She married mathematician Joseph A. Haley in 1959. Her debut book both as writer and as illustrator was My Kingdom for a Dragon, published in 1962 by Crozet Print Shop of
Crozet, Virginia.[5] It was printed from wood and linoleum blocks in a limited edition of 1000 that she helped bind and sell.[3]
After a divorce she married[citation needed]Arnold Arnold in 1966 and they lived in England from 1973 to 1980. The Post Office Cat, which is set in a British post office, was published in 1976 both by Scribner in America and The Bodley Head in Britain.[4][6]
She was eligible to win the British Greenaway Medal as a resident.[a]
There are at least two Gail E. Haley archives ("Papers").
[1]
As of 1999, Haley and her husband David Considine were Media Literacy consultants and co-authors.[7]
For at least three decades Haley has "presented workshops, story telling, art demonstrations and puppetry programs in schools and libraries throughout the USA, Canada, England and Australia."[8]
Selected works
Novels
Madwomen of Meriweather (Still in galley form searching for a publisher, 2015; written and illustrated by Gail E. Haley - Inspiration from the story comes from the records of a North Carolina insane asylum in the 1920s.
Fiction
[2]: My kingdom for a dragon (Crozet Print Shop, 1962); written and illus. by Haley
[3]: One, two, buckle my shoe (Doubleday, 1964); traditional, illus. by Haley
[4]: A story, a story (Atheneum, 1970, PZ8.1.H139 St); an African tale, retold and illus. by Haley
[5]: Altogether, one at a time (Atheneum, 1971); by
E. L. Konigsburg, illus. by Haley and others
[6]: The post office cat (Scribner, c1976,
ISBN0684146533); written and illus. by Haley
[7]: The green man (c1979; 1st American ed. Scribner, 1980,
ISBN0684163381); written and illus. by Haley —based on English legends of the
Green Man
[8]: Mountain Jack tales (Dutton, c1992,
ISBN0525449744); as told and illus. by Haley —"These stories featuring the hero Jack are set in the mountains of North Carolina, but have their roots in Old World folklore. The illustrations are wood engravings." (LCC summary)
Isabella Propeller and the Magic Beanie (Parkway Publishing, c2011,
ISBN9781933251745); written by Jonathan Graves and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
Nonfiction
Professional education
[9]: Visual Messages: Integrating imagery into instruction, David M. Considine and Gail E. Haley, Englewood, Colo. : Teacher Ideas Press, 1992,
ISBN0872879127
[10]: Imagine That: Developing critical thinking and critical viewing through children’s literature, David M. Considine, Gail E. Haley, Lyn Ellen Lacy, Englewood, Colo. : Teacher Ideas Press, 1994,
ISBN1563081458
Juvenile
LCC record: Costumes for plays and playing (Methuen, 1978,
ISBN0458935204) —"A guide to making costumes for plays, Halloween, parties, or make-believe with instructions for many types of accessories, ideas for finding and remaking old clothes, and tips on getting into character." (LCC summary)
Film
"Printmaking techniques in book illustration". Filmstrip, sound cassette, and guide.
Weston Woods Studios. 1977(?).[9]
"Wood and linoleum illustration". 17-minute filmstrip, sound cassette, and guide. Weston Woods Studios. 1978.[9]
Notes
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Haley is the only illustrator to win both awards, which date from 1938 and 1955 with rules that have usually made that unlikely or impossible for one person. From sometime around year 2000, the British Greenaway Medal is open to all illustrators of books published in the U.K. either originally or within three months, which covers co-publication and other arrangements that have become more and more common. The American Caldecott Medal remains restricted to U.S. citizens and residents.