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Joan Rankin

Joan Rankin

Joan Rankin has illustrated over twenty-five books for children. She received the South African HAUM Dann Retief Prize for children's book illustration in 1986 and the Katrina Harris Award for Children's Book Illustration in 1991. She has illustrated numerous books on the McElderry list, including A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Off to First Grade by Louise Borden. Ms. Rankin lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with her husband and three daughters.

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It's just a fine time for rhyme
Bradenton Herald, April 3, 2009
...that proliferate in classrooms around Thanksgiving: 'My head is quite distinguished and it's nothing like your thumb.' Joan Rankin contributes delightful artwork that melds the true nature of the animals, with Ruddell's humor. It's a delightful...
It's just a fine time for rhyme
Centre Daily Times via, April 2, 2009
...that proliferate in classrooms around Thanksgiving: 'My head is quite distinguished and it's nothing like your thumb.' Joan Rankin contributes delightful artwork that melds the true nature of the animals, with Ruddell's humor. It's a delightful...
Celebrate spring with library books
The Item, March 16, 2009
...each page is guaranteed to uplift one's spirits. Delightful illustrations by South African children's book illustrator, Joan Rankin, make each verse come alive. Take a trip to the Sumter County Library, and take a hike in this charming forest of words...
A WHIFF OF PINE, A HINT OF SKUNK (POETRY)
The PlanetEsme Plan: The Best New Children's Books, April 26, 2009
...POETRY A WHIFF OF PINE, A HINT OF SKUNK, A FOREST OF POEMS by Deborah Ruddell, illustrated by Joan Rankin (McElderberry) She snoozed away the winter in the darkness, all alone. There's grumbling in her stomach and she's chilly to the bone. Her fur is...