M. B. Goffstein

Q: When did M. B. Goffstein die?

M. B. Goffstein died on December 20, 2017.

Q: How old was M. B. Goffstein when they died?

M. B. Goffstein was 77 years old at the time of death.

M. B. Goffstein (20 December 1940–20 December 20, 2017) was an American writer and illustrator of books for children and adults. She was the recipient of three New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year (A Little Schubert, Natural History, and An Artist), Special Recognition from the Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Natural History), and a Caldecott Honor for Fish for Supper.

Biography

Marilyn Brooke Goffstein was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 20, 1940, the daughter of Albert and Esther (Rosentzweig) Goffstein. She graduated from Bennington College in 1962, creating a sculpture for her senior show. Her first children's book, The Gats!, was published in 1966 with editor Michael di Capua. They worked for the next twenty years together—their last project coming in 1986 with My Editor.

In the summer of 1980, she taught with Lore Segal at the Writing Workshops at Bennington College. She also taught children's book illustration at Parsons School of Design and the University of Minnesota's Split Rock Arts summer program.