Cece Bell
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| Born | December 26, 1970 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, cartoonist, illustrator |
| Education | Paier College of Art |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Tom Angleberger |
| Children | 2 |
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Cecelia Carolina Bell[1] (born December 26, 1970, in Richmond, Virginia) is an American author, cartoonist, and illustrator. Most well known for her graphic novel El Deafo, Bell's work has appeared in The Atlantic, Vegetarian Times, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, Working Woman, Esquire and many other publications.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Bell suffered hearing loss as a child due to a case of meningitis. As a result, she had to get used to using bulky and prominent hearing devices around her school-age peers.
Bell attended the Paier College of Art as an art major and went on to get a graduate degree in illustration and design at Kent State University in 1991. She became a freelance commercial artist, illustrator, and designer for an array of projects before beginning her career as a full-time author-illustrator.
Career
[edit | edit source]El Deafo
[edit | edit source]El Deafo is based on Bell's own childhood. She wanted there to be a handbook for hearing people so they knew how to understand and communicate with deaf people without being disrespectful. The project eventually evolved into a graphic novel where children who were deaf could see themselves positively represented in a book.
Bell uses the imagery of everyone illustrated as rabbits as a visual metaphor. When she was growing up, she felt like she was the only "rabbit" whose ears didn't work, in doing so she shows being deaf as a power. She also shows and talks about how being deaf isn't something negative.[2]
The title of the graphic novel comes from the idea that Cece feels powerful like a superhero with the assistance of her Phonic Ear, the hearing aid she uses in order to hear her teachers at school.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bell is married to children's author Tom Angleberger.[4]
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Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Bell won the Newbery Medal Honor[5] and Eisner Award[6] for El Deafo.
Five of Bell's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Sock Monkey Rides Again (2007),[7] El Deafo (2014),[8] Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit (2016),[9] Smell My Foot!: Chick and Brain (2019),[10] and Egg or Eyeball? (2020),[11]
In 2014, El Deafo was named one of the best books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine,[12] Kirkus Reviews,[13] the Los Angeles Public Library,[8] Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.[8] It was also a New York Times Notable Children’s Book.[8]
In 2019, Smell My Foot! was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library and School Library Journal.[10]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover | Cybils Award for Early Chapter Books | Finalist | [14] |
| 2013 | The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (as illus.) | NAIBA Book of the Year for Middle Readers | Winner | [15] |
| Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award | Honor | [16] | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic Novel | Winner | [17] |
| Goodreads Choice Award for Best Middle Grade and Children's | Nominee | [18] | ||
| Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature | Finalist | [13][19] | ||
| 2015 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | Longlist | [20][21] | |
| Charlotte Huck Award | Honor | [22] | ||
| Children's Choice Book Award for Debut Author | Finalist | [23] | ||
| Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids | Winner | [6] | ||
| Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work | Finalist | [24] | ||
| Judy Lopez Memorial Award | Winner | [25] | ||
| Newbery Medal | Honor | [26][5] | ||
| 2016 | Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit | Cybils Award for Early Chapter Books | Finalist | [27] |
| 2020 | Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award | Honor | [16] |
Publications
[edit | edit source]As author and illustrator
[edit | edit source]Standalone books
[edit | edit source]- Busy Buddies: Silly Stuff That Goes Together (2006, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Food Friends: Fun Foods That Go Together (2006, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Bee-Wigged (2008, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Itty Bitty (2009, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- El Deafo (2014, Harry N. Abrams, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- I Yam a Donkey! (2015, Clarion Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Chuck and Woodchuck (2016, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- You Loves Ewe! (2019, Clarion Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Animal Albums from A to Z (2024, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
Sock Monkey trilogy (2003-2006)
[edit | edit source]- Sock Monkey Goes To Hollywood: A Star Is Bathed (2003, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie: A Friend Is Made (2004, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Sock Monkey Rides Again (2006, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
Rabbit & Robot duo (2012-2016)
[edit | edit source]- The Sleepover (2012, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit (2016, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
Inspector Flytrap trilogy (2016-2017)
[edit | edit source]- Inspector Flytrap with Tom Angleberger (2016, Amulet Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Inspector Flytrap in The President’s Mane Is Missing with Tom Angleberger (2016, Harry N. Abrams, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Inspector Flytrap in The Goat Who Chewed Too Much with Tom Angleberger (2017, Harry N. Abrams, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
Chick and Brain duo (2019-2020)
[edit | edit source]- Smell My Foot! (2019, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Egg or Eyeball? (2020, Candlewick Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
As contributor
[edit | edit source]- The Best American Comics 2016, edited by Roz Chast and Bill Kartalopoulos (2016, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Lunch! (2016, Random House Books for Young Readers, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Funny Girl, edited by Betsy Bird (2017, Viking Press)
As illustrator
[edit | edit source]- The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, written by Tom Angleberger (2012, Harry N. Abrams, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Bug Patrol, written by Denise Dowling Mortensen (2013, Clarion Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Crankee Doodle, written by Tom Angleberger (2013, Clarion Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
References
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- ^ NPR Staf "'El Deafo': How A Girl Turned Her Deafness Into A Superpower" Archived March 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine "All Things Considered", December 14, 2014
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External links
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- Cece Bell at Library of Congress, with 14 library catalog records
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