| Joyce Sidman | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1956-06-04) June 4, 1956 (age 68) Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Children's book author |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) |
Joyce Sidman (born June 4, 1956) is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal, and won the Sibert Medal in 2019.
She graduated from Wesleyan University, with a B.A. in German. She is married and lives in Wayzata, Minnesota with her husband and their two sons.
Selected Works
Poetry
- Like the Air. Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-9664324-2-8
Children's books
- Just Us Two: Poems about Animal Dads. Illustrator Susan Swan. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2000.
- Eureka!: Poems about Inventors. Illustrator K. Bennett Chavez. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-7613-1665-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - The World According to Dog: Poems and Teen Voices. Illustrator Doug Mindel. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2003. ISBN 978-0-618-17497-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Song of the Water Boatman: Pond Poems. Illustrator Beckie Prange. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2004. ISBN 978-0-618-13547-9.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry. Illustrator Michelle Berg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2006. ISBN 978-0-618-44894-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. Illustrator Beth Krommes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2006. ISBN 978-0-618-56313-5.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN 978-0-618-61680-0
- Red Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2009. ISBN 978-0-547-01494-4.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night|
- Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors, Illustrator Beckie Prange, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010, ISBN 978-0-618-71719-4
- Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature, Illustrator Beth Krommes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, ISBN 978-0-547-31583-6
- Round, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, ISBN 978-0-544-38761-4. Round received Mathical Honors
- The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, ISBN 978-0-544-71713-8
References
- "Wayzata poet Joyce Sidman wins Newbery honor". 21 October 2014.
- Shelf, ALSC Book & Media Awards. "ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf". alsc-awards-shelf.org. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- "Joyce Sidman". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- "Joyce Sidman". Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night. Illustrator Rick Allen. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2010. ISBN 978-0-547-15228-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Mathical Book Prizes 2021" (PDF).
External links
- Official website
- "Interview with Joyce Sidman", Wild Rose Reader, April 18, 2008
- "Interview with Joyce Sidman", Class of 2k11, Sheila O'Connor, January 25, 2011
- "Joyce Sidman", Children's Book Almanac
- Sylvia M. Vardell (2007). Poetry people: a practical guide to children's poets. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-59158-443-8.
- Joyce Sidman at Library of Congress Authorities — with 14 catalog records
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Wesleyan University alumni
- American children's writers
- Writers from Hartford, Connecticut
- Newbery Honor winners
- People from Wayzata, Minnesota
- 20th-century American writers
- 21st-century American writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women children's writers
- Writers from Minnesota
- Loomis Chaffee School alumni
- Sibert Medal winners