Doris Orgel
Encyclopedia
Doris Orgel is a children's literature
author. She was born Doris Adelberg in Vienna
, Austria
February 15, 1929. She currently lives in New York City and is a full time Children's author.
Her book The Devil in Vienna received a Phoenix Award
Honor in 1998. Her books Sarah's Room and Dwarf Long-Nose were illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award
winning illustrator Maurice Sendak
.
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
author. She was born Doris Adelberg in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
February 15, 1929. She currently lives in New York City and is a full time Children's author.
Her book The Devil in Vienna received a Phoenix Award
Phoenix Award
The Phoenix Award is awarded annually to a book originally published in English twenty years previously which did not receive a major award at the time of its publication....
Honor in 1998. Her books Sarah's Room and Dwarf Long-Nose were illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award
Hans Christian Andersen Award
The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the "Nobel Prize for children's literature", is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature"...
winning illustrator Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.-Early life:...
.