Debra Frasier
Author & Illustrator of Children’s Picture Books
web address: debrafrasier.com
1953 Born, April 3, Vero Beach, Florida
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Education:
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1976
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BA, Florida State University
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1977-80, 1981-83
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Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina
Also: Aspen Theatre Institute, summer workshops,
Institute de Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Books Written & Illustrated:
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1991
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On the Day You Were Born
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1998
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Out of the Ocean
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2000
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Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster
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2004
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The Incredible Water Show
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2007
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A Birthday Cake Is No Ordinary Cake (Fall 2006)
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(note: all books published by Harcourt, Inc.)
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Books Illustrated:
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1992
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The Animal That Drank Up Sound, by William Stafford
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1994
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We Got Here Together, by Kim Stafford
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2002
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In the Space of the Sky, by Richard Lewis
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(note: all books published by Harcourt, Inc.)
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Video:
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1997
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Creative Consultant and Director of Animation for On the Day You Were Born, the Symphony, produced by the Minnesota Orchestra NotesAlive! brand and winner of the American Library Association's Carnegie Award for Best Video for Children.
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Selected Sculpture Awards:
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1980
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National Endowment for the Arts Project Grant
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1982
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Art Park Wind Sculpture Commission, Buffalo, NY
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1983
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Walker Arts Center, Art-in-the-Park installation, Minneapolis, MN
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1984
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Three Rivers Arts Festival Sculpture Award Commission
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1986
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Pris de Paris, American Center, Sculpture Residency, Cite des Arts -1987
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Selected Book Awards:
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On the Day You Were Born: 1991
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Parent’s Choice Gold Award
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Hungry Mind Review Book of Distinction
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Notable Children’s Trade Book in Language Arts
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NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
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Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
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ABC Children’s Bookseller’s Choice
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Reading Rainbow, Feature Selection
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Out of the Ocean: 1998
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Southeast Booksellers Association Children’s Book Gold Award
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Minnesota Book Award for Illustration
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ABA’s Pick of the Lists
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National Parenting Publication Honor Award
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Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster: 2000
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International Reading Association Children’s Choice Award
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International Reading Association Teacher’s Choice Award
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Offspring Magazine, Best Book of the Year
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Oprah’s Summer Reading List Selection
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The Animal That Drank Up Sound: 1992
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American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists
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Book of the Month Selection
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American Institute for Graphic Arts, Best of 1992 Selection
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We Got Here Together: 1994
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American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists
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Career Honor:
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1997
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Selected by the American Booksellers for Children (ABC), campaign artist and spokesperson, national READ WITH A CHILD campaign
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2001
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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
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