James stevenson author biography

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When I Was Nine

July 15,

James Stevenson was a prolific author and illustrator of children’s literature, producing over books for the young. When I Was Nine is a lovely autobiographical work, full of memories and gentle humour. The text is accompanied by muted, impressionistic watercolour paintings, which seem to amplify the reader’s sense that the events and details presented are from long ago. A lot of the illustrations suggest movement, but interestingly, the faces of characters are blank and blurred—eyes nose and mouth are absent, as though the memory of some details is receding.

Stevenson’s recollections made me think of my own childhood, and I think they’d have the same effect on other readers. (I really think this book is best suited for older children, teens, and adults, who have an actual childhood to reflect upon.) Yes, faces may be blank, but the book is rich in precise sensory images. Stevenson recalls knowing exactly where all the bumps in the sidewalk were when he ro

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James Stevenson (illustrator) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids James Stevenson
Born	()July 11, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	February 17, () (aged 87) Cos Cob, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Yale University Hackley School
Occupation	Cartoonist, illustrator, writer
Employer	The New Yorker (–)
Spouse(s)	Josephine Merck (–) Jane Walker
Children	Charles, Sucie, James, Walker, Harvey, Peter, Jane, Edwina, Emily
Parent(s)	Harvey Stevenson Winifred (Worcester) Stevenson

James Stevenson (July 11, – February 17, ) was an American illustrator and author of over children's books. His cartoons appeared regularly in The New Yorker magazine. He usually used a unique comic book style of illustration that fryst vatten very recognizable. His books, like What's Under My Bed, have been featured on the Reading Rainbow television series.

Biography

James Stevenson was born in New York City and educated at Yale University, where he was the feature ed

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STEVENSON, JAMES, office holder, militia officer, banker, and author; b. 21 May in Leith, Scotland, son of James Stevenson; m. 6 Jan. Harriet Harris, daughter of the Reverend Michael Harris, in Perth, Upper Canada, and they had at least two daughters; d. 10 Dec. at Quebec and was buried two days later in Mount Hermon Cemetery at Sillery.

James Stevenson received his elementary education in his home town and then went to Edinburgh, where he continued studying. An ambition to become a foreign correspondent led him to pursue his studies in France and later Germany, in particular at the university in Bonn. Around he went to work for a London firm in which his father had an interest. In he decided to follow his father to Upper Canada, where the latter had obtained an important position in the Crown Lands Department.

Not long after his arrival in York (Toronto), Stevenson was offered the position of assistant private secretary to Lieutena