She was a lecturer and storyteller throughout the U.S., and a children's book editor. She was an apologist for Roman Catholicism and an opponent of antisemitism. She worked for the New York City Public Library from 1932-1936. She attended the Sorbonne and started the first children's library in France.Īfter marrying American concert pianist Frank Bishop, she moved to the United States. She was the winner of the Newbery Honor Medal for "Pancakes-Paris" and "All Alone," and won the Josette Frank Award for "Twenty and Ten." Her children's book "The Five Chinese Brothers" won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959.Īn American born in Geneva, Switzerland, Bishop grew up in France and Geneva. Claire Huchet Bishop (Decem– 13 March 1993) was a Swiss-born American children's novelist and librarian.
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