Paul O. Zelinsky

Not to be confused with Paul Zielinski or Paul Zellinsky.

Paul Oser Zelinsky[1] (born 1953) is an American illustrator and writer who illustrated children's picture books. He won the 1998 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, for Rapunzel. His most popular work is Wheels On the Bus, a best-selling movable book.[2]

Zelinsky had been runner-up for the Caldecott Medal in 1985, 1987, and 1995, the latter for Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs (Dutton, 1994). Twenty years later, they were joint runners-up for the Phoenix Picture Book Award from the Children's Literature Association, which annually recognizes the best picture book that did not win a major award 20 years earlier. "Books are considered not only for the quality of their illustrations, but for the way pictures and text work together."[3]

  1. ^ Horn Book (2001). The Newbery & Caldecott Medal Books, 1986-2000: A Comprehensive Guide to the Winners. American Library Association. p. 287. ISBN 0-8389-3505-2. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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  3. ^ "Phoenix Picture Book Award" Archived 2016-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Children's Literature Association. Retrieved 2014-07-11.