name: Paul Goble
birth_date: 1933-09-27 00:00:00
death_date: 2017-01-05 00:00:00
genres: Children's Books
avg_rating: 4.04
ratings_count: 15331
about: Paul Goble was an award winning author and illustrator of children's books. He has won both the Caldecott Medal and The Library of Congress' Children's Book of the Year Award.He gave his entire collection of original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota.Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London. He became a United States citizen in 1984. Goble's life-long fascination with Native Americans of the plains began during his childhood when he became intrigued with their spirituality and culture.His illustrations accurately depict Native American clothing, customs and surroundings in brilliant color and detail. Goble researched ancient stories and retold them for his young audienc Paul Goble was an award winning author and illustrator of children's books. He has won both the Caldecott Medal and The Library of Congress' Children's Book of the Year Award.He gave his entire collection of original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota.Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London. He became a United States citizen in 1984. Goble's life-long fascination with Native Americans of the plains began during his childhood when he became intrigued with their spirituality and culture.His illustrations accurately depict Native American clothing, customs and surroundings in brilliant color and detail. Goble researched ancient stories and retold them for his young audiences in a manner sympathetic to Native American ways.Goble lived with his wife in Rapid City, SD. ...more