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Peter Hamilton Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children's books and is the Founder of the educational media company FableVision. Reynolds was born in 1961 in Canada with his identical twin brother, Paul who collaborates as author on several children's books (''Going Places, Full STEAM Ahead''), and also serves as CEO of the Reynolds educational media firm FableVision.〔 He attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Fitchburg State College〔 where he received Communications Student of The Year Award in 1983,〔(Peter H. Reynolds )〕 Alumni Recognition Award in 1999 and was awarded the title Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D)〔Graham, Jonathan. ''Hard Work Rewarded at FSC''. Sentinel and Enterprise; Fitchburg, MA. May 20, 2007.〕 in 2007 for his “substantial contributions to education and the arts”.〔(News About Peter H. Reynolds )〕 Reynolds is best known for his children’s books about “authentic learning, creativity and self-expression”, including ''The North Star'', ''Ish'', ''The Dot'', and ''So Few of Me''.〔 ''The Dot'', published by Candlewick Press, has been published in over twenty languages, as well as in Braille,〔 and has won a number of awards, including the Oppenheim Platinum Toy Award, Borders Books’ Original Voices 2003 Award,〔(Bookreporter.com - 2003 Borders Original Voices Award Finalists )〕〔(Pub & Artists - Borders - Books, Music and Movies )〕 and the Christopher Medal, as well as the American Library Association's 2005 Carnegie Medal of Excellence for the book’s animated adaptation. Reynolds has also published a book series for young children, based on the character "SugarLoaf". Published by Simon and Schuster, the first two books in this series are titled ''My Very Big Little World''〔(Simon & Schuster: My Very Big Little World: A SugarLoaf Book (Hardcover) )〕 and ''The Best Kid in the World''.〔(Simon & Schuster: The Best Kid in the World: A SugarLoaf Book (Hardcover) )〕 Reynolds’ award-winning publishing work also includes the best-selling ''Judy Moody'' series written by Megan McDonald, Eleanor Estes’ ''The Alley'' and ''The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode'', Judy Blume’s ''Fudge'' series, and Ellen Potter’s ''Olivia Kidney'' books.〔(Peter H. Reynolds )〕 His collaboration with Alison McGhee called ''Someday'' spent 2 months on the ''New York Times Best Seller'' list for Children's Books. In addition to his children’s books, Reynolds also created the award-winning animated short films, ''The Blue Shoe'' and ''Living Forever'', as well as the film adaptations of his books ''The Dot''〔 and ''Ish''. Reynolds lives in Dedham, Massachusetts and is the co-owner of his family's book store, The Blue Bunny Bookstore, and is the founder of the civic-powered revitalization group Dedham Square Circle.〔 ==References== 〔 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「Peter H. Reynolds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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