A U T H O R / I L LU S T R AT O R O F C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S

ALIKI BRANDENBERG

WHO IS SHE?

• Aliki is an American author/illustrator of children’s books• She writes/illustrates about many things;

dinosaurs, history, growing up, life experiences, and much more

Aliki

ALIKI

• She was born September 3rd, 1929 in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

• Her first language is Greek

• She enrolled in art classes and took piano lessons as a child

HER LIFE

• Aliki graduated from Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1951• Worked at JcPenny’s• She traveled to Europe and met her husband,

Franz Brandenberg.• She married Franz in 1957 and had two children;

Jason and Alexa.

HOBBIES

• Traveling• Reading• Museums• Music• Films• Theater

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR

• Her first book was The Story of William Tell• She now lives in

London where she continues writing children’s books• She won the

Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Award in 1991

BOOKS ALIKI HAS WRITTEN/ILLUSTRATED:

• Go Tell Aunt Rhody• Green Grass and White Milk• Hello! Good-Bye• Jack and Jake• Keep Your Mouth Closed, Dear• Leo and Emily• Manners• Mummies Made In Egypt

BOOKS CONTINUED:

• The Story of Johnny Appleseed• The Story of William Penn• The Story of William Tell• Use Your Head, Dear• We Are Best Friends• Welcome, Little Baby• All By Myself

RESOURCES

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliki_Brandenberg

• http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Brandenberg__Aliki.html

• http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1136/Brandenberg-Aliki-Liacouras-Aliki.html