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Sarah Stewart (author)
Sarah Stewart (born 1939) is an American author of children's books. She is married to David Small and lives in a manor house in Mendon, Michigan. Works *''The Money Tree'', with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. *''The Library'' with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. *'' The Gardener'' with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1997. *''The Journey'', with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001. A "Publishers Weekly" and " School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. *''The Friend'', with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. *''The Quiet Place'', with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. *''This Book of Mine'', with David Small (illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019. Awards *1998 Caldecott Honor for ''The Gardener'' *2007 Michigan Author Award The Michigan Author Award is awarded annually by the Michigan Library Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Small (author)
David Small (born February 12, 1945) is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. His books have been awarded a Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors, among other recognition. Biography David Small was born in Detroit, Michigan. He began drawing at the age of two years, and health problems that kept him home for much of his childhood, also led to his developing his drawing skills. He attended Cass Technical High School and wrote plays throughout his teenage years. At age 21, he switched to art. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at Wayne State University and a master of fine arts degree at Yale University. Small taught art for many years on the college level, ran a film series, and made satirical sketches for campus newspapers. His first book, ''Eulalie and the Hopping Head'', which he wrote and illustrated, was published in 1981. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendon, Michigan
Mendon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 870 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Mendon Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. History This area along the St. Joseph River was settled in the colonial period by French pioneers from Quebec and France. They traded with the Potawatomi and other Algonquian-speaking tribes of the area. After United States acquisition of this territory following the American Revolution, settlers began to enter from eastern states in the early 19th century. The original county of St. Joseph was divided by Americans into townships. Mendon township was settled in 1831. The village of Mendon was platted in 1845. On April 11, 1905, city activists who supported a public library received a matching construction grant from the Carnegie Foundation. They built the Mendon Township Library, which is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, and Nobel Prizes. the publisher is a division of Macmillan, whose parent company is the German publishing conglomerate Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Founding Farrar, Straus, and Company was founded in 1945 by Roger W. Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. The first book was ''Yank: The G.I. Story of the War'', a compilation of articles that appeared in '' Yank, the Army Weekly'', then ''There Were Two Pirates'', a novel by James Branch Cabell. The first years of existence were rough until they published the diet book ''Look Younger, Live Longer'' by Gayelord Hauser in 1950. The book went on to sell 500,000 copies and Straus said that the book carried them along for a while. In the early years, Straus and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gardener (children's Book)
''The Gardener'' is an American children's picture book by American children's book author Sarah Stewart, illustrated by her husband, David Small and designed by art director Lilian Rosenstreich. The story, about a young girl and her rooftop garden in the city, is set in the Depression era and told through an epistolary style. It was published in 1997 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Awards and honors * School Library Journal’s Top 100 Picture Books (2012) *Caldecott Honor Book The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ... (1998) *New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year (1997) References American picture books 1997 children's books Fiction set in the 1930s Caldecott Honor-winning works Children's books set in the 1930s {{child-picture-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |