Name Jeanne Birdsall Language English Role Writer | Nationality American Education Boston University Period 2005–present | |
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Alma mater Boston University
California College of Arts and Crafts Genre Children's literature, adventure novels Awards National Book Award for Young People's Literature Nominations Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Middle Grade & Children's Books The Penderwicks, The Penderwicks in Spring, The Penderwicks on Garda, The Penderwicks at Point M, Flora's Very Windy Day | ||
Occupation Novelist, photographer | ||
Interview with children s book author jeanne birdsall part 1
Jeanne Birdsall (born 1951) is an American writer of children's books. She is known mainly for the "Penderwick sisters", whose third chronicle was published in 2011. The first, which was her debut novel, won the 2005 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Contents
- Interview with children s book author jeanne birdsall part 1
- Remembering to be a child jeanne birdsall at tedxyouth beaconstreet
- Life
- Writer
- Works
- References
Remembering to be a child jeanne birdsall at tedxyouth beaconstreet
Life
Birdsall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in the suburbs. She decided to become a writer at the age of ten — but she didn't start until she was 41. She worked first on other jobs, most notably as a photographer, and some of her work has been displayed in galleries around the world. She has kept several pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, and a snail.
As of 2005, Birdsall lives in a house that is "old and comfortable, full of unruly animals, and surrounded by gardens" in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Writer
Birdsall's first book was published when she was 44. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy introduced the Penderwick sisters and won the National Book Award. Her second book was a sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (2008). Her third book, the Penderwicks at Point Mouette, is her third book in the series. The fourth is The Penderwicks in Spring (2015). She plans a series of five.
Birdsall's first picture book, Flora's Very Windy Day, was illustrated by Matt Phelan and published under the Clarion Books imprint in August 2010. The third Penderwicks novel, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, was released by Knopf on May 10, 2011.