Sarah Stewart

Born: 1939   Corpus Christi
Spouse: David Small
Children: Ginny, Mark, and L. D.
Address(es):
Summer :
25538 Simpson Rd
Mendon , MI 49072
Winter :
17A Piedras Chinas
San Miguel de Allenda Gto, Mexico   37700
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.davidsmallbooks.com
Phone : 269-496-7491
Phone : 269-743-7510

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The quiet place
- Illustrated by David Small.
Fiction , Picture Book Children New York : Margaret Ferguson Books 2012
The Friend
- Illustrated by David Small
Fiction , Picture Book Children New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2004
The Journey
- Illustrated by David Small.
Fiction , Picture Book Children New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001
The Gardener
- Illustrated by David Small. Caldecott Honor Book,1998.
Fiction , Picture Book Children Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1997
The Library
- Illustrated by David Small. Caldecott Honor Book, 1995.
Fiction , Picture Book Children New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1995
The Money Tree
- Illustrated by David Small.
Fiction , Picture Book Children New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1994
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "I am still the same daydreamy, shy child who, more than anything else, wanted to write some sequence of elegant language that would, upon being read, change the world."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Author Award 2007
Vermont's 1998 Red Clover Children's Choice Picture Book Award 1998
1st place Juvenile Literary Award from the Friends of American Writers for The Gardener 1997
Caldecott Honor Book for David Small's illustrations for The Gardener 1997
Christopher Award for The Gardener 1997
ABBY (American Booksellers' Book of the Year) Award Honor Book for The Gardnerer 1997
New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Readig and Sharing for The Gardener 1997
School Library journal Best Books of the Year for The Gardnerer 1997
1997 Blue Ribbon List 1997
American Library Assocation Notable Children's Book for 1997 1997
Tied for 1st place for picture book in Publishers Weekly 1997 Cuffies Award. 1997

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 216 2004
Something about the Author, volume(s) 143, 307 2004 -2017

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
- Studied Latin and Philosophy in several colleges.

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Artist in Residence Western Michigan University Kalamazoo , MI 2000
Reviewer of Children's Books New York Times
Copy Editor Texas Observer Austin
Freelance Writer
Teacher, speechwriter, and ombudsman
- Teacher, speechwriter, and ombudsman

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