Resource: Author/Illustrator Name Pronunciation Guides
Most authorities recommend that when you read a book to a child, you introduce the book by reading its title, author, illustrator and other relevant information. One immediate roadblock to this practice is uncertainty about how to pronounce an author’s name. Typing it into an internet search engine is time-consuming and may not yield an answer, so here is a list of online resources for author name pronunciations. If readers know of more or better ones, please do let me know by commenting on this post.
- Teachingbooks.net Author Pronunciation Guide
A free page of sound clips in which the authors pronounce their names and explain a little bit about their names’ origin. - NLS Say How? Pronunciation Guide to Public Figures
The National Library Service for the Blind and Handicapped maintains an online directory of famous and non-famous public figures and those associated with them. - Wikiname.com
The “name” section of Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia, devoted to baby names, name meanings, name origins, and so on. Typing a name into this interface will often bring up a pronunciation and/or a link to information about the person named. - Horn Book Magazine Author Pronunciation Page
In 1996, Jon Scieszka (pronounced “shezz-kuh”) responded to a reader request by presenting a very funny, tongue-in-cheek pronunciation guide, in the form of a phrase book, in which he usefully gives the pronunciation of a number of popular children’s authors and illustrators.
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Posted on July 6, 2009
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