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Emily Arnold McCully (born July 1, 1939) is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's books. She won the annual Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration in 1993, recognizing ''Mirette on the High Wire'' which she also wrote. ==Biography== Arnold was born in Galesburg, Illinois, but grew up in Garden City, New York. She graduated from Pembroke College, now a part of Brown University, in 1961 and earned an M.A. in Art History from Columbia University. At Brown she acted in the inaugural evening of Production Workshop and other plays, co-wrote the annual musical, Brownbrokers, and earned a Phi Beta Kappa key. In 1976, she published a short story in ''The Massachusetts Review''. It was selected for the ''O'Henry Collection: Best Short Stories of the Year''. Two novels followed: ''A Craving'' in 1982, and ''Life Drawing'' in 1986. In 2012, McCully published ''Ballerina Swan'' with Holiday House Books for Young People, written by legendary prima ballerina Allegra Kent. It has received rave reviews from ''The New York Times'',〔("Step by Step: ''Ballerina Swan'', ''Bea at Ballet'' and ''Invitation to Ballet''" ). Jennifer B. McDonald. ''The New York Times''. May 9, 2012.〕 ''Kirkus Reviews'', and ''School Library Journal''.〔 2014-04-11: unavailable after May 2013; conversion and migration to new website (slj.com) is in ongoing.〕 As an actor, she performed in Equity productions of Elizabeth Diggs’ ''Saint Florence'' at Capital Rep in Albany and The Vineyard Theater in New York City. Among other awards and honors, McCully has received a Christopher Award for ''Picnic'', the Caldecott Medal for ''Mirette on the High Wire'', the Jane Addams Award, the Giverney Award, and an honorary doctorate from Brown University.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Emily Arnold McCully )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emily Arnold McCully」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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