Ellen raskins biography

American writer and illustrator (1928–1984)

Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator.

She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.

In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily-U.S.

Ellen raskin interesting facts

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Life

Raskin was born in Milwaukee,^[5] where she grew up during the Great Depression. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin with a major in fine art.^[1][6]

Raskin was an accomplished graphic artist.

She worked in New York City as a commercial artist for about 15 years. Among other things, she designed more than 1000 dust jackets for books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the 1963 Newbery Medal w