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