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DyAnne DiSalvo (DiSalvo-Ryan) is an American artist and author of children's literature, best known for her string of books that focus on building better communities, including City Green (HarperCollins, 1994) and Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (HarperCollins, 1991). DiSalvo is the illustrator of more than 50 books for children. Early life and career DiSalvo was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Fontbonne Hall Academy for Girls in Brooklyn and studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Before illustrating children's books, DiSalvo worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. In 1982, she met then-Senior Editor Jane Feder at Harper and Row, now HarperCollins. Feder opened her own eponymous agency representing children's book illustrators, and DiSalvo was her first client. DiSalvo has traveled to schools around the world with her artist/author presentation, which is targeted for students K through 8, and focuses on the art of writing rough drafts and what it really takes to be a working artist. In the fall of 2010, DiSalvo presented at the United Nations International School of Hanoi in Vietnam. Books written and illustrated by DiSalvo Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (1991) Inspired by her experience as a volunteer at Chips Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn, DiSalvo wrote and illustrated Uncle Willie and The Soup Kitchen (1991), which was later awarded the 1991 Children's Book of the Year/The Child Study Association of America Book Committee, and Notable 1991 Children's Book National Council for the Social Studies / Children's Book Council United. The book was featured on the children's television show Reading Rainbow in 1996, and in 2000, it was adapted into a children's play at Puttin' on The Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, New Jersey. City Green (1994) In 1994, DiSalvo published City Green, a story about a little girl who helps turn a city lot into a city garden. In 2009, the illustrations in City Green were reconstructed in the form of a children's playground and featured at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden's Storybook Playhouse competition. The book was also turned into a musical and produced in Berkeley, California by Stagebridge Theater Company. In 2019, HarperCollins issued a 25th anniversary edition of City Green, honoring the book as a modern-day classic in children's literature. List of books written and illustrated by DiSalvo Going to Grandma’s House (1998) A Dog Like Jack (2000) Grandpa's Corner Store (2001) A Castle on Viola Street (2001) Spaghetti Park (2002) The Sloppy Copy Slipup (2006)Books illustrated by DiSalvo By Mary Pope Osbourne Mo to the Rescue (1988) Mo and his Friends (Dial, 1989)By Beverly Cleary Two Dog Biscuits (1986) The Real Hole (1986) The Growing-Up Feet (1987) Janet's ThingamajigsBy Jane O’Connor Kate's Skates (1996) Nina, Nina Ballerina (1996) Nina, Nina Star Ballerina (1997) Nina, Nina Copycat Ballerina (2000)By other authors That New Baby (1980) The Bear Under the Bed (E. P. Dutton, 1980) The First Day of School (1981) Best Friends (1983) The Half Birthday Party (1984) Those Terrible Terwilliger Twins (Raintree Heinemann-Raintree, 1984) Sam Ellis's Island (1985) Saturday Belongs to Sara (Bradbury Press, 1988) What did Mommy do Before You? (Albert Whitman &Co, 1988) The Mommy Exchange (1988) Why is Baby Crying? (Albert Whitman & Co, 1989) The Best-Ever Good-Bye Party (1989) George Washington’s Mother (1992) The Go-Between (1992) The Christmas Knight (1993) You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (1995) Olivia and The Real Live Pet (1995) Friends and Amigos Series (1995) True Blue (1996) The Bravest Cat, a True Story About Scarlet (1997) Now We Can Have a Wedding (1998) The American Wei (Albert Whitman & Co, 1998) If I Were President (Albert Whitman & Co, 1999) Is It Hannukah Yet? (2000) Our Eight Nights of Hannukah (2000) A Doll Named Dora Anne (2002) Grandma’s Smile (A Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan, 2010)Awards and honors The Sloppy Copy Slipup, (Holiday House), 2006: A Bank Street Bank Street Library Best Children’s Book of the Year Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee 2010–2011 Garden State Children's Book Award Master List 2008–09 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List 2008–09 Young Hoosier Book Award Master List 2008–09 Rhode Island State Book Award Master List 2008–09 Great Stone Face Book Award Master List 2006–07A Castle on Viola Street, (HarperCollins, 2001): Notable 2001 Children’s Book National Council for the Social Studies / Children’s Book CouncilGrandpa’s Corner Store, (HarperCollins, 2001): Notable 2000 Children’s Book National Council for the Social Studies / Children’s Book Council Congressional Commendation recipient from the United States House of Representatives, First District, NJ 2001 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production The Ritz Theatre Co. Oaklyn NJA Dog Like Jack, (Holiday House, 2000): Gold Medal recipient of the Irma S. and James H. Black Award/Bank Street College of Education Bank Street Library June 1999 Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table Book of the Month Publishers Weekly starred reviewCity Green, (William Morrow and Company, 1994): Notable 1995 Children’s Book National Council for the Social Studies / Children’s Book Council 2010 Stagebridge Theatre Production Welcome to Stagebridge!. 2009 Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden 1999 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production The Ritz Theatre Co. Oaklyn NJ 1996 Reading Rainbow Selection February 1996 Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table Book of the Month Scholastic Corporation Spanish Edition Scott Foresman School Edition Harcourt (publisher) HBJ School Edition Macmillan Publishers (United States) McGraw-Hill School Edition Silver Burdett Ginn School EditionUncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen, (William Morrow and Company, 1991): 2000 Puttin' on the Ritz Children's Theatre Production The Ritz Theatre Co. Oaklyn NJ 1996 Reading Rainbow Selection Notable 1991 Children’s Book National Council for the Social Studies / Children’s Book Council 1991 Children's Books of the Year/The Child Study Book CommitteeThe American Wei, (Albert Whitman & Co. Albert Whitman & Company: Publishing children's books since 1919., 1998): 1998 National Parenting Publications AwardsNow We Can Have A Wedding, (Holiday House, 1998): June 1998 Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table Book of the MonthYou Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?, (Putnam Publishing Group, 1995): ALA SelectionOlivia and the Real Live Pet, (Macmillan Publishers (United States) for Young Readers, 1995): October 1995 Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table Book of the MonthThe Christmas Knight, (Margaret K. McElderry, 1993): December 1993 Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table Book of the MonthGeorge Washington’s Mother, (Putnam Publishing Group, 1992): February 1993 Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table Book of the MonthPersonal life DiSal.... Discover the Michael Disalvo popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Michael Disalvo books.