Sharon Creech

Sharon Creech

female, 64 years old
from Ohio, children's fiction, George Mason University alumni, Carnegie Medal, Children's literature, Walk Two Moons…NewberyMedalwinner, Newbery Honor winner, Newbery Honor, newbery medal
Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American novelist of children's fiction. Her novel "Walk Two Moons" received the 1995 Newbery Medal; "The...
Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry

female, 72 years old
Lois A. Lowry, from Maine, from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Number the Star, University of Southern Maine alumni, Children's literature…newbery medal, NewberyMedalwinner
Lois A. Lowry (born March 20, 1937) is an author of children's literature who has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice: first for "Number the...
Kate Dicamillo

Kate Dicamillo

female, deceased (1964) (Philadelphia)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, the tale of despereaux, Newbery Honor, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo…National Book Award winner, Newbery Honor winner, NewberyMedalwinner, newbery medal
Kate DiCamillo is "short. And loud," as she admitted on her Web site. Though she had trained to become an author throughout her education, prior to...
Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis

male, 56 years old
'Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, novelist, Coretta Scott King Award winner, The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, assembly line, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission…newbery medal, Newbery Honor winner, NewberyMedalwinner
Christopher Paul Curtis (born May 10, 1953) is an American children's author and a Newbery Medal winner who wrote the "The Watsons Go to...
Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

male, 68 years old
Milkweed, Stargirl, Maniac Magee, Space Station Seventh Grade, from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Newbery Honor…newbery medal, NewberyMedalwinner
Jerry Spinelli (b. February 1 1941, Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a noted children's author, specializing on novels written for and about early...
Katherine Paterson

Katherine Paterson

female, 77 years old
The Bridge to Terabithia, Master Puppeteer, Jip, His Story, Hans Christian Andersen Medal, National Book Award, National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance…Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, newbery medal, NewberyMedalwinner
Katherine Paterson is an award-winning American author of books for children. She was born in China on October 31, 1932 to missionary parents. She...
Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L'Engle

female, 90 years old
The Arm of the Starfish, Dames of Justice of the Order of St John, a wrinkle in time, Smith College alumni, Tesseract, Dames of Justice of St John…newbery medal, NewberyMedalwinner
"I was born in New York City on the snowy night of November 29, 1918, shortly after the first World War, and think it's the nicest place in the...
Lynne Rae Perkins

Lynne Rae Perkins

female, 53 years old
writer, All Alone in the Universe, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Allegheny River, American Library Association…newbery medal, NewberyMedalwinner
Lynne Rae Perkins (born 1956) is a Newbery Medal winning American writer and illustrator of books for children. Her novel "Criss Cross", winner of...
Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary

female, 93 years old
Ribsy, Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby, Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse, Ramona Geraldine Quimby…United States National Medal of Arts recipient, NewberyMedalwinner, Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal winner
Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Her characters are normal children facing...
E. L. Konigsburg

E. L. Konigsburg

female, 79 years old
writer, Jewish American, University of Pittsburgh, The View from Saturday, Elaine Lobl Konigsburg, children's book…newbery medal, NewberyMedalwinner
Elaine Lobl Konigsburg (born on February 10, 1930) is an American author of children's books, and two-time winner of the Newbery Medal for...