DyAnne DiSalvo explained

DyAnne DiSalvo (Dee-Anne Dee-SAL-vo) is an American artist and children's book author. She has published more than 50 children's books, including City Green (HarperCollins, 1994) and Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (HarperCollins, 1991).

Early life and career

DiSalvo was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] She attended Fontbonne Hall Academy for Girls in Brooklyn and studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Before beginning work illustrating children's books, she worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. In 1982, she met Jane Feder,^[2] then-Senior Editor at Harper and Row (now HarperCollins). Feder later founded the Jane Feder Agency, which represents children's book illustrators, and DiSalvo was the agency's first client.

DiSalvo has given presentations at schools, targeting K-8 students, on the writing process and the life of a working artist.^[3] In the fall of 2010, she presented at the United Nations International School of Hanoi in Vietnam.^[4]

Books written and illustrated by DiSalvo

• Going to Grandma's House^[5] (1998)
• A Dog Like Jack^[6] (2000)
• Grandpa's Corner Store^[7] (2001)
• A Castle on Viola Street^[8] (2001)
• Spaghetti Park^[9] (2002)
• The Sloppy Copy Slipup^[10] (2006)

Books illustrated by DiSalvo

By Mary Pope Osborne

• Mo to the Rescue^[11] (1988)
• Mo and his Friends^[12] (Dial, 1989)

By Beverly Cleary

• Two Dog Biscuits^[13] (1986)
• The Real Hole^[14] (1986)
• The Growing-Up Feet^[15] (1987)
• Janet's Thingamajigs^[16] (1987)

By Jane O’Connor

• Kate's Skates (1996)
• Nina, Nina Ballerina (1996)
• Nina, Nina Star Ballerina (1997)
• Nina, Nina Copycat Ballerina (2000)

By other authors

• That New Baby^[17] (1980)
• The Bear Under the Bed (E. P. Dutton, 1980)
• The First Day of School^[18] (1981)
• Best Friends^[19] (1983)
• The Half Birthday Party^[20] (1984)
• Those Terrible Terwilliger Twins^[21] (Raintree Heinemann-Raintree, 1984)
• Sam Ellis's Island^[22] (1985)^[23]
• Saturday Belongs to Sara^[24] (Bradbury Press, 1988)
• What did Mommy do Before You?^[25] (Albert Whitman &Co, 1988)
• The Mommy Exchange^[26] (1988)
• Why is Baby Crying?^[27] (Albert Whitman & Co, 1989)
• The Best-Ever Good-Bye Party^[28] (1989)
• George Washington's Mother^[29] (1992)
• The Go-Between^[30] (1992)
• The Christmas Knight^[31] (1993)
• You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?^[32] (1995)
• Olivia and The Real Live Pet^[33] (1995)
• Friends and Amigos Series (1995)
• True Blue^[34] (1996)
• The Bravest Cat, a True Story About Scarlet^[35] (1997)
• Now We Can Have a Wedding^[36] (1998)
• The American Wei^[37] (Albert Whitman & Co, 1998)
• If I Were President^[38] (Albert Whitman & Co, 1999)
• Is It Hanukkah Yet?^[39] (2000)
• Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah^[40] (2000)
• A Doll Named Dora Anne^[41] (2002)
• Grandma's Smile^[42] (A Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan, 2010)

Impact of books written and illustrated by DiSalvo

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (1991)

DiSalvo wrote and illustrated Uncle Willie and The Soup Kitchen (1991), which was inspired by her volunteer work at Chips Soup Kitchen^[43] in Brooklyn.^[44] The book received the 1991 Children's Book of the Year award from the Child Study Association of America Book Committee. It was also named a Notable 1991 Children's Book by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council United. The book was featured on the television show Reading Rainbow in 1996 and adapted into a children's play at the Puttin' on The Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, New Jersey in 2000.^[45]

City Green (1994)

City Green (1994)^[46] tells the story of a young girl who helps transform a vacant city lot into a garden. Illustrations from the book served as inspiration for a children's playground at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden during the Storybook Playhouse competition in 2009.^{[47] [48]} Stagebridge Theater Company in Berkeley, California produced a musical adaptation.^[49] A 25th anniversary edition was published by HarperCollins in 2019.

