In Memory: Anne Rockwell

By Gayleen Rabukukk
for Cynthia Leitich Smith's Cynsations

Author and illustrator Anne Rockwell died on April 10 in Stamford, Connecticut. She was 85.

Obituary: Anne Rockwell by Shannon Maughan from Publishers Weekly. Peek:

"Christy Ottaviano... worked with Rockwell on four books....describing her as '...a visionary in her ability to reach young children through her thoughtful, clever, and wide-reaching books. She had such a keen understanding of the picture book form and how it could open up a c...