Occupation Novelist | Name Byrd Baylor Role Author | |
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Born 28 March 1924 (age 100) San Antonio, Texas ( 1924-03-28 ) Books Everybody needs a rock, The Table Where Rich Peo, The Other Way to Listen, I'm in Charge of Celebrations, The Desert Is Theirs | ||
I m in charge of celebrations by byrd baylor
Byrd Baylor Schweitzer (born 1924) is an American novelist, essayist, and author of picture books for children. Four of her books have achieved Caldecott Honor status.
Contents
- I m in charge of celebrations by byrd baylor
- Everybody Needs A Rock
- Background
- Writing
- Personal
- Caldecott Honors
- References
Everybody Needs A Rock
Background
Byrd Baylor was born on 28 March 1924 in San Antonio, Texas. She is related to Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, the namesake of Baylor University, and to Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Her first name, Byrd, is taken from her mother's maiden name.
Baylor attended the University of Arizona.
Writing
Baylor's work presents images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the Native American people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.
Personal
Baylor currently lives in Arivaca, Arizona, in an adobe house that does not have electricity, but with three manual typewriters.
Caldecott Honors
Baylor was awarded Caldecott Honors for her books When Clay Sings (1973) with illustrator Tom Bahti, and The Desert is Theirs (1976), Hawk, I'm Your Brother (1977), and The Way to Start a Day (1979) with illustrator Peter Parnall.