Nonny Hogrogian
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Nonny Hogrogian is an American author and illustrator. She was born on May 7, 1932 in New York City
, and graduated from Hunter College
. King of the Kerry Fair was the first book she illustrated, in 1960. She was awarded the Caldecott Medal
twice. She first won the award in 1966 for Always Room for One More
by Sorche Nic Leodhas
, then again in 1972 for One Fine Day, an old Armenian tale that she retold and illustrated.
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, and graduated from Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
. King of the Kerry Fair was the first book she illustrated, in 1960. She was awarded the Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
twice. She first won the award in 1966 for Always Room for One More
Always Room for One More
Always Room for One More is a book by Sorche Nic Leodhas that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature illustration in 1966. It tells the tale of Lachie MacLachlan, a generous Scottish man. While he lives in a small hut with his wife and ten children, he always...
by Sorche Nic Leodhas
Sorche Nic Leodhas
LeClaire Gowans Alger was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche Leodhas. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a sickly child, eventually being homeschooled. Alger was a known librarian, working from 1915 to 1966, while the imaginary Sorche was a...
, then again in 1972 for One Fine Day, an old Armenian tale that she retold and illustrated.
Notable works
- One Fine Day (author and illustrator, 1972)
- Always Room for One More (illustrator, 1965)