Dillon, Diane
Overview
Works: | 205 works in 740 publications in 8 languages and 84,980 library holdings |
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Genres: | Juvenile works Folklore Fiction Picture books History Fairy tales Stories in rhyme Speeches Novels in verse Criticism, interpretation, etc |
Roles: | Illustrator, Book designer, Author, Editor, Other, Artist |
Classifications: | PZ8.1.A213, E |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Diane Dillon
- The very best of children's book illustration by Society of illustrators (N.Y.)( Book )
- Dillon, Leo and Diane by Mantle Fielding( )
- Dillon, Leo and Diane by Robert E Weinberg( )
Most widely held works by
Diane Dillon
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale by
Verna Aardema(
Book
)
54 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 6,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reveals the meaning of mosquito's buzz
54 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 6,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reveals the meaning of mosquito's buzz
The people could fly : American Black folktales by
Virginia Hamilton(
Book
)
38 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in English and Swedish and held by 5,835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope
38 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in English and Swedish and held by 5,835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope
Ashanti to Zulu : African traditions by
Margaret Musgrove(
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25 editions published between 1976 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 4,502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z
25 editions published between 1976 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 4,502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z
The hundred penny box by
Sharon Bell Mathis(
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)
22 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in English and held by 3,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Michael's love for his one-hundred-year-old great-great-aunt, who lives with his family, leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all of Aunt Dew's old things
22 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in English and held by 3,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Michael's love for his one-hundred-year-old great-great-aunt, who lives with his family, leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all of Aunt Dew's old things
Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales by
Virginia Hamilton(
Book
)
6 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 2,878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls
6 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 2,878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls
Many thousand gone : African Americans from slavery to freedom by
Virginia Hamilton(
Book
)
15 editions published between 1990 and 1996 in English and held by 2,679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrays the harsh reality of slavery and chronicles the dramatic journeys toward freedom undertaken by African American slaves
15 editions published between 1990 and 1996 in English and held by 2,679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrays the harsh reality of slavery and chronicles the dramatic journeys toward freedom undertaken by African American slaves
The tale of the mandarin ducks by
Katherine Paterson(
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25 editions published between 1989 and 2002 in English and French and held by 2,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks
25 editions published between 1989 and 2002 in English and French and held by 2,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks
Rap a tap tap : here's Bojangles--think of that! by
Leo Dillon(
Recording
)
15 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 2,494 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In illustrations and rhyme, describes the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time
15 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 2,494 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In illustrations and rhyme, describes the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time
Who's in Rabbit's house? : a Masai tale by
Verna Aardema(
Book
)
17 editions published between 1969 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in
17 editions published between 1969 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in
Two little trains by
Margaret Wise Brown(
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)
11 editions published between 1949 and 2006 in English and Korean and held by 1,941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two little trains, one streamline, the other old fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug chug, on their way West
11 editions published between 1949 and 2006 in English and Korean and held by 1,941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two little trains, one streamline, the other old fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug chug, on their way West
Never forgotten by
Pat McKissack(
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)
6 editions published in 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,897 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set
6 editions published in 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,897 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set
I have a dream by
Martin Luther King(
Book
)
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 1,856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrates the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., as they were presented in his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 1,856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrates the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., as they were presented in his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963
The girl who spun gold by
Virginia Hamilton(
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)
5 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and Korean and held by 1,748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this African American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride
5 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and Korean and held by 1,748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this African American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride
To every thing there is a season : verses from Ecclesiastes by
Leo Dillon(
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6 editions published between 1988 and 2002 in English and held by 1,713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the selection from Ecclesiastes which relates that everything in life has its own time and season; depicts each verse with a different style of art from around the world
6 editions published between 1988 and 2002 in English and held by 1,713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the selection from Ecclesiastes which relates that everything in life has its own time and season; depicts each verse with a different style of art from around the world
Jazz on a Saturday night by
Leo Dillon(
Recording
)
12 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis: If you have ever been lucky enough to hear great jazz, then you will understand the pure magic of this book. Leo and Diane Dillon use bright colors and musical patterns that make music skip off the page in this toe-tapping homage to many jazz greats. From Miles Davis and Charlie Parker to Ella Fitzgerald, here is a dream team sure to knock your socks off. Learn about this popular music form and read a biography of each player pictured-and then hear each instrument play on a specially produced CD. What's the featured song? "Jazz on a Saturday Night," written and recorded to accompany this book
12 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis: If you have ever been lucky enough to hear great jazz, then you will understand the pure magic of this book. Leo and Diane Dillon use bright colors and musical patterns that make music skip off the page in this toe-tapping homage to many jazz greats. From Miles Davis and Charlie Parker to Ella Fitzgerald, here is a dream team sure to knock your socks off. Learn about this popular music form and read a biography of each player pictured-and then hear each instrument play on a specially produced CD. What's the featured song? "Jazz on a Saturday Night," written and recorded to accompany this book
Mother Goose : numbers on the loose by
Leo Dillon(
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)
7 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 1,492 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes, from "Baa, baa black sheep" to "Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes."
7 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 1,492 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes, from "Baa, baa black sheep" to "Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes."
Pish, posh, said Hieronymus Bosch by
Nancy Willard(
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6 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 1,439 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The weird creatures which inhabit a medieval painter's home drive his housekeeper away, until a change of heart sends her back to the beasts and to Bosch in a new and loving relationship
6 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 1,439 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The weird creatures which inhabit a medieval painter's home drive his housekeeper away, until a change of heart sends her back to the beasts and to Bosch in a new and loving relationship
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- Dillon, Leo Other Artist Illustrator Designer Author
- Hamilton, Virginia 1934-2002 Author
- Wallerstein, Warren Book producer
- Aardema, Verna Author
- Holyoke Lithograph Co Printer
- Dial Press Publisher
- Tehon, Atha Book designer Typographer
- Rainbows Inc Printer
- Economy Bookbinding Corporation Binder
- Musgrove, Margaret Author
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Associated Subjects
Africa Africa, West African American jazz musicians African American musicians African Americans African Americans--Civil rights African American women Animals Artists Ashanti (African people) Bible.--Ecclesiastes Blacks Blacksmiths Blame Children's poetry Children's poetry, American Civil rights movements Counting-out rhymes Dancers Ducks English language--Alphabet Ethnology Fairy tales Families Folklore Four elements (Philosophy) Fugitive slaves Great-aunts Japan Jazz Jazz musicians Jungle animals Maasai (African people) Mali Manners and customs March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Mosquitoes Novels in verse Nursery rhymes Old age Race relations Railroad trains Rites and ceremonies Robinson, Bill, Slavery Tales Tap dancing Underground Railroad United States West Indies
Alternative Names
Diane Dillon American illustrator
Diane Dillon Amerikaans illustratrice
Dillon, Diane 1933-
Dillon, Diane Sorber 1933-
Dillon Mrs. Leo
Sorber, Diane 1933-
Sorber, Diane Clare 1933-
딜런, 다이안 1933-
딜런, 다이앤 1933-
딜런, 다이언 1933-
딜론, 다아안 1933-
딜론, 다이앤 1933-
ダイアン, レオ
ディロン, ダイアン
ディロン, ディアヌ
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