Ed Young (illustrator)

Ed Young (November 28, 1931 –), born Ed (Tse-chun) Young, is a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author of picture books.

Biography

Young grew up in Shanghai, China during World War II. In 1951, Young came to America to study architecture. Instead, he grew more interested in art, and soon switched his major. He finished college in 1957 and moved to New York City. Young first worked in advertising, then started to work in children's picture books. His first book, "The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories", waspublished by Harper&Row. He has two children and has now written/illustrated over 80 books. Another book he wrote was Lon Po Po.

Awards

* Caldecott Medal: "Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China" (1989).
* Caldecott Honor: "The Emperor and the Kite".
* Caldecott Honor: "Seven Blind Mice"
* Hans Christian Andersen Medal nominations: 1992 and 2000.

Works

Self-Illustrated; for children

*(With Hilary Beckett) "The Rooster's Horns: A Chinese Puppet Play to Make and Perform", 1978.
*(Reteller) "The Terrible Nung Gwama: A Chinese Folktale", 1978.
*(Adaptor) "The Lion and the Mouse: An Aesop Fable", 1979.
*"High on a Hill: A Book of Chinese Riddles", 1980.
*"Up a Tree", 1983.
*"The Other Bone", 1984.
*(Translator) "Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China", 1989.
*(Reteller) "Seven Blind Mice", 1992.
*(Reteller) "Moon Mother: A Narrative American Creation Tale", 1993.
*(Reteller) "Red Thread", 1993.
*(Reteller) "Little Plum", 1994.
*(Reteller) "Donkey Trouble", 1995.
*(Adaptor) "Pinocchio", 1995.
*(Reteller) "Night Visitors", 1995.
*"Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac", 1995.
*(Reteller) "Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale", 1997.
*(Adaptor) "Genesis", 1997.
*"Voices of the Heart", 1997.
*(Reteller) "The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale", 1998.
*"Monkey King", 2001.
*"The Boy Who Wanted Knowledge", 2002.

Illustrator

*Janice May Udry, "The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories", 1962.
*Leland B. Jacobs and Sally Nohelty, editors, "Poetry for Young Scientists", 1964.
*Margaret Hillert, "The Yellow Boat", 1966.
*Jane Yolen, editor, "The Emperor and the Kite", 1968.
*Robert Wyndam, editor, "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes", 1968.
*Kermit Krueger, "The Golden Swans: A Picture Story from Thailand", 1969.
*Mel Evans, "The Tiniest Sound", 1969.
*Jane Yolen, "The Seventh Mandarin", 1970.
*Renee K. Weiss, "The Bird from the Sea", 1970.
*Diane Wolkstein, "Eight Thousand Stones: A Chinese Folktale", 1972.
*Jane Yolen, "The Girl Who Loved the Wind", 1972.
*L. C. Hunt, editor, "The Horse from Nowhere", 1973.
*Donnarae MacCann and Olga Richard, "The Child's First Books", 1973.
*Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, "Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze", 1973.
*Diane Wolkstein, "The Red Lion: A Tale of Ancient Persia", 1977.
*Feenie Ziner, "Cricket Boy: A Chinese Tale", 1977.
*N. J. Dawood, "Tales from the Arabian Nights", 1978.
*Diane Wolkstein, "White Wave: A Chinese Tale", 1979.
*Priscilla Jaquith, "Bo Rabbit Smart for True: Folktales from the Gullah", 1981.
*Al-Ling Louie, "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China", 1982.
*Mary Scioscia, "Bicycle Rider", 1983.
*Rafe Martin, "Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake", 1985.
*Jean Fritz, "The Double Life of Pocahontas", 1985.
*Margaret Leaf, "Eyes of the Dragon", 1987.
*James Howe, "I Wish I Were a Butterfly", 1987.
*Tony Johnston, "Whale Song", 1987.
*Richard Lewis, "In the Night, Still Dark", 1988.
*Nancy Larrick, editor, "Cats Are Cats", 1988.
*Robert Frost, "Birches", 1988.
*Oscar Wilde, "The Happy Prince", 1989.
*Lafcadio Hearn, "The Voice of the Great Bell, retold by Margaret Hodges", 1989.
*Ruth Y. Radin, "High in the Mountains", 1989.
*Nancy Larrick, editor, "Mice Are Nice", 1990.
*Richard Lewis, "All of You Was Singing", 1991.
*Nancy White Carlstrom, "Goodbye, Geese", 1991.
*Barabara Savage Horton, "What Comes in Spring?", 1992.
*Mary Calhoun, "While I Sleep", 1992.
*Audrey Osofsky, "Dreamcatcher", 1992.
*Laura Krauss Melmed, "The First Song Ever Sung", 1993.
*Eleanor Coerr, "Sadako", 1993.
*Isaac Olaleye, "Bitter Bananas", 1994.
*Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, reteller, "Iblis", 1994.
*Penny Pollock, reteller, "The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story", 1996.
*Lisa Westberg Peters, "October Smiled Back", 1996.
*Jack London, "White Fang", 1999.
*Mary Casanova, "The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale", 2000.
*Dorothea P. Seeber, "A Pup Just for Me--A Boy Just for Me", 2000.
*Tony Johnston, "Desert Song", 2000.
*Also illustrator of film Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, based on the story by Eleanor Coerr.

References

*"Ed (Tse-chun) Young." "Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed.", 8 vols. Gale Group, 2002.