Hogrogian << `huh` GROHG ih uhn >>, Nonny (1932-2024), was an illustrator and designer of children’s books. She won the Caldecott Medal in 1966 for her work in Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas, and in 1972 for One Fine Day, which she also wrote. Hogrogian illustrated The Contest, a 1976 Caldecott Honor book, which she adapted from a folk tale. She illustrated more than 30 picture books in a variety of styles. Many of Hogrogian’s illustrations are woodcuts (pictures made from engraved wooden blocks). She illustrated Gaelic Ghosts (1964), also by Nic Leodhas; Poems of Stephen Crane (1964); and The Fearsome Inn (1967) by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Hogrogian was born on May 7, 1932, in New York City. She died on May 9, 2024.
