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{{Short description|American author of children's books}}
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'''Else Holmelund Minarik''' (September 13, 1920 – July 12, 2012) was an American author of more than 40 children’s books. She was most commonly associated with her ''[[Little Bear (book)|Little Bear]]'' series of children's books, which were [[Little Bear (TV series)|adapted for television]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|author=Julia Eccleshare |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/19/else-holmelund-minarik |title=Else Holmelund Minarik obituary &#124; Books &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= 19 July 2012|accessdate=2012-07-19 |location=London}}</ref> Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, ''No Fighting, No Biting!''<ref name="PW">{{cite web
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|url= http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/obituaries/article/53001-obituary-else-holmelund-minarik.html
{{Infobox writer
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|title= Else Holmelund Minarik
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|9|13}}
|publisher= Publishers Weekly
| birth_place = [[Fredericia]], Denmark
|author= Shannon Maughan
| death_date = {{dda|2012|7|12|1920|9|13}}
|date= July 13, 2012
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| birth_name = Else Holmelund
|accessdate= December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| death_place = [[Sunset Beach, North Carolina|Sunset Beach]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
|url= http://ncartseveryday.org/2012/07/remembering-%E2%80%9Clittle-bear%E2%80%9D-author-else-holmelund-minarik/
| education = [[Queens College, City University of New York]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
|title= Remembering "Little Bear" Author Else Holmelund Minarik
| years_active = 1957–2021
|publisher= North Carolina Arts Council
}}
|date= 2009
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'''Else Holmelund Minarik''' (née '''Holmelund'''; September 13, 1920 – July 12, 2012) was a Danish-born American author of more than 40 children's books. She was most commonly associated with her ''[[Little Bear (book)|Little Bear]]'' series of children's books, which were [[Little Bear (TV series)|adapted for television]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|author=Julia Eccleshare |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/19/else-holmelund-minarik |title=Else Holmelund Minarik obituary &#124; Books &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= July 19, 2012|accessdate=July 19, 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, ''No Fighting, No Biting!''<ref name="PW">{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/obituaries/article/53001-obituary-else-holmelund-minarik.html |title= Else Holmelund Minarik |publisher=Publishers Weekly |author=Shannon Maughan |date=July 13, 2012 |accessdate=December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="ncarts">{{cite web |url=http://ncartseveryday.org/2012/07/remembering-%E2%80%9Clittle-bear%E2%80%9D-author-else-holmelund-minarik/ |title=Remembering "Little Bear" Author Else Holmelund Minarik |publisher=North Carolina Arts Council |date=July 14, 2009 |accessdate=September 5, 2017 |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816184945/http://ncartseveryday.org/2012/07/remembering-%e2%80%9clittle-bear%e2%80%9d-author-else-holmelund-minarik/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|accessdate= December 25, 2015}}</ref>


==Biography==
Born in [[Fredericia]], [[Denmark]], Minarik immigrated to the [[United States]] at the age of four with her family. By 1940, Elsa had married Walter Minarik, who died in 1963.<ref name="Guardian"/> After graduating from [[Queens College, City University of New York]] (B.A., 1942), she became a journalist, for the ''Daily Sentinel'' newspaper of [[Rome, New York]], during World War II. She subsequently lived on [[Long Island]], where she was employed as a first-grade teacher for the [[Commack School District]]<ref name="PW"/>. She later lived in [[Nottingham, New Hampshire]]. Minarik married her second husband, Pulitzer-winning journalist [[Homer Bigart]], in 1970;<ref name="Guardian"/> after his death in 1991, she moved to [[Brunswick County, North Carolina]], where she continued writing longhand, as she always had.<ref name=starnews>{{cite news |title=‘Little Bear’ author creates in Calabash |author=Engel, MJ |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20060215/NEWS/60214008 |newspaper=The StarNews |date=15 February 2006 |accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
Born in [[Fredericia]], Denmark, Minarik immigrated to the United States at the age of four with her family. As a young child in Denmark, she was introduced to the stories of [[Hans Christian Andersen]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=2012-07-14 |title=Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/books/else-holmelund-minarik-childrens-writer-dies-at-91.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> By 1940, Else had married Walter Minarik, who died in 1963.<ref name="Guardian"/> After graduating from [[Queens College, City University of New York]] (B.A., 1942), she became a journalist, for the ''Daily Sentinel'' newspaper of [[Rome, New York]], during World War II. She subsequently lived on [[Long Island]], where she was employed as a first-grade teacher for the [[Commack School District]].<ref name="PW"/> Her first book, ''Little Bear'', was borne out of her desire to write something her students can read on their own.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=2012-07-14 |title=Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/books/else-holmelund-minarik-childrens-writer-dies-at-91.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|url= http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/authors/else-holmelund-minarik
|title= Author: Else Holmelund Minarik
|publisher= Random House Group Limited
|accessdate= December 25, 2015}}</ref>