Awards and honors

The Sloppy Copy Slipup, (Holiday House), 2006:

• Bank Street Library Best Children's Book of the Year
• Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee (2010–2011)
• Garden State Children's Book Award Master List (2008–2009)
• Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List (2008–2009)
• Young Hoosier Book Award Master List (2008–2009)
• Rhode Island State Book Award Master List (2008–2009)
• Great Stone Face Book Award Master List (2006–2007)

A Castle on Viola Street, (HarperCollins, 2001):

• Notable 2001 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)

Grandpa's Corner Store, (HarperCollins, 2001):

• Notable 2000 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)
• Congressional Commendation (United States House of Representatives, First District, NJ)
• Adapted into a 2001 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production (The Ritz Theatre Co., Oaklyn, NJ)

A Dog Like Jack, (Holiday House, 2000):

• Gold Medal, Irma S. and James H. Black Award (Bank Street College of Education Bank Street Library)
• June 1999 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month
• Publishers Weekly starred review

City Green, (William Morrow and Company, 1994):

• Notable 1995 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)
• Adapted into a 2010 Stagebridge Theatre Production
• Illustrations used as inspiration for a playground design at the 2009 Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Storybook Playhouse competition
• Adapted into a 1999 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production (The Ritz Theatre Co., Oaklyn, NJ)
• 1996 Reading Rainbow Selection
• February 1996 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month
• Scholastic Corporation Spanish Edition
• Scott Foresman School Edition
• Harcourt (publisher) HBJ School Edition
• Macmillan Publishers (United States) McGraw-Hill School Edition
• Silver Burdett Ginn School Edition

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen, (William Morrow and Company, 1991):

• Adapted into a 2000 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production (The Ritz Theatre Co., Oaklyn, NJ)
• 1996 Reading Rainbow Selection
• Notable 1991 Children's Book (National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council)
• 1991 Children's Books of the Year (The Child Study Book Committee)

The American Wei,^[50] (Albert Whitman & Co., 1998):

• 1998 National Parenting Publications Awards

Now We Can Have A Wedding, (Holiday House, 1998):

• June 1998 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?, (Putnam Publishing Group, 1995):

• ALA Selection

Olivia and the Real Live Pet, (Macmillan Publishers (United States) for Young Readers, 1995):

• October 1995 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month

The Christmas Knight, (Margaret K. McElderry, 1993):

• December 1993 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month

George Washington's Mother, (Putnam Publishing Group, 1992):

• February 1993 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the Month^[51]

Personal life

From 1999 to 2012, DiSalvo played rhythm guitar and sang harmonies for the power-pop rock and roll band Smash Palace. Signed by Zip Records^[52] in 1999, the band toured the US and the UK and was listed among BBC Liverpool's Best Top Ten Live Acts in 2006.^[53]

DiSalvo lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and is the mother of two adult children: educator and entrepreneur John E. Zangari-Ryan and screenwriter Marja-Lewis Ryan.^{[54] [55]}

