Janice May Udry (June 14, 1928 – May 12, 2023) was an American author of children's literature, primarily of picture books.
Life and career Janice May was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on June 14, 1928. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first widely-published book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations. She was a member of the American Association of University Women and her papers are held at the University of Southern Mississippi.
In 1950, she married Richard Udry. They have two children, Leslie and Susan. Richard died in 2012, at the age of 83. Janice May Udry died on May 12, 2023, at the age of 94.
Bibliography Little Bear and the Beautiful Kite (1955), illus. Hertha Depper, Albert Whitman A Tree Is Nice (1956), illus. Marc Simont, Harper – Winner of the Caldecott Medal Theodore's Parents (1958), illus. Adrienne Adams, Lothrop The Moon Jumpers (1959), illus. Maurice Sendak, Harper - Caldecott Honor Danny's Pig (1960), illus. Mariana [sic], Lothrop Alfred (1960), illus. Judith S. Roth, Albert Whitman Let's Be Enemies (1961), illus. Maurice Sendak, Harper Is Susan Here? (1962), illus. Peter Edwards, Abelard, re-illus. 1993 by Karen Gundersheimer The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories (1962), illus. Ed Young, Harper End of the Line (1962), illus. Hope Taylor, Albert Whitman Betsy-Back-in-Bed (1963), illus. Hope Taylor, Albert Whitman Next Door to Laura Linda (1965), illus. Meg Wohlberg, Albert Whitman What Mary Jo Shared (1966), illus. Elizabeth Sayles, Albert Whitman If You're a Bear (1967), illus. Erica Merkling, Albert Whitman Mary Ann's Mud Day (1967), illus. Martha Alexander, Harper What Mary Jo Wanted (1968), illus. Eleanor Mill, Albert Whitman Glenda (1969), illus. Marc Simont, Harper The Sunflower Garden (1969), illus. Beatrice Darwin, Harvey House Emily's Autumn (1969), illus. Erik Blegvad, Albert Whitman Mary Jo's Grandmother (1970), illus. Eleanor Mill, Albert Whitman Angie (1971), illus. Hilary Knight, Harper How I Faded Away (1975), illus. Monica De Bruyn, Albert Whitman Oh No, Cat! (1976), illus. Mary Chalmers, Coward Thump and Plunk (1981), illus. Ann Schweninger, published with new illustrations by Geoffrey Hayes (2000), Harper Glenda Glinka, Witch-at-Large (1997), illus. Marc Simont, HarperTrophy
References
External links Janice May Udry – HarperCollins