McBain, Georgina

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McBain, Georgina

Personal

Born in England; married Rupert McBain (a furniture designer).

Addresses

Home—Northern England.

Career

Children's book illustrator.

Illustrator

Anne Constable, Voices Calling, New Century (Durham, England), 1998.

Anne Fine, Frozen Billy, Doubleday (London, England), 2004, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor of illustrations to books, including The Kingfisher Book of Classic Christmas Stories, by Ian Whybrow, Kingfisher, 2004; and Princess: A Glittering Guide for Young Ladies, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2006.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, September 1, 2006, Michael Cart, review of Frozen Billy, p. 125.

Horn Book, November-December, 2006, Vicky Smith, review of Frozen Billy, p. 708.

Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 2006, review of Frozen Billy, p. 1122.

Publishers Weekly, November 27, 2006, review of Frozen Billy, p. 51.

School Library Journal, November, 2006, B. Allison Gray, review of Frozen Billy, p. 134.