External links

• Official Website
• Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators

Notes and References

1. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/15234/DyAnne_DiSalvoRyan/index.aspx?authorID=15234 DyAnne DiSalvo at Harper Collins
2. Web site: Jane Feder Representing Children's Book Illustration – DyAnne DiSalvo . May 31, 2011 . Janefeder.com.
3. http://dyannedisalvo.com/school.html Official Website
4. Tin Tun UNIS Hanoi Weekly Newsletter Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101128173017/http://www.unishanoi.org/resource/resmgr/tin_tuc/10_vol_17_tt_29_october_10_1.pdf . November 28, 2010 . 2010-12-08 . mdy. Oct 29, 2010, Volume 17; Number 10
5. Book: Hall, Kirsten . Going to grandma's house (All Aboard Books) (9780448417448): DyAnne Disalvo: Books . Grosset & Dunlap . 1998 . 0448417448.
6. Book: Rylant, Cynthia . A Dog Like Jack (9780823416806): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . December 1999 . Holiday House, Incorporated . 0823416801.
7. Book: Van, Chris . Grandpa's Corner Store (9780688167165): Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books . April 5, 2000 . HarperCollins . 0688167160.
8. Book: Shook, Barbara . A Castle on Viola Street (9780688176907): DyAnne DiSalvo: Books . August 7, 2001 . Harper Collins . 0688176909.
9. Book: Clements, Andrew . Spaghetti Park (9780823416820): DyAnne DiSalvo: Books . Holiday House . 2002 . 0823416828.
10. Book: Reilly, Patricia . The Sloppy Copy Slipup (9780823421893): Dyanne Disalvo: Books . July 3, 2008 . Holiday House . 978-0823421893.
11. Book: Osborne . Mary Pope . Mo to the Rescue (Easy-to-Read Books) (9780803704404): Mary Pope Osborne: Books . October 1987 . Penguin Publishing . 0803704402.
12. Book: Osborne . Mary Pope . Mo and His Friends (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (9780140362022): Mary Pope Osborne: Books . Puffin Books . 1996 . 0140362029.
13. Book: Cleary, Beverly . Two Dog Biscuits (9780688147358): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan, Mary Stevens: Books . September 20, 1996 . Harper Collins . 0688147356.
14. Book: Cleary, Beverly . The Real Hole (9780688147419): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan, Mary Stevens: Books . March 29, 1996 . HarperCollins . 0688147410.
15. Book: Cleary, Beverly . The Growing-Up Feet (9780688154707): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books . August 25, 1997 . Harper Collins . 0688154700.
16. Book: Charlip, Remy . Janet's Thingamajigs (Mulberry books) (9780688152789): Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books . May 23, 1997 . Harper Collins . 0688152783.
17. Book: Mayer, Mercer . That New Baby (Golden Storytime Book) (9780307119896): Patricia Relf, DyAnne DiSalvo: Books . September 1984 . Golden Press . 0307119890.
18. Book: Relf . Patricia . First Day of School (Golden Storytime Book) (9780307619570): Patricia Relf, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . Golden Press . 1981 . 0307619575.
19. Book: Kenworthy . Catherine . Best Friends (A Little Golden Book) (9780307601971): Catherine Kenworthy, Dyanne Di Salvo-Ryan: Books . September 9, 2009 . Golden Press . 978-0307601971.
20. Book: Johnston, Diane . The Half-Birthday Party (9780899192734): Charlotte Pomerantz, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . Clarion Books . 1984 . 0899192734.
21. Book: Walton . Marilyn Jeffers . Those Terrible Terwilliger Twins (Family Series) (9780940742390): Marilyn Walton, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . September 9, 2009 . Raintree Publishers . 978-0940742390.
22. Book: Kroll, Steven . Sam Ellis's Island (9780027827200): Beatrice Siegel: Books . September 9, 2009 . Four Winds Press . 978-0027827200.
23. http://dyannedisalvo.com/books.html Official Website
24. Book: Warren . Cathy . Saturday Belongs to Sara (9780027924916): Cathy Warren, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . September 9, 2009 . Bradbury Press . 978-0027924916.
25. Book: Levine . Abby . What Did Mommy Do before You? (Ages 3–8) (9780140542158): Abby Levine, DyAnne Disalvo: Books . Puffin Books . 1990 . 0140542159.
26. Book: Hest . Amy . Mommy Exchange (9780689714504): Hest: Books . Simon & Schuster Children's . 1991 . 0689714505.
27. Book: Johnson . Ryerson . Why Is Baby Crying? (9780807590843): Ryerson Johnson, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . A. Whitman . 1989 . 0807590843.
28. Book: Hest . Amy . The Best-Ever Good-Bye Party (9780688073251): Amy Hest, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . September 9, 2009 . Morrow Junior Books . 978-0688073251.
