Janice May Udry
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Janice May Udry (June 14, 1928 – May 12, 2023) was an American author of children's literature, primarily of picture books.
Janice May was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on June 14, 1928. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first widely-published book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations.[1] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and her papers are held at the University of Southern Mississippi.[2]
In 1950, she married Richard Udry.[3][4] They have two children, Leslie and Susan.[5] Richard died in 2012, at the age of 83.[6] Janice May Udry died on May 12, 2023, at the age of 94.[7]
