Jeanne Birdsall
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Jeanne Birdsall is an American author awarded with the National Book Award
for Young People's Literature in 2005 for her debut novel
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
. She was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and, while she decided to become a writer at age ten, she didn't start until she was 41. She worked on other jobs in between, most notably as a photographer, and some of her work has been displayed in galleries around the world. Birdsall has had several pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits and a snail. Birdsall currently lives in a house that is "old and comfortable, full of unruly animals, and surrounded by gardens" in Northampton, Massachusetts
, which is coincidentally the town that Eric Carle
, another famous author and illustrator, lives.
won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Birdsall's second book The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, published in April 2008, is the second of a planned five Penderwick sisters book collection. The third Penderwicks novel, titled The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, was released on May 10, 2011. Birdsall's picture-book debut, Flora's Very Windy Day, was released in August 2010.
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
for Young People's Literature in 2005 for her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy is the title of Jeanne Birdsall's debut fictional children's novel awarded with the 2005 National Book Award. The Penderwicks are made up of a father and four sisters, Batty, Jane, Skye and Rosalind , who are...
. She was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and, while she decided to become a writer at age ten, she didn't start until she was 41. She worked on other jobs in between, most notably as a photographer, and some of her work has been displayed in galleries around the world. Birdsall has had several pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits and a snail. Birdsall currently lives in a house that is "old and comfortable, full of unruly animals, and surrounded by gardens" in Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...
, which is coincidentally the town that Eric Carle
Eric Carle
Eric Carle is a children's book author and illustrator who is most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 50 languages...
, another famous author and illustrator, lives.
Literary works
Birdsall's first book The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting BoyThe Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy is the title of Jeanne Birdsall's debut fictional children's novel awarded with the 2005 National Book Award. The Penderwicks are made up of a father and four sisters, Batty, Jane, Skye and Rosalind , who are...
won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Birdsall's second book The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, published in April 2008, is the second of a planned five Penderwick sisters book collection. The third Penderwicks novel, titled The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, was released on May 10, 2011. Birdsall's picture-book debut, Flora's Very Windy Day, was released in August 2010.