Joyce Sidman (born June 4, 1956) is an American

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

. She was a runner-up for the 2011

Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

, and won the

Sibert Medal The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the writer and illustrator of the most distinguished in ...

in 2019. She graduated from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...

, with a B.A. in German. She is married and lives in

Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,434 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A suburb of the Twin Cities, Wayzata is located about west of Minneapolis al ...

with her husband and their two sons.

Selected Works

Poetry

*''Like the Air''. Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 1999.

Children's books

*''Just Us Two: Poems about Animal Dads''. Illustrator Susan Swan. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2000. * * * * * *''This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness''. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. * * Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night, *''Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors'', Illustrator Beckie Prange, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010, *''Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature'', Illustrator Beth Krommes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, *''Round'', Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, . ''Round'' received Mathical Honors *''The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science'', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018,

References

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Authorities — with 14 catalog records {{DEFAULTSORT:Sidman, Joyce 1956 births Living people Wesleyan University alumni American children's writers Writers from Hartford, Connecticut Newbery Honor winners People from Wayzata, Minnesota 20th-century American writers 21st-century American writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers American women children's writers Writers from Minnesota Loomis Chaffee School alumni Sibert Medal winners

Selected Works

Poetry

Children's books

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