Nancy
Willard
Born:
06/26/1936
Ann Arbor
Parents: Hobart Hurd (Chemistry professor) and Margaret Willard
Spouse: Eric Lindbloom (photographer)
Children: James Anatole
Address(es):
133 College Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/nancy-willard
Website: http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/nancy_willard
Parents: Hobart Hurd (Chemistry professor) and Margaret Willard
Spouse: Eric Lindbloom (photographer)
Children: James Anatole
Address(es):
133 College Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/nancy-willard
Website: http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/nancy_willard
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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The three mouths of Little Tom Drum | Fiction, Picture Book | Children | Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press | 2015 | |
The Sea at Truro : Poems | Poetry | Adult | New York : Knopf | 2012 | |
A Starlit Snowfall | Picture Book | Children | New York : Little, Brown | 2011 | |
The Left-Handed Story : Writing and the Writer's Life - Writers on Writing Series |
Non Fiction, Biography | Adult | Ann Arbor, MI : University of Michigan Press | 2008 | |
The Flying Bed | Folklore, Picture Book | Children | New York : Blue Sky Press | 2007 | |
Sweep Dreams | Picture Book | Children | New York : Little, Brown | 2005 | |
In the Salt Marsh : Poems | Poetry | Adult | New York : Knopf | 2004 | |
The Tale of Paradise Lost : Based on the Poem by John Milton | Picture Book, Poetry | Children | New York : Atheneum | 2004 | |
Cinderella's Dress | Folklore, Picture Book | Children | New York : Blue Sky Press | 2003 | |
The Moon and Riddles Diner and the Sunnyside Cafe | Picture Book, Poetry | Children | San Diego, CA : Harcourt | 2001 | |
The tale I told Sasha - Stories in rhyme. |
Fiction, Poetry | Children | Boston : Little, Brown | 1999 | |
The tortilla cat | Fiction, Picture Book | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace | 1998 | |
Cracked corn and snow ice cream : a family almanac | Non Fiction | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co. | 1997 | |
The good-night blessing book - Photographs of folk-art angels illustrate a verse invoking blessings on the treasures of daily life. |
Poetry | Adult, Children | New York : Blue Sky Press | 1996 | |
Among angels : poems - by Nancy Willard and Jane Yolen |
Poetry | Adult | San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co. | 1995 | |
Sister Water, a novel | Fiction, Michigan | Adult | New York : Knopf | 1994 | |
Telling Time : Angels, Ancestors, and Stories - Essays on the realities of a writer's life and the ever-present need to turn the reader into a believer. |
Non Fiction | Adult | New York : Harcourt, Brace & Co. | 1993 | |
A starlit somersault downhill | Fiction | Children | Boston : Little, Brown | 1993 | |
Beauty and the Beast | Folklore, Picture Book | Children | San Diego : Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich | 1992 | |
The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake - KC Three Award |
Picture Book | Children | San Diego : Harcour Brace Jovanovicht | 1990 | |
East of the Sun, West of the Moon : a Play | Drama | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1989 | |
The Ballad of Biddy Early | Poetry | Children | New York : Knopf | 1989 | |
Water Walker | Poetry | Adult | New York : Knopf | 1989 | |
Firebrat | Fiction, Fantasy | Children | New York : Knopf | 1987 | |
The Mountains of Quilt | Fiction | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1987 | |
The Voyage of the Ludgate Hill: A Journey with Robert Louis Stevenson - A poem inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's letters describes how the author and his wife survived a stormy ocean voyage with a shipload of exotic animals. |
Poetry | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1987 | |
Night Story | Fiction, Fantasy | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1986 | |
Things Invisible to See | Fiction | Adult | New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House | 1985 | |
The Nightgown of the Sullen Moon - (Publication Years: 1983, 1987, 1988) |
Fiction | Adult, Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1983 | |
Angel in the Parlor : Five Stories and Eight Essays | Fiction, Short Stories | Adult | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1983 | |
Household Tales of Moon and Water - (Publication Years: 1982, 1987) |
Poetry | Adult | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1982 | |
The Marzipan Moon | Fiction | Children | New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1981 | |
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers - First Newbery Award for Poetry (Publication Years: 1981, 1982, 1988) |
Poetry | Children | New York ; London : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1981 | |
Papa's Panda | Fiction, Picture Book | Children | New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1979 | |
The Highest Hit - (Publication Years: 1978, 1983) |
Fiction | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1978 | |
Strangers' Bread | Fiction | Children | New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1977 | |
Simple Pictures Are Best - (Publication Years: 1977, 1978, 1984, 1987, 1988) |
Fiction | Children | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1977 | |
Shoes Without Leather | Poetry | Children | New York : Putnam | 1976 | |
The Well-Mannered Balloon | Fiction | Children | New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 1976 | |
All on a May Morning | Poetry | Children | New York : Putnam | 1975 | |
The Merry History of Christmas Pie: With a Delicious Description of a Christmas Soup | Poetry | Children | New York : Putnam | 1975 | |
The Snow Rabbit | Poetry | Children | New York : Putnam | 1975 | |
The Carpenter of the Sun: Poems | Poetry | Adult | New York, Liveright | 1974 | |
Childhood of the Magician | Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories | Adult | New York, Liveright | 1973 | |
Nineteen Masks for a Naked Poet: Poems - (Publication Years: 1971, 1984) |
Poetry | Adult | Santa Cruz, Cal. : Kayak Books | 1971 | |
A New Herbball: Poems | Poetry | Adult | Ferinand-Roter Gallerias | 1968 | |
Lively Anatomy of God; stories. | Fiction, Short Stories | Adult | New York, Eakins Press | 1968 | |
Skin of Grace | Poetry | Adult | Columbia : University of Missouri Press | 1967 | |
In His Country: Poems | Poetry | Adult | Ann Arbor, Mich., Generation | 1966 |
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Poet
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
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Graduate work | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
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Instructor | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference | Ripton | 1975 |
Lecturer in English | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1965 |
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