FACTS:
– Jonah Winter is a children’s book author.
– Jonah Winter writes mainly picture book biographies.
– Jonah Winter illustrated two of his own books.
– Jonah Winter writes poetry for adults in addition to children’s books.
– Jonah Winter likes to be referred to by his full name, at all times, even by his friends.
– Jonah Winter likes to visit schools and talk to children about his books and other things, too.
– Jonah Winter is not a fan of the internet, which is why it took him so long to have a website.
– This is a picture of Jonah Winter painted by children’s book author/illustrator, Calef Brown:
– Jonah Winter is a children’s book author.
– Jonah Winter writes mainly picture book biographies.
– Jonah Winter illustrated two of his own books.
– Jonah Winter writes poetry for adults in addition to children’s books.
– Jonah Winter likes to be referred to by his full name, at all times, even by his friends.
– Jonah Winter likes to visit schools and talk to children about his books and other things, too.
– Jonah Winter is not a fan of the internet, which is why it took him so long to have a website.
– This is a picture of Jonah Winter painted by children’s book author/illustrator, Calef Brown:
– This is a picture of Jonah Winter painted by children’s book illustrator, Terry Widener:
– Click on the links below to enjoy interviews with and articles on Jonah Winter:
“Gilbert-Sullivan Feud Subject of Children’s Book: NPR (Interview by Linda Wertheimer)
“You Never Heard of Jonah Winter?!” (Interview by Lori Calabrese)
“Books and Authors: Talking With Jonah Winter (Interview by Sonja Cole on Booklist)
“5 Questions With… Jonah Winter” (Interview on IRA website)
“Review of the Day: Jazz Age Josephine by Jonah Winter” (Article by Elizabeth Bird, SLJ)
Jonah Winter Interview on Scholastic Website
“Jonah Winter’s Work Focuses on Famous People of Color” (Article in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
“Spotlight on Musicians and Fine Artists/ Focus On” (SLJ Article on Picture Books)
“Persons of Interest: The Untold Rewards of Picture Book Biographies” (The Horn Book)
"When Social Media Goes After Your Book, What's the Right Response?" (op-ed by Jonah Winter in New York Times)
"My Books Are Banned by the Right and the Left" (op-ed by Jonah Winter in Dallas Morning News)
Jonah Winter Interview on Teachingbooks.net
Author's Corner: Jonah Winter (Feature Article on Worlds of Words Blog)
Jonah Winter interview through Project Censored podcast and radio show
Art Is Unity interview conducted by Carletta Joy Walker
"Children Don't Need to Be Protected from Books" (op-ed/letter to the editor by Jonah Winter in response to book review of Banned Book in Wall Street Journal)
"Cancel Culture Dominates Children's Literature" (op-ed by Jonah Winter in the Wall Street Journal)
"Fear and Publishing" (essay by Jonah Winter in Heresy Press Newsletter)
Jonah Winter interview on Pittsburgh NPR station, WESA
Jonah Winter interview on C-Span (or, for those who have trouble accessing this webpage, an audio version)
Jonah Winter's "Horace Mann Upstanders Award" Speech, "CENSORED: Children's Books in the 21st Century"
"Censorship in the Age of Social Media" (essay published in Taboo)
"'Lived Experience'" (essay by Jonah Winter in Heresy Press Newsletter)
