Nancy Carpenter
Nancy Sippel Carpenter is an American illustrator of children's picture books.
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 one child. She lives in Brooklyn.[2]
Selected works
- Sharon Phillips Denslow. At Taylor's Place. Bradbury Press. 1990.
- Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler. Treasure in the Stream: The Story of a Gold Rush Girl. Silver Burdett Press, 1991.
- Sharon Phillips Denslow. Riding with Aunt Lucy. Bradbury Press, 1991.
- Virginia Krod. Masai and I. Four Winds Press, 1992.[7][8]
- Anna Quindlen. The Tree That Came to Stay. Crown, 1992.[4]
- Karen Hesse. Lester's Dog. Crown, 1993.[5][9]
- Sharon Phillips Denslow. Bus Riders. Four Winds Press, 1993.[10]
- (As Nancy Sippel Carpenter) James Howe, adaptor; Frances Hodgson Burnett, author. The Secret Garden. Random House, 1993.[11]
- Naomi Shihab Nye. Sitti’s Secrets. Four Winds Press, 1994.[12]
- Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Washing the Willow Tree Loon. Simon & Schuster, 1995.[13]
- Margery Facklam. Only a Star. Eerdmans, 1996.[14]
- Virginia Krod. Can You Dance, Dalila? Simon & Schuster, 1996.
- Kate Jacobs. A Sister’s Wish. Hyperion, 1996.[15]
- (As Nancy Sippel Carpenter) Jane Yolen. Sing Noel: Christmas Carols, musical arrangements by Adam Stemple. Boyds Mills Press, 1996.
- Eve Bunting. Twinnies. Harcourt Brace, 1997.[16]
- Alexis O’Neill. Loud Emily. Simon & Schuster, 1998.[17]
- Kathi Appelt. Someone’s Come to Our House. Eerdmans, 1999.[18]
- Darleen Bailey Beard. Twister. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.[19]
- Eve Bunting. A Picnic in October. Harcourt Brace, 1999.[20]
- Lynea Bowdish. Brooklyn, Bugsy, and Me. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000.[21]
- Barbara Ann Porte. If You Ever Get Lost: The Adventures of Julia and Evan. Greenwillow Books, 2000.[22]
- Deborah Hopkinson. Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements. Atheneum, 2001.[23][24][25]
- Karin Cates. A Far-Fetched Story. Greenwillow Books, 2002.[26][27]
- Eve Bunting. Little Bear’s Little Boat. Clarion Books, 2003.[28][29]
- Naomi Shihab Nye. Baby Radar. Greenwillow Books, 2003.[30][31]
- Kay Winters. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books. Simon & Schuster, 2003.[32][33]
- Deborah Hopkinson. 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. Atheneum, 2004.[34][35][36]
- Linda Arms White. I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2005.[37]
- Jenny Offill. 17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2007.[38]
- Linda Ashman. M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children. Dutton, 2008.[39][40]
- Candace Fleming. Imogene’s Last Stand. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009.[41]
- Jane Yolen. My Uncle Emily. Philomel Books, 2009.[6][42]
- Jenny Offill. Eleven Experiments That Failed. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011.[43][44]
- Kristine O’Connell George. Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems. Clarion Books, 2011.
- Toni Buzzeo. Lighthouse Christmas. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011.[45]
- Elisa Carbone. Heroes of the Surf: A Rescue Story Based on True Events. Viking, 2012.
- Eve Bunting. Big Bear’s Big Boat. Clarion Books, 2013.[46]
- Eva Moore. Lucky Ducklings. Orchard Books, 2013.[47]
- Gloria Whelan. Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine. Simon & Schuster, 2014.[48][49]
- Lynn Cullen. Dear Mr. Washington. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.[50][51]
- Deborah Hopkinson. A Letter to My Teacher. Schwartz & Wade/Random, 2017.[52][53]
- Michelle Markel. Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books. Chronicle, 2017.[54]
- Marilyn Singer. Have You Heard about Lady Bird? Poems about Our First Ladies. Disney-Hyperion, 2018.[55]
- Carrie Clickard. Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt. Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster, 2019.[56]
- Colleen Paeff. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem. McElderry, 2021.[57]
- Linda Ashman. Fire Chief Fran. Astra Young Readers, 2022.[58][59]
- Jonah Winter. Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children. Schwartz & Wade/Random, 2022.[60][61]
References
- Saxon, Antonia. "Q & A with Nancy Carpenter". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- "Nancy Carpenter." Something About the Author, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 326, Gale, 2018, pp. 43-48. Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 10 May 2023.
- Bean, Joy. "Children's Bookshelf Talks with Nancy Carpenter". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- THE TREE THAT CAME TO STAY | Kirkus Reviews.
- LESTER'S DOG | Kirkus Reviews.
- MY UNCLE EMILY | Kirkus Reviews.
- MASAI AND I | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Masai and I by Virginia Kroll". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- "Lester's Dog by Karen Hesse". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- BUS RIDERS | Kirkus Reviews.
- The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books. Horn Book, Incorporated. 2006.
- SITTI'S SECRETS | Kirkus Reviews.
- WASHING THE WILLOW TREE LOON | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Only a Star by Margery Facklam". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- A SISTER'S WISH | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Twinnies by Eve Bunting". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- LOUD EMILY | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Someone's Come to Our House by Kathi Appelt". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- "Twister by Darleen Bailey Beard". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "Brooklyn, Bugsy, and Me by Lynea Bowdish". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- IF YOU EVER GET LOST | Kirkus Reviews.
- FANNIE IN THE KITCHEN | Kirkus Reviews.
- "FANNIE IN THE KITCHEN by Deborah Hopkinson". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "Children's Books". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- A Far-Fetched Story. Kirkus Reviews.
- "A Far-Fetched Story by Karin Cates". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- LITTLE BEAR'S LITTLE BOAT | Kirkus Reviews.
- "LITTLE BEAR'S LITTLE BOAT by Eve Bunting". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- BABY RADAR | Kirkus Reviews.
- "BABY RADAR by Naomi Shihab Nye". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ABE LINCOLN | Kirkus Reviews.
- "ABE LINCOLN: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- APPLES TO OREGON | Kirkus Reviews.
- "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.
- "Go West, Young Reader!". The New York Times. 2005-01-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- I COULD DO THAT! | Kirkus Reviews.
- 17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE | Kirkus Reviews.
- M IS FOR MISCHIEF | Kirkus Reviews.
- "M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children by Linda Ashman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- IMOGENE'S LAST STAND | Kirkus Reviews.
- "My Uncle Emily by Jane Yolen". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- 11 EXPERIMENTS THAT FAILED | Kirkus Reviews.
- "11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "Lighthouse Christmas by Toni Buzzeo". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- BIG BEAR'S BIG BOAT | Kirkus Reviews.
- LUCKY DUCKLINGS | Kirkus Reviews.
- QUEEN VICTORIA'S BATHING MACHINE | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- DEAR MR. WASHINGTON | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Dear Mr. Washington by Lynn Cullen". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- A LETTER TO MY TEACHER | Kirkus Reviews.
- "A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "Balderdash! John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books by Michelle Markel". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT LADY BIRD? | Kirkus Reviews.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE MAMMOTH HUNT | Kirkus Reviews.
- THE GREAT STINK | Kirkus Reviews.
- FIRE CHIEF FRAN | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Fire Chief Fran by Linda Ashman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- MOTHER JONES AND HER ARMY OF MILL CHILDREN | Kirkus Reviews.
- "Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.