Steven kellogg biography

(Steven Castle Kellogg)

PERSONAL:

Born October 26, 1941, in Norwalk, CT; son of Robert E. and Hilma Marie Kellogg; married Helen Hill, 1967; children: (stepchildren) Pamela, Melanie, Kimberly, Laurie, Kevin, Colin.

Steven Kellogg - Reading Rockets

Education: Rhode Island School of Design, B.F.A., 1963; graduate study at American University.

ADDRESSES:

Home—P.O. Box 280, Essex, NY 12936.

CAREER:

Author and illustrator of children's books; artist. American University, Washington, DC, instructor in etching, 1966; has also taught printmaking and painting.

Exhibitions: Works exhibited at American Institute of Graphic Arts Book Show, Children's Book Showcase, and at Bologna International Children's Book Fair.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Dutch Zilveren Griffel, 1974, for Can I Keep Him?; Christopher Award, 1976, for How the Witch Got Alf; Irma Simonton Black Award, Bank Street College of Education, 1978, for The Mysterious Tadpole; American Book Award finalist, 1980, and Georgia Children' Steven Kellogg - Best Selling Author - Children's Books LELYJ