Maida Silverman, Anna and the Seven Swans, translated from the Russian by Natasha Frumin, Morrow (New York, NY), 1984.Įve Merriam, The Christmas Box, Morrow (New York, NY), 1985.Īrthur Yorinks, Company's Coming, Crown (New York, NY), 1988. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, Morrow (New York, NY), 1983.īurr Tillstrom, The Kuklapolitan Players Present: The Dragon Who Lived Downstairs, Morrow (New York, NY), 1984. Nathan Zimelman, Mean Chickens and Wild Cucumbers, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1983. Hoover's Bride, Crown (New York, NY), 1995.įenwick's Suit, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1996. George Washington's Cows, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1994. Ruby Mae Has Something to Say, Crown (New York, NY), 1992. Paper John, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1987. Imogene's Antlers, Crown (New York, NY), 1985.

Writings SELF-ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKSĮulalie and the Hopping Head, Macmillan ( New York, NY), 1982. George Heartland Award, 2001, for The Journey International Reading Association/Children's Book Center Choice designation, 2004, for The Friend.

Awards, HonorsĬhildren's Books of the Year listee, Library of Congress, and Parents' Choice Remarkable Book designation, Parents' Choice Foundation (PCF), both 1982, both for Eulalie and the Hopping Head Notable Book for Children in the Field of Social Studies honor, National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Council, 1983, for Mean Chickens and Wild Cucumbers Best Books designations, School Library Journal and Booklist, both 1984, both for Anna and the Seven Swans Children's Books of the Year listee, Child Study Association of America, 1985, for The Christmas Box Parents' Choice Award for literature, 1985, for Imogene's Antlers Redbook Award, and Notable Book designation, American Library Association (ALA), both 1988, both for Company's Coming Parents' Choice Award for picture books, 1989, for As: A Surfeit of Similes, and 1990, for Box and Cox Caldecott Honor Book designation, ALA, 1998, for The Gardener by Sara Stewart Caldecott Medal, 2001, for So You Want to Be President? by Judith St.

State University of New York-Fredonia College, assistant professor of art, 1972-78 Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, assistant professor of art, 1978-83, artist-in-residence, 1983-86. CareerĪuthor and illustrator of children's books freelance artist.

Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, traveling, sketching out-of-doors. Education: Wayne State University, B.F.A., 1968 Yale University, M.F.A., 1972. Born February 12, 1945, in Detroit, MI son of Edward Pierce (a doctor) and Elizabeth Small married Sarah Stewart (a writer), September, 1980 children: (previous marriages) five.

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