Sorra, Kristin

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Sorra, Kristin

Personal

Born July 2, in Baltimore, MD; married Dennis Calero (a comic artist). Education: Pratt Institute, B.F.A. (illustration).

Addresses

Home—Southern NY. Agent—Libby Ford, Kirchoff/Wohlberg, 866 United Nations Plaza, No. 525, New York, NY 10017. E-mail—kristin@kristinsorra.com.

Career

Illustrator, animation developer, and graphic designer. Atomic Paintbrush, cofounder with husband, Dennis Calero; animation artist and book illustrator.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Illustrator

Lynea Bowdish, One Glad Man, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1999.

Betsy Franco, Shells, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2000.

Cheryl Ware, Venola in Love, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Dana Meachen Rau, So Many Sounds, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg, Turkey Riddles, Dial Books (New York, NY), 2002.

Geof Smith, City Tales, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2002.

Cathrene Valente Youngquist, The Three Billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypso Joe, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2002.

Aaron Shepard, King o' the Cats, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004.

Barbara Gregorich, Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke, and Other Stories Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2006.

Barbara Gregorich, Waltur Paints Himself into a Corner, and Other Stories Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2007.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, August, 2002, Susan Dove Lempke, review of The Three Billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypso Joe, p. 1969; September 1, 2002, Stephanie Zvirin, review of Turkey Riddles, p. 140; October 15, 2004, Carolyn Phelan, review of King o' the Cats, p. 408; June 1, 2006, Hazel Rochman, review of Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke, and Other Stories, p. 82.

Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2002, review of The Three Billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypso Joe, p. 746; July 1, 2004, review of King o' the Cats, p. 636; June 15, 2006, review of Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke, and Other Stories, p. 633.

Publishers Weekly, November 6, 2000, review of Venola in Love, p. 91; November 4, 2002, review of The Three Billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypson Joe, p. 83; June 19, 2006, review of Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke, and Other Stories, p. 63.

School Library Journal, October, 2000, Amy Stultz, review of Venola in Love, p. 174; November, 2002, Carol Ann Wilson, review of The Three Billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypso Joe, p. 151; August, 2004, Margaret Bush, review of King o' the Cats, p. 114; July, 2006, Carol L. MacKay, review of Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke, and Other Stories, p. 78.