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Marguerite de Angeli (March 14, 1889 – June 16, 1987) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall.
Marguerite de Angeli, Lapeer's Native Author/Illustrator. Born in Lapeer, Michigan, Marguerite Lofft de Angeli is one of the best know and highly regarded author/illustrators in American children's literature.
Check all the awards won and nominated for by Marguerite de Angeli - John Newbery Medal (1957) , Caldecott Medal (1955) , John Newbery Medal (1950) and more awards.
Marguerite Lofft de Angeli. Class of 1984. (1889 – 1987) Marguerite Lofft de Angeli was born in Lapeer, Michigan, March 14, 1889. At age 95, the time of her induction into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, she was considered the grande dame of children’s literature in America.
The Door in the Wall is a 1949 novel by Marguerite de Angeli that received the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1950. [1] Plot summary. The story, illustrated by the author, is set in England during the Middle Ages, as the Black Death (bubonic plague) is sweeping across the country.
Marguerite de Angeli, it is a nickname she treasures, along with the awards, honors, and affection of old and young who have read her twenty-five books. Never has that warm regard for her work been more evi-dent than during the past year, which celebrates Marguerite's ninetieth birthday. All year through, the author has basked in
Her immensely popular books often dealt with the ordinary lives of immigrant children. She was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1950 for The Door in the Wall, the story of a young disabled boy who saves a besieged castle in the thirteenth century. De Angeli received a Newbery honor in 1956 for The Black Fox of Lome.
