Show Page 26 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday April 14 1996 Especially MIGHTY FUNNY’S G 1996 by Universal Press Syndicate By BETTY DEBNAM wwm itm The Newbery Winner m wf wavy hhw Q: What do spiders like with their hamburgers? Meet Karen Cushman A: French flies! Q: Where do sheep get their hair cut? A: At a baa-ba- a shop! Her background The award her first book she in a university museum studies department near San Francisco Her husband Philip is a psychology professor a therapist and a writer Their daughter Leah 23 works in a bookstore They have two cats and are caring for a neighbor’s cockersheltie dog taught fill-tim- e Some favorite things Food: “Hardly anything wouldn’t be on that list Pizza” Colon dark green Hobbies: working in the garden 4'i Q 14-2- people This summer he will star in the movie The Cable Guy” Last summer he played the Riddler in “Batman Forever” Jim 34 was bom in Newmarket jim Ontario Canada During a school £r V Christmas play when he was 3 he As I 1 began doing silly things made him teacher the punishment loved and did He whole class for it the they perform That’s when he knew he wanted to be in show bumness He began performing in comedy clubs at 15 After a few years his career took off and now he is a huge star Jim is divorced and has a daughter —hhimnp especially growing tomatoes TV: old movies Children’s author: Patricia MacLachlan (“Sarah Plain and Tall”) and Cynthia Rylant (“Missing May” and the Henry and Mudge series “Gooseberry Park” and Mr Putter and Tabby series) Music: medieval Time and place to read: anytime in bed especially in the mornings Advice to kids r V hA I The Mini Page Her second Rookie Cookie Cookbook book took only six months Now she is working on a (aalku WHRVV JyfuaJ fBvOTIWfyJ&g Ae Iw IVIVpVf twmtwWm mmWWf mtmm wUmm a a enacts third book “The Ballaid of Lucy Whipple” about a girl in the California gold rush The author’s autograph 2c “Read a lot write a lot and listen well Listen to what’s going on around you listen to facts in school but also listen mi - A- 6 I the bus to people talking next to you Listen to finny stories to what people are Change Lives” is Karen Cushman is an unusual author Not only did her first book get published right away but it also was a Newbeiy Honor Book It took her 3Va years to write “Catherine Called Birdy” Karan Cushman Is 54 She started writing about five years ago by National Library WSek Is April 0 Its theme la “Libraries Meet Jim Carrey Jim Carrey the favorite actor of i many Her books Apprentice Karen cushman "The Midwife's Apprentice” lefts the story of Bret a hometesa girt In the Middle Agee She keepe warm by sleeping In a dung heap a pda of garbage and manure She Is taken In by the town midwife the woman who helps deliver babies Even though she Is overworked and underfed Bret learns to be Independent and proud of Jokes sent in by Molly Wanless) Before writing The John Newbery Medal is awarded each year to the author of the most outstanding children’s book This year’s winner was Karen Cushman for her book ‘The Midwife's Apprentice” Last year her first book “Catherine Called Birdy” was named a Newbery Honor Book 1 (aU lb wdtrf mmi $f H phi payable Pleaaaa j j saying” Ik Aatewa m mi SI S portage and handing fir Back copy Sendenfy chedww Bwwy McMmI KX Bw IHttL Hmm Cl MommiI MML lr at Mw aW twirfknt fulk opa DM I aI Ma fr tnn mipi—an wahMuy a gut) CM CmUmt Mth COM) Name Addm Please include all of the appropriate rag! 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