Hilb, Nora 1953–

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Hilb, Nora 1953–

Personal

Born 1953, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; married; children: Marcela, Leandro.

Addresses

Home and office—Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Illustrator.

Awards, Honors

Honor List of Alija, for illustration, 1991, 1993, 1996; International Board on Books for Young People Honor List designation, 1998; Honor Certificate for Illustration, Spanish Catholic Commission for Childhood, Spain, 1991; Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination, 2000.

Illustrator

Linda Kay Weber, Louie Larkey and the Bad Dream Patrol, Moon Mountain Pub. (North Kingstown, RI), 2001.

Nancy E. Walker-Guye, Merry Christmas, Matty Mouse, North-South Books (New York, NY), 2003.

Udo Weigelt, Fair-Weather Friend, North-South Books (New York, NY), 2003.

Debora Pearson, Animachines, Annick Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2003.

Debora Pearson, Leo's Tree, Annick Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2004.

Vicki Morrison, So Shy, North-South Books (New York, NY), 2005.

Debora Pearson, Kids Do, Animals Too: A Book of Playground Opposites, Annick Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2005.

Dianna Hutts Aston, Mama's Wild Child/Papa's Wild Child, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2006.

Dennis Lee, Alligator Pie, Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2006.

Dennis Lee, Willoughby Wallaby Woo, Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2006.

Dennis Lee, Silverly: Good Night, Good Night, Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2006.

Debora Pearson, Sophie's Wheels, Annick Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2006.

Dennis Lee, The Kitty Ran up the Tree, Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2007.

Dennis Lee, Skyscraper, Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2007.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, February 15, 2004, Gillian Engberg, review of Animachines, p. 1063; May 15, 2004, Carolyn Phelan, review of Leo's Tree, p. 1626; December 1, 2006, Hazel Rochman, review of Sophie's Wheels, p. 53.

Canadian Books Review Annual, 2003, Steve Pitt, review of Animachines, p. 464; 2004, Britta Santowski, review of Leo's Tree, p. 539; 2005, Linda Ludke, review of Kids Do, Animals Too: A Book of Playground Opposites, p. 459.

Canadian Review of Materials, November 14, 2003, review of Animachines.

Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2004, review of Leo's Tree, p. 275; January 15, 2006, review of Mama's Wild Child/Papa's Wild Child, p. 81.

Library Media Connection, November-December, 2006, Sharon R. Strock, review of Mama's Wild Child/Papa's Wild Child, p. 77.

Resource Links, December, 2003, Evette Berry, review of Animachines, p. 7; February, 2006, Kathryn McNaughton, review of Kids Do, Animals Too, p. 12; October, 2006, Lori Lavallee, review of Alligator Tales: The Dreadful Doings of Jelly Belly, p. 5; December, 2006, Linda Berezowski, review of Sophie's Wheels, p. 6.

School Library Journal, January, 2004, Kathleen Whalin, review of Animachines, p. 103; June, 2004, Patricia Manning, review of Leo's Tree, p. 116; July, 2005, Mary Hazelton, review of So Shy, p. 79; March, 2006, Roxanne Burg, review of Mama's Wild Child/Papa's Wild Child, p. 2006.