Cynthia Rylant

Joyce Alspach WebQuest

Cassie Kellogg

October, 2002

Cynthia Rylant is an author who has written over 60 books. She even illustrated some of her books! You may be familiar with her Henry and Mudge series.

Here are some interesting things to discover about Cynthia Rylant’s background:

Where was she born? ______________________________________

Which two cities in West Virginia did she move to as a child?

What book was based on her life with her grandparents in the 1950’s?

Listen to what a fellow student has to say about that book.

Cynthia Rylant is a writer, but what other professions has she been in?

Cynthia Rylant loves animals and writes about many different types of animals. Let’s find out about Cynthia Rylant’s animals. What are the names of her:

Big White Dog ____________________________

Little black and white dog ____________________________

Two cats :________________________________________

In her book, Henry and Mudge, The First Book, Henry convinces his mother to buy him a dog. If you could choose any dog in the world to buy, what breed would you buy?-

Cynthia Rylant likes cats, too and includes cats in many of her books. Which breed of cat do you like best?

Cynthia Rylant likes to write about families and pets. Her book Tulip Sees America is

one I think you’d really like. Listen to what someone your age has to say about that book!

Cynthia Rylant has written over 60 children’s books. Her books have won the Newberry Medal, which is awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children’s books published the previous year. Let’s see what the Newberry Medal looks like! An adult and two children are pictured on one side of the medal. What is pictured on the other side?

Cynthia Rylant lives in Oregon with her son, Nate and all her animals.