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Judith Byron Schachner

Author Study by:

Mary Williams

Works Cited

"Judith Byron Schachner." Books by Judith Byron Schachner. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013

Judy Schachner's biography. (n.d.). Judy Schachner's Biography. Retrieved November 01, 2013, from http://www.judithbyronschachner.com/bio.html

Judy Schachner's biography. (n.d.). Judy Schachner's Biography. Retrieved November 04, 2013, from http://www.judithbyronschachner.com/bio.html

Background

"Author Interview: Judith Byron Schachner." Design Mom Author Interview Judith Byron Schachner Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.

Schachner, Judith Byron. Skippyjon Jones Cirque De Olé. New York, NY: Scholastic, 2012. Print.

  • Judith Byron Schachner was born on August 20, 1951 in Waltham, MA to her parents Edward and Mary Francis Byron. Her Father was a machinist and her mother was a homemaker.She also has two older brothers Kevin and Ted.
  • Throughout her childhood Judith's mother was very sick, this later influenced Judiths first book she wrote Willy and May.
  • In school Judith was very shy. Judith states in her biography that her teachers would complain " Judith needs to speak up more in class, Judith needs to improve in arithmetic, Judith needs to turn in her work on time". Since her mother was very sick and her teachers were mean Judith would turn to her art and create a world that was perfect, she said " On paper I drew myself a world where mothers were healthy and teachers were kind".
  • Judith soon found out that she loved to draw, paint and tell stories.

Schachner, Judith Byron. Yo, Vikings! New York: Dutton Children's, 2002. Print.

Schachner, Judith Byron. Willy and May. New York: Dutton Children's, 1995. Print.

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Awards

  • Skippyjon Jones won the first annual E.B. White Read Aloud award and it is also on the top 100 books for children

Skippyjon Jones

Cirque De Ole

  • In 1969 Judith was accepted at the Massachusetts College of Art despite her low SAT scores. She graduated in 1973 with her B.F.A in illustration.
  • Right out of college she started a job at a greeting card factory. She also worked at Hallmark for awhile.
  • She designed cute cards, funny cards, sad cards and wedding cards for five years but she was not having fun.
  • After she married her husband Bob, with his support and encouragement, Judith quit her job and began to devote all of her time to creating a portfolio of children's book art.
  • Judith's aspirations were put on hold when she had her two daughters Emma Rose and Sarah Elizabeth.
  • The portfolio took more than ten years to finish but when it was done Judith took it to New York City in search of a publisher.
  • She illustrated a book in 1992 then in 1995 Schachner illustrated and wrote her first book Willy and May.
  • She then went on to write more books but her biggest hit's were books about a Siamese cat named Skippyjon Jones.
  • Judith Schachner also goes to schools and Libraries as a guest speaker. Her presentations are geared towards the less than stellar student.

This book is part of Skippyjon Jones the #1 New York Times Best Selling Series. Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who thinks he is a chihuahua. In this book he goes off to the circus. His friends the Chimichango gang are back but this time they are apart of the circus. The Chihuahuas explored all the circus attractions but they had to be careful because they were so small. The chihuahuas told Skippyjon that he was too small for the circus. Skippy tried to grow before the show. But when it was time to put his costume on it was still too small. So, the chihuahuas decided to "pump him up" soon Skippy became the biggest chihuahua and all the the other dogs piled on top of him. for the show to make circus history but a big dog came from behind and bit skippy making all the dogs fall down. At the end skippy amazed the audience with a trapeze act and then he was back in his room ready for bed.

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List of Books

Yo, Vikings!

Willy and May

"Kids love to review my rotten report cards and laugh out loud at a slide show involving 4 cats and a funeral. Teachers love the 'Seed Box' filled to the brim with a magical collection of 'Junk' to inspire the writer in all of us. Everyone loves to watch 'Don Juan Skippito Bumblito the Great Sword Fighter' come to life with pencil and paper. By the end of the day we all believe that the stories in our own lives are worth writing about."

  • Willy and May
  • Mr. Emerson's Cook
  • Yo, Vikings!
  • The Grannyman
  • Skippyjon Jones
  • Skippyjon Jones in the Dog House
  • Skippyjon Jones in Mummy trouble
  • Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones
  • Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice
  • Skippyjon Jones Class Action
  • Skippyjon Jones Aay Card-Ramba!
  • Skippyjon Jones Shape Up
  • Skippyjon Jones takes a Dive
  • Skippyjon Jones Up, Up and Away
  • Skippyjon Jones Up and Down
  • Skippyjon Jones and the Treasure Hunt
  • Skippyjon Jones Color Crazy

This book is about Emma, a girl who loved to dress up as animals from the stories she read. She especially loved to be a red fox. She wore fox ears and a tail everyday. In preparation for World Discovery Day Emma's class had to prepare a speech about a famous explorer of the past. Emma chose a viking named Erik the Red... she called him Erik the Red Fox. Emma went to the library everyday after school to do research. she soon became friends with the librarian who was sort of a viking expert. One day Mr. Sigurd the librarian showed Emma an ad in the paper which said viking ship for sale. She knew her parents wouldn't pay $7,000 for a viking ship so Emma and her brother Ollie got their piggy banks together and decided to write a letter. The letter worked and in the end the man brought the ship and all of Emma's friends boarded the ship. Emma brought her journal aboard the ship and began to draw her ship in an adventure she created with Eric the Red in it.

Willy and May is the first book that Judith Byron Schachner wrote and illustrated. This book is about the fun times a girl has with her Aunt and her aunt's bird Willy who she visits twice a year. But one year the girls mother got sick and she couldn't drive the girl to visit her aunt during the summer. Then winter comes around and it is time for the girls next visit with Aunt May and her bird Willy. But her mother is still sick so the girl has to stay home. The girl writes a letter to Aunt may saying she cant make it. Aunt may writes back promising to see her niece at Christmas. Then a snow storm hits and the girl figures her Aunt won't be able to make it. Then it is inferred that Santa has brought Aunt May to the girls house for Christmas

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