Bates, Ivan

Personal

Born in England; married; children: one son.

Addresses

Home—Dereham, England.

Career

Illustrator and author of children's books.

Writings

SELF-ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS

All by Myself, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Five Little Ducks, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2006.

ILLUSTRATOR

Alexander McCall Smith, Paddy and the Ratcatcher, Heinemann (London, England), 1994.

Sam McBratney, In Crack Willow Wood, Walker (London, England), 1995.

Sam McBratney, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1996.

Susan Gates, The Lie Detector, Oxford University Press (Oxford, England), 1996.

Sam McBratney, Just One!, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1997.

Vivien Alcock, The Silver Egg, Walker (London, England), 1997. Sam McBratney, Just You and Me, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1998.

Alan Brown, The Incredible Journey of Walter Rat, Hodder Children's (London, England), 1999.

Jan Carr, Big Truck and Little Truck, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 2000.

Judy Hindle, Do like a Duck Does!, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002.

Berlie Doherty, Coconut Comes to School, Collins (London, England), 2003.

Martin Jenkins, Grandma Elephant's in Charge, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2003.

Lisa Wheeler, One Dark Night, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2003.

>Varsha Bajaj, How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004.

Lisa Wheeler, Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck, Harcourt Orlando, FL), 2004.

Cynthia Rylant, Puppies and Piggies, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2005.

Lisa Wheeler, Where, Oh Where, Is Santa Claus?, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2007.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, August, 2003, Hazel Rochman, review of Grandma Elephant's in Charge, p. 1985; August, 2003, Carolyn Phelan, review of Coconut Comes to School, p. 1992; June 1, 2004, Julie Cummins, review of How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?, p. 1738; November 1, 2004, Karin Snelson, review of Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck, p. 494; January 1, 2006, Jennifer Mattson, review of Five Little Ducks, p. 108.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October, 2003, Deborah Stevenson, review of Grandma Elephant's in Charge, p. 65.

Horn Book, September-October, 2003, Danielle J. Ford, review of Grandma Elephant's in Charge, p. 630.

Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2004, review of How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?, p. 266; August 15, 2004, review of Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck, p. 814; December 15, 2005, review of Five Little Ducks, p. 1318.

Publishers Weekly,July 14, 2003, review of Coconut Comes to School, p. 75; April 5, 2004, review of How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?, p. 60; October 4, 2004, review of Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck, p. 86; February 13, 2006, review of Five Little Ducks, p. 88.

School Library Journal, September, 2003, Grace Oliff, review of Coconut Comes to School, p. 176; December, 2003, Jody McCoy, review of Grandma Elephant's in Charge, p. 135; April, 2004, Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, review of How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?, p. 102; December, 2004, Carolyn Janssen, review of Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck, p. 124; February, 2006, Rachel G. Payne, review of Five Little Ducks, p. 114.

Tribune Books (Chicago, IL), August 17, 2006, review of Grandma Elephant's in Charge, p. 5.