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James Cross Giblin (July 8, 1933 – April 10, 2016) was an American children's author and editor. He won a Golden Kite Award.

Life[edit]

Giblin was born on July 8, 1933, in Cleveland, and was raised in Painesville, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University with a BA in drama, and went on to receive a master's in playwriting from Columbia University. After a brief period as an actor, he went to work in publishing, first for Criterion Books, later for Lothrop, Lee & Shepard; and Seabury Press. While at Seabury he founded a children's imprint, Clarion Books, which was later acquired by Houghton Mifflin. At Clarion he edited such notable children's book authors as Eileen Christelow, the author and illustrator of the "Five Little Monkeys" series; and Mary Downing Hahn, who wrote ghost stories for middle graders.^[1]^[2]

Works[edit]

Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1982, illustrated by Margaret Tomes (winner of an American Book Award)
Walls: Defenses Throughout History, Little, Brown & Co., 1984
Milk: The Fight for Purity, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1986
From Hand to Mouth: or, How We Invented Knives, Forks, Spoons, and Chopsticks, and the Table Manners to Go With Them, HarperCollins Publishers, 1987
Let There Be Light: A Book About Windows, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1988
Be Seated: A Book About Chairs, HarperCollins Children's Books, 1993
When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS, HarperCollins Publishers, 1995, illustrated by David Frampton
Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero, Clarion Books, 1997
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, Clarion Books, 2002 (Winner of the Robert F. Silbert Medal from the American Library Association)
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth, Clarion Books, 2005
The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy, Clarion Books, 2009

References[edit]

^ Fox, Margalit (2016-04-14). "James Cross Giblin, 82, Wide-Ranging Author of Books for Children, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "Obituary: James Cross Giblin". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[1] Fox, Margalit (2016-04-14). "James Cross Giblin, 82, Wide-Ranging Author of Books for Children, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[2] "Obituary: James Cross Giblin". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

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+'''James Cross Giblin''' (July 8, 1933 – April 10, 2016) was an American children's author and editor. He won a [[Golden Kite Award]].
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-'''James Cross Giblin''' (July 8, 1933-April 10, 2016) was an American children's author and editor. He won a [[Golden Kite Award]].
 == Life ==
-He was born in [[Cleveland]]. He graduated from [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve University]]. He worked in publishing for Criterion Books; [[Lee & Shepard|Lothrop, Lee & Shepard]]; and Seabury Press. While at Seabury he founded a children's imprint, Clarion Books, which was later acquired by [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|Houghton Mifflin]]. At Clarion he edited such notable children's book authors as Eileen Christelow, the author and illustrator of the "Five Little Monkeys" series; and [[Mary Downing Hahn]], who wrote ghost stories for middle graders. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/books/james-cross-giblin-wide-ranging-author-of-books-for-children-dies-at-82.html|title=James Cross Giblin, 82, Wide-Ranging Author of Books for Children, Dies|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=2016-04-14|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/69940-obituary-james-cross-giblin.html|title=Obituary: James Cross Giblin|website=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
+Giblin was born on July 8, 1933, in [[Cleveland]], and was raised in [[Painesville, Ohio]]. He graduated from [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve University]] with a BA in drama, and went on to receive a master's in playwriting from [[Columbia University]]. After a brief period as an actor, he went to work in publishing, first for Criterion Books, later for [[Lee & Shepard|Lothrop, Lee & Shepard]]; and Seabury Press. While at Seabury he founded a children's imprint, Clarion Books, which was later acquired by [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|Houghton Mifflin]]. At Clarion he edited such notable children's book authors as [[Eileen Christelow]], the author and illustrator of the "Five Little Monkeys" series; and [[Mary Downing Hahn]], who wrote ghost stories for middle graders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/books/james-cross-giblin-wide-ranging-author-of-books-for-children-dies-at-82.html|title=James Cross Giblin, 82, Wide-Ranging Author of Books for Children, Dies|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=2016-04-14|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/69940-obituary-james-cross-giblin.html|title=Obituary: James Cross Giblin|website=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
 == Works ==
+* ''Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today,'' [[Thomas Y. Crowell Co.|Thomas Y. Crowell]], 1982, illustrated by Margaret Tomes (winner of an [[American Book Awards|American Book Award]])
-* ''Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero''
+* ''Walls: Defenses Throughout History,'' [[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown & Co]]., 1984
-* ''When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS''
+* ''Milk: The Fight for Purity,'' Thomas Y. Crowell, 1986
+* ''From Hand to Mouth: or, How We Invented Knives, Forks, Spoons, and Chopsticks, and the Table Manners to Go With Them,'' [[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Publishers]], 1987
+* ''Let There Be Light: A Book About Windows,'' Thomas Y. Crowell, 1988
+* ''Be Seated: A Book About Chairs,'' HarperCollins Children's Books, 1993
+* ''When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS,'' HarperCollins Publishers, 1995, illustrated by David Frampton
+* ''Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero,'' Clarion Books, 1997
+* ''The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler,'' Clarion Books, 2002 (Winner of the Robert F. Silbert Medal from the [[American Library Association]])
+* ''Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth,'' Clarion Books, 2005
+* ''The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy,'' Clarion Books, 2009
 == References ==
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 [[Category:1933 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2016 deaths]]
+[[Category:Writers from Cleveland]]
-{{writer-stub}}

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