James Cross Giblin (July 8, 1933 – April 10, 2016) was an American children's author and editor. He won a
Golden Kite Award.
Life
Giblin was born on July 8, 1933, in
Cleveland, and was raised in
Painesville, Ohio. He graduated from
Western Reserve University with a BA in drama, and went on to receive a master's in playwriting from
Columbia University. After a brief period as an actor, he went to work in publishing, first for Criterion Books, later for
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard; and Seabury Press. While at Seabury he founded a children's imprint, Clarion Books, which was later acquired by
Houghton Mifflin. At Clarion he edited such notable children's book authors as
Eileen Christelow, the author and illustrator of the "Five Little Monkeys" series; and
Mary Downing Hahn, who wrote ghost stories for middle graders.[1][2]