She later lived in [[West Nottingham, New Hampshire]]. Minarik married her second husband, Pulitzer-winning journalist [[Homer Bigart]], in 1970;<ref name="Guardian" /> after his death in 1991, she moved to [[Sunset Beach, North Carolina|Sunset Beach]]<ref name="ncarts" /> in [[Brunswick County, North Carolina]], where she continued writing longhand, as she always had.<ref name="starnews">{{cite news |title='Little Bear' author creates in Calabash |author=Engel, MJ |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20060215/NEWS/60214008 |newspaper=The StarNews |date=February 15, 2006 |accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/authors/else-holmelund-minarik |title=Author: Else Holmelund Minarik |publisher=Random House Group Limited |accessdate=December 25, 2015 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915225701/http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/authors/else-holmelund-minarik |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Minarik’s last book, ''Little Bear and the Marco Polo'', was published in 2010. Minarik died at home on July 12, 2012, aged 91.<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news |title=Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91 |author=Fox, Margalit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/books/else-holmelund-minarik-childrens-writer-dies-at-91.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=13 July 2012 |accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web

|url= http://www.bookologymagazine.com/resources/authors-emeritus/minarik-else-holmelund/
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Minarik's last book, ''Little Bear and the Marco Polo'', was published in 2010. After having suffered a heart attack at 91, she died at home from complications, on July 12, 2012.<ref name="PW"/><ref name=nytobit>{{cite news |title=Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91 |author=Fox, Margalit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/books/else-holmelund-minarik-childrens-writer-dies-at-91.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 13, 2012 |accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bookologymagazine.com/resources/authors-emeritus/minarik-else-holmelund/ |title=Minarik, Else Holmelund |date=May 15, 2015 |publisher=Bookology Magazine |accessdate=December 25, 2015}}</ref>
|title= Minarik, Else Holmelund
|publisher= Bookology Magazine
|accessdate= December 25, 2015}}</ref>


==Selected bibliography==
==Selected bibliography==
*''[[Little Bear (book)|Little Bear]]'' series illustrated by [[Maurice Sendak]], except for the last ''Little Bear'' book
*''[[Little Bear (book)|Little Bear]]'' series (illustrated by [[Maurice Sendak]], except for the last entry):
*#''Little Bear'' (1957)
#''Little Bear'' (1957)
*#''Father Bear Comes Home'' (1959)
#''A Present for Mother Bear'' (1958)
*#''Little Bear's Friend'' (1960)
#''Father Bear Comes Home'' (1959)
*#''Little Bear's Visit'' (1961)
#''Little Bear's Friend'' (1960)
*#''A Kiss for Little Bear'' (1968)
#''Little Bear's Visit'' (1961)
*#''Little Bear and the Marco Polo'' (2010) – illustrated by Dorothy Doubleday<ref name="PW"/>
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*''No Fighting, No Biting!'' (1958) – illustrated by Maurice Sendak
#''A Kiss for Little Bear'' (1968)
#''Little Bear and the Marco Polo'' (2010, illustrated by Dorothy Doubleday)<ref name="PW"/>
*''Cat and Dog'' (1960) – illustrated by Fritz Siebel (published with new illustrations by Bryan Langdo in 2005)
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*''The Little Giant Girl and Elf Boy'' (1963) – illustrated by [[Garth Williams]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Little-Giant-Girl-Elf-Boy/dp/B000H7G5E6|title = The Little Giant Girl and the Elf Boy|date = January 1963| publisher=Harper & Row}}</ref>
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*''No Fighting, No Biting!'' (1958) (illustrated by Maurice Sendak) (1958)
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*''Percy and the Five Houses'' (1989) – illustrated by [[James Stevenson (illustrator)|James Stevenson]]
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*''The Little Giant Girl and Elf Boy'' (1963) (illustrated by [[Garth Williams]]) (1963)<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Little-Giant-Girl-Elf-Boy/dp/B000H7G5E6</ref>
*''Cat and Dog'' (illustrated by Fritz Siebel)
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*''Percy and the Five Houses'' (1989) (illustrated by [[James Stevenson (illustrator)|James Stevenson]])


