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John Steven Gurney

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Author and illustrator John Steven Gurney grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He studied art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and drew caricatures on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the summers. While in college, he won a national poster contest for Molson's Golden Ale vis mere which appeared in Rolling Stone magazine. It was seen by the art directors at Ariel Books and led to his first picture book assignment. He is the illustrator of over 100 children's books including all of the titles in The Bailey School Kids and The A to Z Mysteries series. His illustrations have also appeared in children's magazines like Cricket, Babybug, and Ladybird as well as non-children's magazines like TV Guide and National Lampoon. He also illustrated the board game Guess Who for Milton Bradley. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries) (1997) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver3,066 eksemplarer
The Canary Caper (A to Z Mysteries) (1998) — Illustrator — 2,148 eksemplarer
The Bald Bandit (A to Z Mysteries) (1997) — Illustrator — 2,127 eksemplarer
The Deadly Dungeon (A to Z Mysteries) (1998) — Illustrator — 1,980 eksemplarer
The Haunted Hotel (A to Z Mysteries) (1999) — Illustrator — 1,693 eksemplarer
The Jaguar's Jewel (A to Z Mysteries) (2000) — Illustrator — 1,692 eksemplarer
The Empty Envelope (A to Z Mysteries) (1998) — Illustrator — 1,668 eksemplarer
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (1990) — Illustrator — 1,653 eksemplarer
The Falcon's Feathers (A to Z Mysteries) (1998) — Illustrator — 1,640 eksemplarer
The Invisible Island (A to Z Mysteries) (1999) — Illustrator — 1,621 eksemplarer
The Runaway Racehorse (A to Z Mysteries) (2002) — Illustrator — 1,588 eksemplarer
The Missing Mummy (A to Z Mysteries) (2001) — Illustrator — 1,570 eksemplarer
The Lucky Lottery (A to Z Mysteries) (2000) — Illustrator — 1,569 eksemplarer
The Talking T. Rex (A to Z Mysteries) (2003) — Illustrator — 1,492 eksemplarer
Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp (1991) — Illustrator — 1,460 eksemplarer
The Kidnapped King (A to Z Mysteries) (2000) — Illustrator — 1,450 eksemplarer
The School Skeleton (A to Z Mysteries) (2003) — Illustrator — 1,399 eksemplarer
The Panda Puzzle (A to Z Mysteries) (2002) — Illustrator — 1,391 eksemplarer
The White Wolf (A to Z Mysteries) (2004) — Illustrator — 1,350 eksemplarer
The Unwilling Umpire (2004) — Illustrator — 1,333 eksemplarer
The Goose's Gold (A to Z Mysteries) (1998) — Illustrator — 1,324 eksemplarer
The Ninth Nugget (A to Z Mysteries) (2001) — Illustrator — 1,321 eksemplarer
The Orange Outlaw (A to Z Mysteries) (2001) — Illustrator — 1,263 eksemplarer
The X'ed-Out X-Ray (A to Z Mysteries) (2005) — Illustrator — 1,257 eksemplarer
The Vampire's Vacation (A-Z Mysteries) (2004) — Illustrator — 1,251 eksemplarer
The Zombie Zone (A to Z Mysteries) (1997) — Illustrator — 1,248 eksemplarer
Over the River and Through the Wood (1974) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver1,222 eksemplarer
White House White-out (A to Z Mysteries) (2008) — Illustrator — 1,219 eksemplarer
Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips (1992) — Illustrator — 1,195 eksemplarer
The Yellow Yacht (A to Z Mysteries) (2005) — Illustrator — 1,167 eksemplarer
Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball (1992) — Illustrator — 1,025 eksemplarer
Mayflower Treasure Hunt (A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, No. 2) (2007) — Illustrator — 958 eksemplarer
Aliens Don't Wear Braces (1993) — Illustrator — 958 eksemplarer
Detective Camp (A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, No. 1) (2006) — Illustrator — 925 eksemplarer
Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses (1994) — Illustrator — 875 eksemplarer
Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias (1993) — Illustrator — 828 eksemplarer
Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors (1991) — Illustrator — 771 eksemplarer
Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers (1995) — Illustrator — 763 eksemplarer
November Night (Calendar Mysteries) (2014) — Illustrator — 717 eksemplarer
Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides (1997) — Illustrator — 713 eksemplarer
Zombies Don't Play Soccer (1995) — Illustrator — 697 eksemplarer
Witches Don't Do Backflips (1994) — Illustrator — 694 eksemplarer
Genies Don't Ride Bicycles (1994) — Illustrator — 674 eksemplarer
Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats (1995) — Illustrator — 670 eksemplarer
Mermaids Don't Run Track (1997) — Illustrator — 633 eksemplarer
Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum (1995) — Illustrator — 628 eksemplarer
Skeletons Don't Play Tubas (1994) — Illustrator — 622 eksemplarer
March Mischief (Calendar Mysteries) (2010) — Illustrator — 566 eksemplarer
Dragons Don't Cook Pizza (1997) — Illustrator — 548 eksemplarer
Flying Dutch (1991) — Omslagsfotograf/tegner/..., nogle udgaver529 eksemplarer
Wizards Don't Need Computers (1996) — Illustrator — 518 eksemplarer
The Abominable Snowman Doesn't Roast Marshmallows (2005) — Illustrator — 495 eksemplarer
Martians Don't Take Temperatures (1996) — Illustrator — 448 eksemplarer
Monsters Don't Scuba Dive (1995) — Illustrator — 447 eksemplarer
Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade (1995) — Illustrator — 440 eksemplarer
Werewolves Don't Run for President (2004) — Illustrator — 424 eksemplarer
Mummies Don't Coach Softball (1996) — Illustrator — 421 eksemplarer
Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses (1996) — Illustrator — 406 eksemplarer
June Jam (2011) — Illustrator — 405 eksemplarer
The Night Before Christmas (John Steven Gurney) (1989) — Illustrator — 396 eksemplarer
Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance (1997) — Illustrator — 384 eksemplarer
New Year's Eve Thieves (2014) — Illustrator — 349 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers in Outer Space (1999) — Illustrator — 323 eksemplarer
The Bride of Frankenstein Doesn't Bake Cookies (2000) — Illustrator — 311 eksemplarer
Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters (1999) — Illustrator — 305 eksemplarer
The New Year Dragon Dilemma (2011) — Illustrator — 301 eksemplarer
Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons (2002) — Illustrator — 296 eksemplarer
Wizards Don't Wear Graduation Gowns (2002) — Illustrator — 296 eksemplarer
July Jitters (2012) — Illustrator — 287 eksemplarer
Frankenstein Doesn't Slam Hockey Pucks (1999) — Illustrator — 250 eksemplarer
The Castle Crime (2014) — Illustrator — 244 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers' Secret Cave (1998) — Illustrator — 233 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers Is Missing! (1996) — Illustrator — 225 eksemplarer
Operation Orca (2015) — Illustrator — 206 eksemplarer
Dragons Don't Throw Snowballs (2006) — Illustrator — 197 eksemplarer
The Monsters Next Door (1998) — Illustrator — 191 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers' Monster Class Trip (2000) — Illustrator — 189 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers' Creepy Christmas (2007) — Illustrator — 189 eksemplarer
Robots Don't Catch Chicken Pox (2000) — Illustrator — 176 eksemplarer
The Bailey School Kids Joke Book (1997) — Illustrator — 166 eksemplarer
The Meanest Hound Around (2003) — Illustrator — 158 eksemplarer
Howling at the Hauntlys' (1998) — Illustrator — 135 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers' Scariest Halloween Ever (2005) — Illustrator — 113 eksemplarer
Mrs. Jeepers on Vampire Island (1876) — Illustrator — 110 eksemplarer
Kilmer's Pet Monster (1998) — Illustrator — 109 eksemplarer
Vampire Trouble (1998) — Illustrator — 99 eksemplarer
A to Z Mysteries Complete 26-Book Set (2006) — Illustrator — 86 eksemplarer
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993) — Omslagsfotograf/tegner/... — 73 eksemplarer
Double Trouble Monsters (1999) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver73 eksemplarer
Snow Monster Mystery (1999) — Illustrator — 69 eksemplarer
A to Z Mysteries: Books A-D (2003) — Illustrator; Illustrator — 64 eksemplarer
The Hauntlys' Hairy Surprise (1999) — Illustrator — 53 eksemplarer
Vampire Baby (1999) — Illustrator — 47 eksemplarer
Bub, Snow, and the Burly Bear Scare (Aladdin Fiction) (2002) — Illustrator — 37 eksemplarer
A to Z Mysteries: Books A-H (2008) — Illustrator — 34 eksemplarer
Happy Boo Day (2000) — Illustrator — 29 eksemplarer
A to Z Mysteries: Books I-P (2001) — Illustrator — 27 eksemplarer
The temptation of Wilfred Malachey (Goblin tales) (1985) — Illustrator — 22 eksemplarer
A to Z Mysteries: Books Q-Z (2008) — Illustrator — 19 eksemplarer
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Volume 2 (2005) — Illustrator — 19 eksemplarer
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Volume 3 (4-in-1) (2005) — Illustrator — 14 eksemplarer
The Adventure of the Bailey School Kids Megapack (2001) — Illustrator — 8 eksemplarer
Hansel and Gretel (1991) — Illustrator — 2 eksemplarer
The Bailey City Monsters Volume 2 (2007) — Illustrator — 2 eksemplarer

