Kann, Victoria

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Kann, Victoria

Personal

Born in New York, NY. Education: Rhode Island School of Design, graduate.

Addresses

Home and office—Westport, CT.

Career

Illustrator and children's book author.

Awards, Honors

Award of Design Excellence, Print; Award of Distinction, Creativity 26; Applied Arts Magazine Award in Best Magazine Spread Category; Bronze and silver awards, Dimensional Illustrator Awards Show; Award of Merit, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.

Writings

(With sister, Elizabeth Kann; and illustrator) Pinkalicious, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2006.

(With Elizabeth Kann) Pinkalicious the Musical produced in New York, NY, 2007.

(With Elizabeth Kann; and illustrator) Purplicious, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2007.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, June, 2006, GraceAnne A. DeCandido, review of Pinkalicious, p. 84.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July-August, 2006, Deborah Stevenson, review of Pinkalicious, p. 504.

Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2006, review of Pinkalicious, p. 518.

School Library Journal, August, 2006, Erlene Bishop Killeen, review of Pinkalicious, p. 90.

ONLINE

AltPick Web site,http://altpick.com/spot/ (April 29, 2007), "Victoria Kann."

Pinkalicious Web site,http://www.cupcakesforall.com/ (July 10, 2007).

Victoria Kann Home Page,www.ilikeart.com (April 29, 2007).

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