Nancy Carpenter

Nancy Carpenter

  • 4 stars across 21 books
Gloria Whelan is an award-winning and critically acclaimed author of many books for children and young adults. She won the National Book Award for young people's literature for her novel Homeless Bird. Nancy Carpenter is the prolific illustrator of Apples to Oregon, which was an ALA Best Book of the Year and on numerous state awards lists, Fannie in the Kitchen, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Publishers Weekly called her illustrations for Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine "sublime" in a starred review. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
1st December 1994

Masai and I

A little girl learns about the Masai tribe at school and daydreams about what her life would have been like if she had b... MoreMasai and I

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6th September 2004

Little Bear's Little Boat

Little Bear loves his little boat. He rows it around the lake. He fishes from it. He lies and dreams in it. But then som... MoreLittle Bear's Little Boat

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22nd February 2011

Emma Dilemma

Emma is Jess' little sister...and her dilemma. How can one small girl be sweet, funny, imaginative, playful, and affecti... MoreEmma Dilemma

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24th September 2013

Big Bear's Big Boat

Big Bear outgrew his little boat, so he is building himself a big boat and can't wait till he's rowing, fishing, and rel... MoreBig Bear's Big Boat

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31st August 1993

The Secret Garden

The story of an unhappy little girl, her invalid cousin, and the healing power of friendship and love. Reading level: 4.... MoreThe Secret Garden

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1st October 1997

Sitti's Secrets

A beautiful picture book about family and love across distance. Mona's grandmother, her Sitti, lives in a small Pa... MoreSitti's Secrets

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1st January 2015

Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine

Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects ... MoreQueen Victoria's Bathing Machine

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4th April 2017

Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books

This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books-John... MoreBalderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books

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1st February 2002

A Far-fetched Story

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