Aunt Nina and her Nephews and Nieces (illustrated by Aliki, written by Franz Brandenberg).A Weed is a Flower (George Washington Carver biography).
A Secret for Grandmother's Birthday (illustrated by Aliki, written by Franz Brandenberg).A Robber, A Robber (illustrated by Aliki, written by Franz Brandenberg).In 1991 she won the Pennsylvania School Librarians' *ociation Award. Alexa is a children's book author and illustrator of several books, including I am Me! Awards Personal lifeīrandenberg and her husband Franz moved to London, England in 1977, and after 35 years they moved back to New York City, where she continues to write books for children. Brandenberg's Greek heritage is also a recurring theme in her works, both fiction and nonfiction. Aliki's fictional works explore such themes as family and friendship. Her nonfiction books, either written by herself or by others, touch upon matters as varied as dinosaurs, mammoths, book manufacturing, Shakespeare, evolution, and growing up. Brandenberg's career as an author and illustrator led her to explore many subjects of historic and scientific interest. She has written and illustrated many books and she has also illustrated books for other authors, including her husband Franz Brandenberg. Brandenberg and her husband moved to New York, where Brandenberg began in earnest her long career as an illustrator and author of books for children. The book, published in 1960, was well received.
After moving to Franz's native Switzerland, Brandenberg wrote her first book, The Story of William Tell, about the legendary Swiss archer. During her travels she met Franz Brandenberg, whom she married the following year. In 1956 Brandenberg decided to explore her Greek heritage, as well as many other parts of Europe. She also taught cl*es in art, worked as a muralist, and started a greeting card company. She then moved back to Philadelphia and worked as a freelance artist, creating art for advertising and display purposes. Penney Company in New York, in that company's display department. CareerĪfter graduating from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1951, Brandenberg worked briefly at the J. She started to draw at an early age, and her parents enrolled her in art cl*es. Her parents, who lived in Philadelphia, were originally from Greece, and they taught her to speak Greek as a first language. Early lifeīrandenberg was born in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, to James Peter and Stella (née Lagakos) Liacouras. American author and illustrator (born 1929)Īliki Liacouras Brandenberg or pen name Aliki (born September 3, 1929) is an American author and illustrator of books for children.
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