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A to Z (210) A to Z Mysteries (1,412) A to Z Mysteries series (134) AR (137) AR 3.6 (96) AR 3.8 (98) Bailey School Kids (1,171) billedbog (110) børn (327) børn (91) børnefiktion (112) børnelitteratur (432) chapter (192) chapter book (1,370) detektiv (99) dinosaurs (107) DRA 30 (92) eventyr (206) Fantasy (434) Grade 3 (167) grade 5 (142) holidays (122) humor (216) jul (225) Level M (264) Level N (274) M (358) mysteries (242) mysterium (2,678) N (334) roman (114) serie (1,036) Skal læses (98) skole (298) skønlitteratur (1,968) Thanksgiving (301) ungdomslitteratur (119) vampyrer (95) venner (111) venskab (143)

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Andre navne
Gurney, John
Fødselsdato
1962-01-11
Køn
male
Nationalitet
USA
Fødested
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Bopæl
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Uddannelse
Pratt Institute
Hartford Art School (MFA, Illustration)
Erhverv
freelance illustrator
Organisationer
Professeur, School of Historical studies, Newcastle University; Newcastle on Tyne, England, UK (@2007)
Kort biografi
[excerpted from author's website]
John Steven Gurney has illustrated over 140 chapter books and has illustrated board games, advertising, posters, puzzles, and a shopping bag for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. John has worked as a caricature artist from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, and on the streets of New York City, but primarily in New England.

John grew up in Pennsylvania reading Dr. Seuss books and watching Bugs Bunny cartoons. As he grew older his reading material shifted to Mad Magazine, and then to J.R.R. Tolkien (but he never stopped watched Bugs Bunny cartoons). He studied illustration at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and received his MFA in Illustration from the Hartford Art School. He teaches illustration and design at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA.

John loves visiting schools to talk about illustration. Since 2002 he has visited schools in 31 different states, and five countries. John lives in Brattleboro, Vermont with his wife Kathie. He has used more than 40 people from his town to pose as characters for his books. He loves running and cycling, except when there's too much snow, in which case he cross country skis and plays racquetball.

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Whoa. My two favorite things in one book! (Or so say the eyes of kids you show this to.)
 
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LibrarianDest | 3 andre anmeldelser | Jan 3, 2024 |
The imagination exhibited and the lesson learned in this story is commendable, but overall, it's lackluster. It's not going to win any awards for creativity or mind-blowing concepts. It's a cute book with a basic premise and written well enough, but it's headed for the bargain bin.
 
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LiteraryGadd | 3 andre anmeldelser | Jan 16, 2023 |
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
"Jesse is a young boy who loves nothing more than to play with dinosaurs and trains. One day, he is getting ready for bed when a train full of dinosaurs stops at his house to pick him up. When the train accidentally falls over, Jesse uses his skills of playing to help lead the group and solve the conflict. It a cute story to show that dreams can really come to life. The illustrations are filled with solid colors, and emphasis is put on the characters and objects rather than the background. The dinosaurs are comedic since they are given human characteristics such as clothing, glasses, nail polish, and mustaches. The dinosaurs are also specific to types that are known such as a T-Rex and triceratops. While some are eating salad on the train, others are eating hamburgers which would be a great connection to herbivores and carnivores. This is a great picture book to include as a fictional story with some references to scientific fact." -- Becky Martin, GoodReads… (mere)
 
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EKiddieKollege | 3 andre anmeldelser | Jul 6, 2020 |

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Popularitet
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Vurdering
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ISBN
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