Carolyn Crimi (born 1959) is an American author of children's picture books.
Biography Crimi was born in 1959, in Long Island, New York. After graduating from the Berkshire School, she attended Lake Forest College, where she earned a bachelor of arts in art history in 1982. She then attended Vermont College, where she earned a master of fine arts in writing for children in 2000. She lives in Evanston, Illinois. In addition to her writing career, she also teaches courses on writing for children. She is a member of the Illinois chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators."Carolyn Crimi." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2011. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 3 May 2023.
Her book Don't Need Friends (Doubleday, 1999) received a starred review from Publishers Weekly that said, "Crimi's tight, deft prose mines Dog and Rat's petulance for all its comedy and poignancy".
In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews called There Might Be Lobsters (Candlewick, 2017) "just beachy," saying, "Sly inclusions of lobsters in the details, in particular, will provoke readers’ laughter as they cheer on Sukie and applaud Eleanor's pluck and patience".
Awards Best of the Best selection, Chicago Public Library, 1999, for Don't Need Friends Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Best Picture Book, 2001, for Don't Need Friends Midland Author's Best Children's Fiction award runner-up for Don't Need Friends Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, 2005, for Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies Armadillo Reader's Choice award, 2005, for Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies Read-Aloud Books Too Good to Miss selection, 2005, for Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies Association for Indiana Media Educators, 2005, for Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies
Selected works
Outside, Inside. Illustrated by Linnea Asplind. Riley, Simon & Schuster, 1995.Reviews of Outside, Inside Don't Need Friends. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Doubleday, 1999.Reviews of Don't Need Friends. Tessa's Tip-Tapping Toes. Illustrated by Marsha Gray Carrington. Scholastic, 2002.Reviews of Tessa's Tip-Tapping Toes Get Busy, Beaver! Illustrated by Janie Bynum. Orchard, 2004.Reviews of Get Busy, Beaver! Boris and Bella. Illustrated by Gris Grimly. Harcourt, 2004.Reviews of Boris and Bella Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies. Illustrated by John Manders. Candlewick, 2005.Reviews of Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies The Louds Move In! Illustrated by Regan Dunnick. Marshall Cavendish, 2006.Reviews of The Louds Move In! Where's My Mummy? Illustrated by John Manders, Candlewick Press, 2008.Reviews of Where's My Mummy? Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates. Illustrated by John Manders. Candlewick Press, 2009.Reviews of Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates Dear Tabby. Illustrated by David Roberts. HarperCollinsPublishers, 2010.Reviews of Dear Tabby Principal Fred Won't Go to Bed. Illustrated by Donald Wu. Marshall Cavendish, 2010.Reviews of Principal Fred Won't Go to Bed Rock 'N' Roll Mole. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Dial Books, 2011.Reviews of Rock 'N' Roll Mole Pugs in a Bug. Illustrated by Stephanie Buscema. Dial Books, 2012.Reviews of Pugs in a Bug There Might Be Lobsters. Illustrated by Laurel Molk. Candlewick, 2017.Reviews of There Might Be Lobsters Weird Little Robots. Illustrated by Corinna Luyken. Candlewick, 2019.Reviews of Weird Little Robots Secondhand Dogs. Illustrated by Melissa Manwill. Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2021.Reviews of Secondhand Dogs How to Haunt a House. Illustrated by Edward Miller. Whitman, 2021.Reviews of How to Haunt a House
References
External links
Carolyn Crimi on Goodreads Interview with the Institute for Writers