29. Book: Fritz, Jean . George Washington's Mother (All-Aboard Reading, Level 3) (9780448403847): Jean Fritz: Books . Penguin Young Readers . 1992 . 0448403846.
30. Book: Hest . Amy . The GO BETWEEN (9780027436327): Hest: Books . Four Winds Press . 1992 . 0027436322.
31. Book: Curry . Jane Louise . Christmas Knight, The (9780689505720): Jane Louise Curry, Dyanne Disalvo-ryan: Books . M.K. McElderry Books . 1993 . 0689505728.
32. Book: Fritz, Jean . You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (9780698117648): Jean Fritz: Books . Penguin . 1999 . 0698117646.
33. Book: Graeber . Charlotte Towner . Olivia and the Real Live Pet (9780689800023): Graeber: Books . Macmillan Books for Young Readers . 1995 . 0689800029.
34. Book: Moore, Eva . True Blue (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (All Aboard Reading: Level 3) (9780613004381): Joan Elste, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . August 8, 1996 . Turtleback . 0613004388.
35. Book: Cheyette, Wendy . The Bravest Cat! (All Aboard Reading) (9780448417035): Laura Driscoll: Books . Penguin Young Readers . 1997 . 0448417030.
36. Book: Cox . Judy . Now We Can Have a Wedding! (9780823413423): Judy Cox, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . Holiday House . 1998 . 082341342X.
37. Book: Crimi, Carolyn . Carolyn Crimi . The American Wei (9780807503126): Marion Hess Pomeranc, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . A. Whitman . 1998 . 0807503126.
38. Book: Marx, David F. . If I Were President (9780807535424): Catherine Stier, Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan: Books . March 2004 . Albert Whitman . 0807535427.
39. Book: 9780375802867: Is It Hanukkah, Yet? (Used, New, Out-of-Print) . May 31, 2011 . Alibris.
40. Book: Zusak, Markus . Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah (9780823414765): Michael J. Rosen, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . Holiday House . 2000 . 0823414760.
41. Book: Cristaldi, Kathryn . A Doll Named Dora Anne (All Aboard Reading) (9780448426785): Yona Zeblis McDonough, Dyanne DiSalvo Ryan: Books . Grosset & Dunlap . 2002 . 0448426781.
42. Book: Ziefert, Harriet . Grandma's Smile (9781596434387): Randy Siegel, DyAnne DiSalvo: Books . August 17, 2010 . Macmillan . 978-1596434387.
43. Web site: Chips Soup Kitchen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725164615/http://www.chipsonline.org/soup_kitchen.html . July 25, 2011 . May 31, 2011 . Chipsonline.org.
44. Book: Hubbard, Jim . Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book) (9780688152857): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . April 24, 1997 . Harper Collins . 0688152856.
45. Official Website Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710160438/http://dyannedisalvo.com/books.html . July 10, 2011 . 2010-12-08 . mdy. Retrieved Dec. 8, 2010
46. Book: Stewart, Sarah . City Green (9780688127862): Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . August 15, 1994 . Harper Collins . 068812786X.
47. Web site: Storybook Playhouses, Mar. 7th – Dec. 31, The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens . May 31, 2011 . Directory.leadmaverick.com.
48. Texas American Society of Landscaping Architects Web site: Dallas Arboretum Storybook Design Competition | Texas ASLA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728085806/http://texasasla.org/content/dallas-arboretum-storybook-design-competition . July 28, 2011 . 2010-12-08 . mdy. Retrieved Dec 8, 2010
49. Official Site of Stagebridge Theatre Company http://www.stagebridge.org/programs.html Retrieved Dec 8, 2010
50. Book: Munoz, Pam . The American Wei (9780807503126): Marion Hess Pomeranc, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan: Books . 1998 . A. Whitman . 0807503126 .
51. Official Website Web site: Archived copy . 2010-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710160438/http://dyannedisalvo.com/books.html . July 10, 2011 . mdy . Retained Dec 8, 2010
52. https://web.archive.org/web/20070329195024/http://www.ziprecords.com/artists/smashpalace/index.shtml Smash Palace (Zip Records)
53. British Broadcast Company http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/05/30/music_ipo_feature.shtml November 2006
54. Adelson, Fred B. "ART; Children's Page Turners to Linger Over", The New York Times, January 9, 2000. Accessed November 18, 2013. "DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan of Haddon Heights wants children to see themselves in her illustrations, which include a diverse group of ethnic types."
55. IMDbName:2903680|Marja Lewis Ryan – IMDb