Debra Frasier
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Debra Frasier | |
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| Born | April 3, 1953 Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer/Illustrator |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
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Debra Frasier (born April 3, 1953) is an American author and illustrator known for her collage-style books.[1]
Early life[edit]
Frasier was born on April 3, 1953, in Vero Beach, Florida.[2] Her family had lived in Vero Beach since her great grandfather helped lay out the city's streets in 1911.[2]
Education[edit]
Frasier graduated Florida State University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree of science. After that, she attended the Penland School of Crafts from 1976 to 1981. Frasier also attended the Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota from 1988 to 1989.[2]
Later life[edit]
In 1981, Frasier fell in love with Jim Henkel, a photography teacher at the University of Minnesota, and they married in 1984. Since Henkel had a job in Minnesota, Frasier moved to Minneapolis with him.[3]
In 2015, Jim Henkel, Frasier's husband, had a heart attack. After being rushed to the hospital and having an operation, he was alright. After the incident, the couple decided to move to Asheville, North Carolina. Frasier lived in Minnesota for 32 years before the move.[4]
She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.[2]
Frasier hosts "Book Events" that help teach people about writing.[5]
Works[edit]
| Title | Year | Author | Illustrator | Awards | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Day You Were Born | 1991 | Debra Frasier | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Inc. | ||
| The Animal That Drank Up Sound | 1992 | William Stafford | Debra Frasier | ||
| We Got Here Together | 1994 | Kim Stafford | |||
| Out of the Ocean | 1998 | Debra Frasier | |||
| Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster | 2000 | Oprah's Summer Reading List Title[6] | |||
| In the Space of the Sky | 2002 | Richard Lewis | Debra Frasier | ||
| The Incredible Water Show | 2004 | Debra Frasier[7] | |||
| A Birthday Cake Is No Ordinary Cake | 2007 | ||||
| A Fabulous Fair Alphabet | 2010 | Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster[8] | |||
| SPIKE, Ugliest Dog in the Universe | 2013 | ||||
| Year | Award |
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| 1980 | National Endowment for the Arts Project Grant |
| 1982 | Art Park Wind Sculpture Commission, Buffalo, NY |
| 1983 | Walker Arts Center, Art-in-the-Park installation, Minneapolis, MN |
| 1984 | Three Rivers Arts Festival Sculpture Award Commission |
| 1986 | Pris de Paris, American Center, Sculpture Residency, Cite des Arts ‑1987 |
Career honors[edit]
| Year | Honor |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Selected by the American Booksellers for Children (ABC), campaign artist and spokesperson, national READ WITH A CHILD campaign |
| 2001 | Selected as BookExpo Children's Book Dinner Honored Author, celebrating the tenth anniversary of On the Day You Were Born, Chicago, American Booksellers for Children |
| 2010 | Minnesota State Fair Author in Residence, founder of the Alphabet Forest Literacy Project, 2010-ongoing[9][10] |
| Loft McKnight Award in Children's Literature | |
| 2011 | Charlotte Huck Endowed Speaker Award, Redlands University, California |
| 2019 | Peace Site Award, on the 10th Anniversary of the Alphabet Forest, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St Paul, MN. |
Awards[edit]
Frasier's picture book awards include: the Parents Choice Gold Award, a Minnesota Book Award for Illustration, a Hungry Mind Book of Distinction Award, Teacher and Children’s Choice Awards from the International Reading Association, and the Best Children’s Book Award from the Southeastern Booksellers’ Association. She was also the Director of Animation with the Minnesota Orchestra’s NotesAlive! which won the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal.[6]
Vocabulary Parades[edit]
Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster has inspired many schools across the United States to host their own vocabulary parades.[11] In vocabulary parades, student chose any word, and make a costume that represents that word. For example, if a students word is 'secondhand' their costume might simply be them with a second had attached to their wrist.[12] If a student's word is 'foot-soldier' the student might dress-up as a boot with a military hat on.[13] Vocabulary parades help to strengthen vocabulary while promoting creative thinking.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "About - Debra Frasier". Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Frasier, Debra 1953- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ "The art of writing". marshallindependent.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ↑ "Debra Frasier, Children's Book Author and Illustrator". Family Fun Directory. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ↑ "Debra Frasier". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Speakers | Alma Flor Ada". 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ ThriftBooks. "Debra Frasier Books | List of books by author Debra Frasier". ThriftBooks. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Debra Frasier". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Gorecki, Sue (Winter 2014). "Young Writers Meet Professionals" (PDF). The Review. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ↑ "Alphabet Forest". Minnesota State Fair. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Frasier, Debra | Metronet". 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ Mukilteo Schools (October 2, 2018). "3rd Grade Vocabulary Parade - Friday, January, 29" (PDF). Mukilteo Elementary School. Retrieved October 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Frasier, Debra (2012). "100 Vocabulary Words to Spark Costume Ideas" (PDF). Schoolastic. Retrieved October 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
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