Marla Frazee
Author of Everywhere Babies
About the Author
Marla Frazee was born in Los Angeles, California on January 16, 1958. She received a bachelor of fine arts at Art Center College of Design in 1981. After graduating from college, she worked for various companies in advertising, educational publishing, toys, games, and magazines. In 1990, she show more illustrated her first book, World Famous Muriel and the Magic Mystery, written by Sue Alexander. She has also illustrated The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman, Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! by Mem Fox, the Clementine chapter book series by Sara Pennypacker, and Stars by Mary Lyn Ray. In 2003, she wrote and illustrated Roller Coaster. Her other works include The Boss Baby, Walk On!, and Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert. She received a 2009 Caldecott Honor for A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever and a 2010 Caldecott Honor for All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Marla Frazee
The Farmer Books: Farmer and the Clown; Farmer and the Monkey; Farmer and the Circus (2021) 4 copies
Kleiner Streuner 2 copies
Sara Pennypacker Clementine 1 copy
C'est bébé qui commande 1 copy
The Talented Clementine 1 copy
The Steven Silly Eaters 1 copy
Associated Works
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They… (2017) — Contributor — 89 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1958-01-16
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Education
- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA (BFA)
- Occupations
- illustrator
book designer
artist - Short biography
- "When asked about landing on a banned book list, Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Marla Frazee told The Washington Post, “To be honest, I don't know that I've ever been on a list with Toni Morrison before, or Judy Blume—I mean the people on this list, I'm thrilled to be on any list with these people!” And it's no secret that books on banned lists tend to be sought out and given even more attention." [https://tinybeans.com/everywhere-babie... , retrieved 7/16/23]
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Reviews
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
I saw another reviewer say that kids will like this, but adults won't. I'm happy to say that she's wrong...I loved the simplicity of this, and the way that Frazee depicted friendship and childhood.
From School Library Journal: "Simultaneously simple and majestic, this benediction of a book is recommended for first purchase."
Inspired by a Jewish blessing (but not overtly religious), this text celebrates the beauty of life, sorrows and all. Frazee is one of my favorite illustrators, and this gorgeous book doesn't disappoint.
This would be a great book for Primary or Intermediate Readers
This book is about the many different experiences that occur in life, and how beautiful and real life is.
This would be a great book to read aloud or to have in a classroom library, especially if the readers are young because there are beautiful illustrations that tell the bulk of the story.
This book is about the many different experiences that occur in life, and how beautiful and real life is.
This would be a great book to read aloud or to have in a classroom library, especially if the readers are young because there are beautiful illustrations that tell the bulk of the story.
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- Works
- 24
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 4,764
- Popularity
- #5,269
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 405
- ISBNs
- 112
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- 5
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