November 22, 2004
Children's Author & Illustrator Trina Schart Hyman, 1939-2004
Trina Schart Hyman, the author and illustrator of more than 150 books, died on November 20 at the age of 65. She won the Caldecott medal in 1985 for Saint George and the Dragon, retold by Margaret Hodges; she received Caldecott honors in 2000 for A Child's Calendar, 1990 for Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, and 1984 for Little Red Riding Hood.
Trina Schart Hyman with text by Margaret Hodges. Saint George and the Dragon
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
Posted by Grace at November 22, 2004 10:57 AM
