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A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNDERPANTS
Funny nonfiction STEAM picture book for ages 4-8
Published June 1, 2021
(becker&mayer!kids, Quarto Kids), illustrated by Harry Briggs.
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STEAM info includes the Industrial Revolution, technological innovations and advances, inventions, and archaeology
FUN FACTS
The wheel on the cover spins to four different styles of underwear
We've named the cute guy on the book cover Buttley Breeches
National Underpants Day is August 5th
Publications and Awards
February 2024
Lyrical, nonfiction picture book, Milkweed for Monarchs (Beaming Books)
Fall 2023
Children's poems "Medusa" and "Wolf Girl" in the anthology, Gnomes and "Ungnomes" : Poems of Hidden Creatures (The Writers' Loft)
August 2021
Winner of the prestigious SCBWI 2021 Sue Alexander Grant for her narrative nonfiction STEM picture book manuscript, Butterfly Dreams: A Monarch’s Life Cycle.
June 2021
First-place win at the SCBWI Los Angeles Writer Day conference for her narrative nonfiction STEM picture book manuscript.
WINNER: Christine Van Zandt, Butterfly Dreams: A Monarch’s Life Cycle: “In this lyrical and well-researched nonfiction picture book, a monarch butterfly’s life cycle is described in detail. While butterfly metamorphosis is not a story new to picture books, the author breathes fresh life into the subject with a manuscript that excels on dual levels of narrative poetry and explanatory science. Page turns reveal developments, with the final lines of original short rhyming poems and accompanying detailed scientific insights. Never dull or obligatory, the explanatory material is insightful and vital to the work—and often fascinating. This brief but thorough book will likely enchant and enlighten both kids and adults and help spark meaningful conversation about the natural world." —SCBWI LA contest judge
More Publications and Awards
June 2021
Published on June 1, 2021: Funny nonfiction STEM picture book, A Brief History of Underpants (becker&mayer!kids, Quarto), illustrated by Harry Briggs. Available from Quarto Kids, Bookshop, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. Member of STEAM Team Books and Twenty-One for the Books.
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May 2021
Christine won the Most Promising Work award at the SCBWI San Diego MayFest for her narrative nonfiction STEM picture book manuscript.
February 2021
Two-page spread in Highlights High Five magazine, “Buzz Like a Bee” action rhyme. Illustrated by Daniel Wiseman.
January 2021
Four-page spread in Highlights High Five magazine, “Happy Noon Year!” short story. Illustrated by Larissa Marantz.
August 2020
Honorable Mention for her fractured fairy tale picture book in the 89th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
July 2020
Fourth-place winner for her graphic style picture book (book two in series) in the 89th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
February 2020
First-place winner at the 2020 San Francisco Writer’s Conference in the Children's and YA category for her picture book.
October 2019
Honorable Mention for her graphic-style picture book (book one in series) in the 88th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
November 2018
Highlights magazine for ages 6-12 - “Optical Illusion Art.”
May 2018
Highlights High Five magazine for ages 2-6 - “Half Birthday.” Art by Natali Sejuro Aliaga.
October 2017
Honorable Mention for her picture book in the 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
March 2017
Highlights High Five magazine for ages 2-6 - “Shoebox Guitar.” Art by Mitch Mortimer.
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