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Life and Work of author and illustrator, Demi
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This site includes Demi’s biography, photos, and more.
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Demi is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. She has published over 130 books during her career. Born in Cambridge, MA, she studied art at the Instituto Allende, Mexico; with Sister Corita at the Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles; and was a Fulbright scholar at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India where she received her Master’s degree. Well known for her biographies of pivotal historical and spiritual figures such as Buddha, Krishna, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Mary, Muhammad, Rumi, Saint Francis, Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama, her book The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush in 1990 as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs. Bush’s Story Time, sponsored by the Children's Literacy Initiative.
In 1990, both Demi and her husband, the late writer and translator Tze-si “Jesse” Huang (1938-2022), represented the United States at the First Children's International Book Conference in Beijing. Demi is a practicing Buddhist, as was Jesse.
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Demi’s contributions to World Wisdom/Wisdom Tales books:
- Hildegard of Bingen: Scientist, Composer, Healer, and Saint, author and illustrator
- Silver Medal in the “NonFiction Children’s Books” category of the 2020 Midwest Book Awards
- Gifts of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Patroness of Latin America, author and illustrator
- Finalist in the “Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction” category of the 2019 “Best Books” Awards
- Finalist in the “Children’s Religious” category of the 2019 “Best Books” Awards
- Talking to God: Prayers for Children from the World’s Religions, author and illustrator
- Winner in the “Children's Religious” category of the 2018 Best Book Awards
- President Lincoln: From Log Cabin to White House, author and illustrator
- Finalist in the “Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction” category of the 2016 USA “Best Book” Awards
- When the Animals Saved Earth: An Eco-Fable, retold by Alexis York Lumbard, illustrated by Demi
- Winner in the “Picture Book” category of the 2015 Middle East Book Awards
- Winner in the “Children's Mind/Body/Spirit” category of the 2015 USA “Best Book” Awards
- The Pandas and Their Chopsticks: and Other Animal Stories, writer and illustrator
- Winner in the “Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction” category of the USA “Best Books 2014” Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
- Gold Medal in the “Illustration – Graphic” category, and Silver Medals in the “Cover” and “Interior Layout” categories of the 2014 Midwest Book Awards
- Bronze Book of the Year Award from Foreword Magazine
- Mahavira: The Hero of Nonviolence, by Manoj Jain, illustrated by Demi
- Winner in the “Children's Religious” category of The USA “Best Books 2014” Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
- Gold Medal in the “Children’s Nonfiction” category of the 2014 Midwest Book Awards
- Honor Award in the 2015 Skipping Stones Honor Awards, in the category “Multicultural & International Books”
- The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna, written and illustrated by Demi
- “Highly Commended Book” for the 2014 South Asia Book Awards
- Silver Medals in the Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2013 Midwest Book Awards in the “Illustration: Graphic” and “Interior Lay Out” categories.
- Finalist for the USA Book News “Best Children's Picture Book”
- Finalist for Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year award in the “Juvenile Nonfiction” category
- Master of Zen: Extraordinary Teachings from Hui Neng’s Altar Sutra, translated and adapted by Tze-si Huang and illustrated by Demi
- Winner in the “Spirituality: Inspirational” category of The USA “Best Books 2012” Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
- Silver Midwest Book Award for “Religion/Philosophy”
- The Conference of the Birds, retold by Alexis York Lumbard and illustrated by Demi
- Winner in the “Spirituality: Inspirational” category of The USA “Best Books 2012” Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
- Finalist in the “Best New Children's Picture Book” category of The USA “Best Books 2012” Awards
- Finalist in the “Best Interior Design” category of The USA “Best Books 2012” Awards
- ForeWord Book of the Year Award Finalist for “Picture Books”
- Silver Midwest Book Award for “Illustration: Graphic”
- Silver Midwest Book Award for “Interior Layout”
- Saint Francis of Assisi, written and illustrated by Demi
- ForeWord Book of the Year Award Finalist for “Juvenile Nonfiction”
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