Frindle [SEP] illustrator
Frindle
Frindle is an American children's novel written by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Brian Selznick, and published by Aladdin in 1996. It was the winner of the 2016 Phoenix Award, which is granted by the Children's Literature Association to the best English-language children's book that did not win a major award when it was published twenty years earlier.
"Frindle" was Clements's first novel; all of his previous works had been picture books. According to Clements, the book originated from the thought,
"Frindle", which has won sixteen state book awards, as well as the Christopher Award.
Clements lives in Maine with his wife Rebecca and has four sons- John, Nathaniel, George, and Charles. George and Charles are in the new acoustic bluegrass group The Lonely Heartstring Band.
Awards.
Frindle
The Children's Literature Association named "Frindle" the best English-language children's book published in 1996 that did not win a major contemporary book award, thus making it the winner of the Phoenix