Ann Jonas
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Ann Jonas is a writer
and illustrator
of several picture books for children. Her books often use odd, abstract images in order to stretch children's imaginations.
. She enjoyed horseback riding, and became a babysitter to help raise funds for her rides. Her interest in art was recognized and nurtured by her parents. Her teachers also encouraged her by allowing her to design and paint the sets of plays.
After many disappointing jobs, she decided to attend Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. After graduation, she began work in graphic design
, and married fellow artist Donald Crews
. After her husband was drafted into the army in 1963, they moved to Frankfurt, Germany. Their first daughter, Nina was born in Germany, and their second, Amy, was born a year later in New York.
When they returned to the United States, Jonas continued her work in graphic art, while her husband began to focus on illustrating children's books. Many years later, when their daughters were almost ready for college, Jonas wrote and illustrated her first children's book When You Were a Baby, in 1982, although it wouldn't be published for another nine years.
Jonas and her husband currently live in the state of New York in an old, restored farmhouse overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
of several picture books for children. Her books often use odd, abstract images in order to stretch children's imaginations.
Biography
Lived most of her childhood in Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. She enjoyed horseback riding, and became a babysitter to help raise funds for her rides. Her interest in art was recognized and nurtured by her parents. Her teachers also encouraged her by allowing her to design and paint the sets of plays.
After many disappointing jobs, she decided to attend Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. After graduation, she began work in graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, and married fellow artist Donald Crews
Donald Crews
Donald Crews is a U.S. writer and illustrator of several well-known children's picture books. He won the Caldecott Honor twice. Common subjects of his include modern technology , and childhood memories. His stories often include few humans.-Biography:Donald Crews was born in Newark, New Jersey, in...
. After her husband was drafted into the army in 1963, they moved to Frankfurt, Germany. Their first daughter, Nina was born in Germany, and their second, Amy, was born a year later in New York.
When they returned to the United States, Jonas continued her work in graphic art, while her husband began to focus on illustrating children's books. Many years later, when their daughters were almost ready for college, Jonas wrote and illustrated her first children's book When You Were a Baby, in 1982, although it wouldn't be published for another nine years.
Jonas and her husband currently live in the state of New York in an old, restored farmhouse overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains.