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James Cross Giblin
American children's author and editor (1933–2016)
James Cross Giblin (July 8, 1933 – April 10, 2016) was an American children's author and editor. He won a Golden Kite Award and the Sibert Medal.
Life
Giblin was born on July 8, 1933, in Cleveland, and was raised in Painesville, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University with a BA in drama, and went on to receive a master's in playwriting from Columbia University.
James cross giblin biography for kids
After a brief period as an actor, he went to work in publishing, first for Criterion Books, later for Lothrop, Lee & Shepard; and Seabury Press. While at Seabury he founded a children's imprint, Clarion Books, which was later acquired by Houghton Mifflin.
At Clarion he edited such notable children's book authors as Eileen Christelow, the author and illustrator of the "Five Little Monkeys" series; and Mary Downing Hahn, who wrote ghost stories for middle graders.[1][2]
In 2003, he received the Sibert Medal for hi