Ruth Sanderson | |
|---|---|
 Sanderson in 2019 | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Alma mater | Paier College of Art |
| Occupation | Writer & illustrator |
| Website | www |
Ruth Sanderson (born 1951) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Sanderson graduated from the Paier College of Art in Connecticut in 1974.[1] She is a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Western Massachusetts Illustrator's Guild.;[1] and she is Co-Director of the low-residency MFA in Children's Book Writing and Illustrating and Certificate in Children's Book Illustration programs at Hollins University.
Sanderson's earliest works were published in her mid-twenties: Grandma's Beach Surprise by Ilka List (G. P. Putnam's Sons) in 1975 and four including an edition of The Little Engine That Could in 1976.[2] The latter was discussed at the time in terms of how the art reflected "the stereotypes of masculine strength and feminine weakness in vogue when it was written".[3] She illustrated new editions of several young-adult novels in the Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins mystery series.[2]
Library of Congress (LC) Catalog credits Sanderson as a writer primarily for retelling fairy tales, along with some stories from the Bible or about Christmas or about saints. In the catalog her earliest works as a writer are two published in 1990, a retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"[4][5] and an original fairy tale, The Enchanted Wood (Little, Brown, LCCN 90-45096).[2]
Sanderson's illustrations have been described as evocative of the past but employing a "21st century approach to texture and brightness."[6]
