| 词条 | Aaron Becker |
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| name = Aaron Becker | image = Aaron_Becker,_Author_and_Illustrator,_aaron_becker.jpg | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1974 (42) | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, USA | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Illustrator, Writer | nationality = American | alma_mater = Pomona College | period = | genre = Children's literature, picture books | subject = | movement = | notableworks = Journey, Quest | awards = Caldecott Honor (2014) | signature = | website = {{URL|www.storybreathing.com}} }}Aaron Becker (born 1974) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.[1] He is best known for his wordless children's book Journey, which received positive reviews in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and a Caldecott Honor in 2014. [2]Quest, the second book in Becker's Journey trilogy, was among a small group of children's books praised by National Public Radio (NPR) in anticipation of the announcement of the 2015 Caldecott Award nominees. [3] Sam Juliano, in his popular Wonders in the Dark blog, also remarked on Quests likelihood of Caldecott attention.[4] The final book of the trilogy, Return, was released in August 2016. Among the many publications reviewing the book were the Financial Times on 19 August 2016 and the New York Times on 26 August 2016. Prior to his children's book work, Becker illustrated scenes in children's animated films, including The Polar Express (2004), Cars (2006), Monster House (2006), Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol. BiographyBecker was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Pomona College in 1996, and currently lives and works in Amherst, Massachusetts.[5] Published works
References1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://magazine.pomona.edu/bookshelf/2013/10/30/aaron-becker-96-enchants-kids-and-critics-with-his-richly-illustrated-journey/ |title=Aaron Becker '96 Enchants Kids and Critics With His Richly Illustrated Journey |accessdate=1 February 2015 |work=Brief Biographies |publisher=Pomona College Magazine}} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.indyweek.com/arts/archives/2014/01/01/former-animator-aaron-becker-takes-children-on-an-illustrated-journey |title=Aaron Becker Takes Children on an Illustrated Journey | accessdate=1 February 2015 |work=Book Reviews |publisher=Indy Week |date=1 January 2014 |author=Zack Smith}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/01/31/382125667/8-picture-books-you-dont-have-to-be-a-kid-to-love |title=8 Picture Books You Don't Have to be a Kid to Love| accessdate=1 February 2015 |work=Book Reviews |author=Nicole Cohen |publisher=NPR |date=31 January 2015}} 4. ^{{Cite web |url=https://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/caldecott-medal-contender-quest/ |title=Caldecott Medal Contender: Quest |accessdate=1 February 2015 |work=Wonders in the Dark |author=Sam Juliano |date=30 January 2015}} 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.storybreathing.com/about-aaron/ |title=About |accessdate=1 February 2015 |author=Aaron Becker |work= |publisher=Aaron Becker (storybreathing.com)}} External links
9 : Living people|American children's writers|American illustrators|American children's book illustrators|Artists from Baltimore|Writers from Baltimore|1974 births|Pomona College alumni|People from Amherst, Massachusetts |
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