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal |Children's literature}}
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
*[http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbios/brthpage/09sep/9-13minarik.html Holmelund Minarik at the Children's Literature Network]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050217112741/http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=236 Holmelund Minarik at the Children's Literature Network]
*[http://www.nhpr.org/node/5130 New Hampshire Public Radio Interview]
*[http://www.nhpr.org/node/5130 New Hampshire Public Radio Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927082935/http://www.nhpr.org/node/5130 |date=September 27, 2011}}


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Revision as of 08:48, 12 July 2024

Else Holmelund Minarik
BornElse Holmelund
(1920-09-13)September 13, 1920
Fredericia, Denmark
DiedJuly 12, 2012(2012-07-12) (aged 91)
Sunset Beach, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationQueens College, City University of New York (BA)
Years active1957–2021

Else Holmelund Minarik (née Holmelund; September 13, 1920 – July 12, 2012) was a Danish-born American author of more than 40 children's books. She was most commonly associated with her Little Bear series of children's books, which were adapted for television.[1] Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, No Fighting, No Biting![2][3]

Biography

Born in Fredericia, Denmark, Minarik immigrated to the United States at the age of four with her family. As a young child in Denmark, she was introduced to the stories of Hans Christian Andersen.[4] By 1940, Else had married Walter Minarik, who died in 1963.[1] After graduating from Queens College, City University of New York (B.A., 1942), she became a journalist, for the Daily Sentinel newspaper of Rome, New York, during World War II. She subsequently lived on Long Island, where she was employed as a first-grade teacher for the Commack School District.[2] Her first book, Little Bear, was borne out of her desire to write something her students can read on their own.[5]

She later lived in West Nottingham, New Hampshire. Minarik married her second husband, Pulitzer-winning journalist Homer Bigart, in 1970;[1] after his death in 1991, she moved to Sunset Beach[3] in Brunswick County, North Carolina, where she continued writing longhand, as she always had.[6][7]

Minarik's last book, Little Bear and the Marco Polo, was published in 2010. After having suffered a heart attack at 91, she died at home from complications, on July 12, 2012.[2][8][9]

Selected bibliography

  • Little Bear series (illustrated by Maurice Sendak, except for the last entry):
    1. Little Bear (1957)
    2. Father Bear Comes Home (1959)
    3. Little Bear's Friend (1960)
    4. Little Bear's Visit (1961)
    5. A Kiss for Little Bear (1968)
    6. Little Bear and the Marco Polo (2010) – illustrated by Dorothy Doubleday[2]
  • No Fighting, No Biting! (1958) – illustrated by Maurice Sendak
  • Cat and Dog (1960) – illustrated by Fritz Siebel (published with new illustrations by Bryan Langdo in 2005)
  • The Little Giant Girl and Elf Boy (1963) – illustrated by Garth Williams[10]
  • Percy and the Five Houses (1989) – illustrated by James Stevenson

References

  1. ^ a b c Julia Eccleshare (July 19, 2012). "Else Holmelund Minarik obituary | Books | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Shannon Maughan (July 13, 2012). "Else Holmelund Minarik". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Remembering "Little Bear" Author Else Holmelund Minarik". North Carolina Arts Council. July 14, 2009. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Fox, Margalit (July 14, 2012). "Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Fox, Margalit (July 14, 2012). "Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Engel, MJ (February 15, 2006). "'Little Bear' author creates in Calabash". The StarNews. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "Author: Else Holmelund Minarik". Random House Group Limited. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  8. ^ Fox, Margalit (July 13, 2012). "Else Holmelund Minarik, Author of Little Bear Books, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  9. ^ "Minarik, Else Holmelund". Bookology Magazine. May 15, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  10. ^ The Little Giant Girl and the Elf Boy. Harper & Row. January 1963.
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