Cece Bell
| Cece Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1970 (age 45–46) Richmond, Virginia |
| Occupation | Writer, Illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children |
| Spouse | Tom Angleberger |
| Website | |
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Cecelia Carolina "Cece" Bell[1] is an American author and illustrator born in Richmond, Virginia. She attended College of William and Mary as an art major and went on to get a graduate degree in illustration and design at Kent State University. Bell is married to children's author Tom Angleberger. She won the Newbery Medal Honor and Eisner Award for her book El Deafo.
El Deafo
El Deafo is based on Cece Bell's own childhood as she grows up deaf. She wanted there to be a handbook for hearing people so they knew how to understand and communicate with deaf people without being disrespectful. It eventually evolved into graphic novel where children who were deaf could see themselves positively represented in a book. Cece uses the imagery of everyone illustrated as rabbits as a visual metaphor. When she was growing up, she felt like the only rabbit whose ears didn't work.[2] The title comes from the idea that she feels powerful like a superhero with the assistance of her Phonic Ear, the hearing aid she uses in order to hear her teachers at school.[3]
Bibliography
- El Deafo
- Sock Monkey Takes a Bath[4]
- I Yam a Donkey[5]
- Sock Monkey in the Spotlight[6]
- Food Friends: Fun Foods That Go Together[7]
- Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie: A Friend Is Made[8]
- Sock Monkey Rides Again[9]
- Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood: A Star is Bathed[10]
- Itty Bitty[11]
- Bee-Wigged[12]
- Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover[13]
References
- ↑ "Cece Bell: How I made 'El Deafo' in pictures". The Guardian. August 4, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ The Guardian "Cece Bell: I wanted to show what it felt like to be the only deaf kid at my school" April 27, 2015
- ↑ NPR Staf "'El Deafo': How A Girl Turned Her Disability Into A Superpower" "All Things Considered", December 14, 2014
- ↑ "Sock Monkey Takes a Bath". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "I Yam a Donkey". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sock Monkey in the Spotlight". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Food Friends: Fun Foods That Go Together". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie: A Friend is Made". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sock Monkey Rides Again". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood: A Star is Bathed". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Itty Bitty". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bee-Wigged". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Cece Bell at Library of Congress Authorities, with 14 catalog records