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Ruth Sanderson | |
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| Born | 1952 |
| Alma mater | Paier College of Art |
| Occupation | Writer & illustrator |
| Website | www |
Ruth Sanderson (born 1951) is an Americanillustrator and writer of children's books.
Sanderson graduated from thePaier College of Art inConnecticut in 1974.[1] She is a member of theSociety of Illustrators, theSociety of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and theWestern Massachusetts Illustrator's Guild.;[1] and she is Co-Director of the low-residency MFA in Children's Book Writing and Illustrating and Certificate in Children's Book Illustration programs atHollins University.
Sanderson's earliest works were published in her mid-twenties:Grandma's Beach Surprise by Ilka List (G. P. Putnam's Sons) in 1975 and four including an edition ofThe Little Engine That Could in 1976.[2] The latter was discussed at the time in terms of how the art reflected "the stereotypes of masculine strength and feminine weakness in vogue when it was written".[3] She illustrated new editions of severalyoung-adult novels in theNancy Drew andBobbsey Twins mystery series.[2]
Library of Congress (LC) Catalog credits Sanderson as a writer primarily for retelling fairy tales, along with some stories from the Bible or about Christmas or about saints. In the catalog her earliest works as a writer are two published in 1990, a retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"[4][5] and an original fairy tale,The Enchanted Wood (Little, Brown,LCCN 90-45096).[2]
Sanderson's illustrations have been described as evocative of the past but employing a "21st century approach to texture and brightness."[6]
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