Janice May Udry (born June 14, 1928) is an American author of children's literature, primarily of picture books.
Janice May was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on June 14, 1928.
Her first widely-published book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations.
[1] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and her papers are held at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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