Nancy Carpenter

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Nancy Sippel Carpenter is an American illustrator of children's picture books.

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Biography

Carpenter's mother was an art teacher. [1]

Carpenter worked as a graphic reporter for Associated Press and illustrator for the New York Times . [2] [3]

She has published dozens of children's picture books with authors such as Anna Quindlen, Karen Hesse, and Jane Yolen. [4] [5] [6]

Carpenter's books have won several awards, including: for Sitti's Secrets (Four Winds Press, 1994), a Notable Children's Books designation from the American Library Association (ALA) and Jane Addams Children's Book Award; for Apples to Oregon (Atheneum, 2004), a Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and ALA Notable Children's Books designation; for Emma Dilemma (Clarion Books, 2011), an ALA Notable Children's Books designation; and for Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine (Simon & Schuster, 2014), an ALA Notable Children's Books designation. [2]

Carpenter is married and has two children. She lives in Brooklyn. [2]

Selected works

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  3. ↑ Bean, Joy. "Children's Bookshelf Talks with Nancy Carpenter". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. 1 2 THE TREE THAT CAME TO STAY | Kirkus Reviews.
  5. 1 2 LESTER'S DOG | Kirkus Reviews.
  6. 1 2 MY UNCLE EMILY | Kirkus Reviews.
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  10. ↑ BUS RIDERS | Kirkus Reviews.
  11. ↑ The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books. Horn Book, Incorporated. 2006.
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  35. ↑ "APPLES TO OREGON: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains by Deborah Hopkinson". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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  38. ↑ 17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE | Kirkus Reviews.
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  56. ↑ THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE MAMMOTH HUNT | Kirkus Reviews.
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