Steven Kellogg

Emi StephensonED 296Fall 2015

About the

illustratorSteven Kelloggʻs fascination with picture books started at an early age, during childhood and followed him throughout high school, where he was often found doodling in his notebooks. After graduation, Kellogg enrolled from the Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in illustration. Completing his degree, he went on to begin working as an illustrator for various authors before branching out into writing and illustrating his own books.

Steven Kellogg was married in 1967 to his wife, Helen and has since raised 6 step-children and innumerable pets. They have offered inspiration for many of his stories.

Steven Kelloggʻs accomplishments

Honorary place at the Rhode Island School of Design

Vice-President of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance

Graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design

Kellogg as an Author/Illustrator

• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn• A-Hunting We Will Go!• And I Love You• Aster Aardvark's Alphabet Adventures• Best Friends• Big Bear Ball• Can I Keep Him?• Chicken Little• The Christmas Witch• Give the Dog a Bone• I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago: A Tall Tale• The Island of the Skog• Jack and the Beanstalk• Johnny Appleseed• Mike Fink• The Missing Mitten Mystery• More Than Anything Else• Much Bigger Than Martin• The Mysterious Tadpole• The Mystery Beast of Ostergeest• The Mystery of the Flying Orange Pumpkin• The Mystery of the Magic Green Ball• The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten• The Mystery of the Stolen Blue Paint• Orchard Cat• Paul Bunyan• Pecos Bill• A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton• The Pied Piper

• Pinkerton & Friends• Pinkerton, Behave!• Pollita Pequenita• Prehistoric Pinkerton• Ralph's Secret Weapon• A Rose for Pinkerton• Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett• Tallyho, Pinkerton!• There Was an Old Woman• The Three Little Pigs• The Three Sillies• The Wicked Kings of Bloon• Won't Somebody Play with Me?• Yankee Doodle

Kellogg as an Illustrator• A, My Name Is Alice• Abby• Appelard and Liverwurst• The Baby Beebee Bird• Barney Bipple's Magic Dandelions• A Beasty Story• The Boy Who Was Followed Home• Brave Johnny O'Hare• Clorinda• Clorinda Takes Flight• Come Here, Cat• The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash• The Day the Goose Got Loose• Engelbert the Elephant• Frogs Jump: A Counting Book• Granny and the Desperadoes• The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper• The Great Quillow• Grouchy Uncle Otto• Gustav the Gourmet Giant• Gwot! Horribly Funny Hairticklers• Here Comes Tagalong• How Much is a Million?• How The Witch Got Alf• If You Decide to Go to the Moon…• If You Made a Million• The Invisible Moose• Is Your Mama a Llama?• Iva Dunnit and the Big Wind• Jill the Pill

• Jimmy's Boa & the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk• Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash• Jimmy's Boa Bounces Back• Kisses and Fishes• Leo, Zack, and Emmie Together Again• Library Lil• Liverwurst is Missing• Matilda Who Told Lies• Millicent the Magnificent• Millions to Measure• Molly Moves Out• The Most Delicious Camping Trip Ever• Once, Said Darlene• Parents in the Pigpen, Pigs in the Tub• The Pickle Plan• The Rattlebang Picnic• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town• The Smartest Bear and His Brother Oliver• Snowflakes Fall• Snuffles and Snouts• Steven Kellogg's Yankee Doodle• Ten-Alarm Camp-Out• There's An Elephant in the Garage• Uproar on Hollercat Hill• The Wizard Next Door• You Ought to See Herbert's House

His medium and technique

Steven Kellogg uses drawing as his medium. He uses stick like objects with a medium applicator, like pencils, ink, pastels, markers, and crayon to create his pieces on canvas or paper.

See a demo of Steven Kellogg drawing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC9-P0k1Pao

Some samples of Kelloggʻs work

The whimsical fantasies of his characters are often portrayed in his pieces.

More samples of Kelloggʻs

work

His clientele Steven Kellogʻs works are all published through

Penguin books. His original pieces are donated to the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books.

Why I chose Steven Kellogg

Steven Kellogg’s artwork is distinctive, dreamlike, and creative. It transports the viewer back to their childhood in a way that makes Kellogg seem as if he is still quite in-tune with the awe and wonder of children. The lines between reality and fantasy blur in his works, taking storylines to new places. His pieces, while seen as a whole, offer so many interesting details throughout the picture, making one almost able to study it to pick up all the nuances.

Steven Kellogg Read-AloudsPaul Bunyan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4nojtg_vzA

A Rose for Pinkerton:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqGxOG0Og0c

Lesson Plan:Objective: By the end of this lesson, students

Hawaii Content Performance Standard: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 1.SL.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.

Benchmark FA.DP.1.1 Students will demonstrate an understanding of dry media, such as pencil, pen, pastels, and conte crayon

Materials:• Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellogg• 12” x 18” white construction paper• Pencils• Color pencils• Black marker• Erasers

Lesson PlanInto: The teacher will call students to the circle time mat and explain to the students that today, they will be listening to a story of a very naughty, very large dog named Pinkerton from the book Pinkerton, Behave! The teacher will remind students to pay attention to the all the ways Pinkerton gets into trouble and the way his owners react. The teacher will go on to explain that Steven Kellogg, the author and illustrator, is known for his drawings and has a whole collection based off his real dog, Pinkerton.

Through:1. Teacher will introduce the book Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven

Kellogg.2. Teacher will ask the following questions to get children involved and

thinking by showing students the cover:3. What kind of trouble do you think Pinkerton gets into?4. How do you think his owners feel?5. Read the book, stopping occasionally to ask students what they

think will happen next.6. The teacher will open discussion about someone or something they

know that is like Pinkerton.

Lesson Plan7. The teacher will ask students if they know someone like

Pinkerton, whether pet or person. 8. The students will share their own Pinkerton.9. The teacher will dismiss students back to their desks, having

the materials person from each seating group pick up materials.10.The teacher will give the following directions:

• Think about who your Pinkerton is• Use the pencil to draw your Pinkerton doing something

naughty• Outline the drawing with your black marker• Color in your drawing with the color pencils

Beyond: The teacher will give the students positive feedback as they turn in their work, thanking them for being such good listeners and complimenting their hard work on their art pieces. The teacher will gather the students back on the circle time mat for sharing of their art pieces. The teacher will also ask how the students liked doing their art project and what they thought of the story. The teacher will assess the students understanding through reviewing the art projects and student discussions.

Sources"A Rose For Pinkerton Read Aloud For Kids." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.

Kellogg, Steven (2009). Steven Kellogg. Retrieved from: www.StevenKellogg.com

"Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.