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2022-11-18 . TV: Interrupting Chicken . 2023-03-24 . . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202234418/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4363 . live .
  3. Web site: About David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . David Ezra Stein . en . 2022-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127153248/https://www.davidezrastein.com/About-David-Ezra-Stein . live .
  4. Web site: Saxon . Antonia . 2013-03-19 . Q & A with David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . . en . 2013-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321060146/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/56438-q-a-with-david-ezra-stein.html . live .
  5. Web site: Lodge . Sally . 2012-06-06 . Book Long in the Making: PW Talks to David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . . en . 2016-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112045606/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/52358-book-long-in-the-making-pw-talks-to-david-ezra-stein.html . live .
  6. Web site: David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature . en-US . 2022-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221121185838/https://www.nccil.org/david-ezra-stein . live .
  7. Web site: About David Ezra Stein - Funny with Love . 2024-02-24 . davidezrastein.com . en . 2022-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127153248/https://www.davidezrastein.com/About-David-Ezra-Stein . live .
  8. Web site: Leaves by David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . Junior Library Guild.
  9. Web site: Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . Junior Library Guild.
  10. Web site: Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . Junior Library Guild.
  11. Web site: Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . Junior Library Guild.
  12. Web site: Honey by David Ezra Stein . 2023-03-24 . . 2020-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020142432/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781524737863J&name=Honey_(S18) . live .
  13. Web site: The Worm Family Has Its Picture Taken by Jennifer Frank . 2023-03-24 . . 2021-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025003404/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780593124796J&name=Worm_Family_Has_Its_Picture_Taken . live .
  14. Web site: Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present . 2023-03-24 . . 2021-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211030013103/https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present . live .
  15. Web site: Saxon . Antonia . 2013-03-19 . Q & A with David Ezra Stein . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321060146/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/56438-q-a-with-david-ezra-stein.html . 2013-03-21 . 2023-03-15 . . en.
  16. Web site: Booklists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127175530/https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/booklists/ . 2022-11-27 . 2023-03-06 . Cooperative Children's Book Center . en-US.
  17. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2011-01-18 . ALSC announces 2011 Notable Children's Books . 2023-03-24 . . en . 2020-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200619124219/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2011/01/alsc-announces-2011-notable-childrens-books . live .
  18. Web site: Past Golden Kite Recipients . 2023-03-24 . en-US . 2022-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820023222/https://www.scbwi.org/awards/golden-kite-award/125854-2/ . live .
  19. Web site: 2011-01-10 . Interrupting Chicken Awards & Grants . 2023-03-24 . . 2020-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622114408/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/interrupting-chicken . live .
  20. Web site: Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present . 2023-03-24 . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . en . 2022-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229222416/https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal . live .
  21. Web site: Roback . Diane . 2011-01-10 . Vanderpool, Stead, Bacigalupi Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz . 2023-03-24 . . en . 2022-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902213614/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/45733-vanderpool-stead-bacigalupi-win-newbery-caldecott-printz.html . live .
  22. Web site: 2019-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018 . 2023-03-24 . . 2022-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107043640/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9713597 . live .
  23. Web site: Hush, Little Bunny . 2023-03-24 . . en . 2021-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620163508/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39938171-hush-little-bunny . live .

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