Born:
 1962
Fort Worth, Texas,
United States Of America

Current Home:
Brooklyn, New York,
United States Of America

Jonah Winter

Biography

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Jonah Winter was born in the year of 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas. Instead of going to the rodeo or playing football, Jonah spent most of his childhood painting pictures, playing musical instruments, and writing poems. When he wasn't doing these things, he was either collecting baseball cards, studying his baseball cards, or trading his baseball cards.

Now, as an adult, Jonah makes his living painting pictures, playing musical instruments, and writing poems and children's books. And guess what? He still has all his baseball cards from when he was a boy. They are in a satchel, which he keeps beneath his bed. Sometimes, late at night, he takes them out and studies them.

Recently, Jonah was able to combine several of his interests in one project. It was a children's book called Fair Ball! 14 Great Stars from Baseball's Negro Leagues. Jonah wrote it and illustrated it. Because the subject was baseball, Jonah decided to paint the pictures in the shape of baseball cards. And in order to do this correctly, it was, of course, necessary to study those old baseball cards once againÂ…

The other children's books Jonah has written are all biographies about Jonah's favorite people: artists, musicians, and baseball players. His most recent book is called Frida, and it is about the greatest Mexican artist of all time, Frida Kahlo. This book was illustrated by somebody else, a fantastic Spanish artist named Ana Juan. It is available in bookstores near you!

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  Fabulous Feud Of Gilbert And Sullivan, The by Jonah Winter Welcome to Topsy-Turvydom, a magical kingdom (well, more like an opera stage) full of pirates, policemen, fairies, and fake mustaches! Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivan have ruled this kingdom together in peace, but one day, Mr. Sullivan decides he's had enough. Every opera they write is the same silly old story, and he's ready for something different. Something serious! Mr. Gilbert is stunned. He's lost his business partner and his best friend, and he needs a brilliant idea in order to get him b $16.99 Hardcover Book | Grades Pre-K-3

  
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  Frida by Jonah Winter and Ana Juan When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression ­ and eventually, her joys and triumphs. Again and again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create an insi $16.95 Hardcover Book | Grades K-2

  
  Frida
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