Don Brown (children's author) explained

Nationality:American
Occupation:Author and illustrator
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    Don Brown (born 1949)[1] is an American author and illustrator of children's books.

    Awards and honors

    Sixteen of Brown's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Kid Blink Beats the World (2004),[2] The Good Lion (2005),[3] Bright Path (2006),[4] Teedie (2009),[5] A Wizard from the Start (2010),[6] Gold! Gold from the American River! (2011),[7] Henry and the Cannons (2013),[8] The Great American Dust Bowl (2014),[9] He has Shot the President! (2014),[10] Drowned City (2015),[11] Aaron and Alexander (2016),[12] The Unwanted (2018),[13] Up and Down (2018),[14] Rocket to the Moon (2019),[15] Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 (2020),[16] and In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers (2021).[17]

    Many of Brown's books have also been included on lists of the best books of the year. In 2013, Henry and the Cannons was included on School Library Journal's list of the best nonfiction books of the year,[18] and The Great American Dust Bowl was included on lists of the best books of year by Kirkus Reviews[19] and Horn Book.[20] In 2015, Aaron and Alexander was included on School Library Journal's list of the best books of year.[21] Additionally, Drowned City was included on lists of the best books of the year by Booklist, Chicago Public Library,[22] Horn Book Magazine,[23] Kirkus Reviews,[24] New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly,[25] and School Library Journal. In 2018, Unwanted was included on lists of the best books of the year by Horn Book Magazine,[26] Kirkus Reviews,[27] the New York Public Library, and Shelf Awareness.[28] In 2019, Rocket to the Moon was on Kirkus Reviews's best books of the year.[29]

    Awards for Brown's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
    2005Odd Boy OutALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[30]
    2007Dolley Madison Saves George WashingtonCybils AwardNominee[31]
    2009Mack Made MoviesALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[32]
    2011America is Under AttackCybils AwardNominee[33]
    2012ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[34]
    2013The Great American Dust BowlBulletin Blue RibbonRecipient[35]
    2014America is Under AttackWilliam Allen White Children's Book AwardWinner[36]
    2015Drowned CityBooklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthSelection[37]
    Bulletin Blue RibbonRecipient[38]
    Cybils AwardNominee
    Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult LiteratureFinalist[39]
    2016Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Publication for TeensFinalist[40]
    Great Graphic Novels for TeensTop 10[41]
    NCTE Orbis Pictus AwardWinner[42]
    Notable Books for a Global SocietyWinner[43]
    ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[44]
    Sibert MedalHonor[45]
    2017Vermont Golden Dome Book AwardNominee[46]
    2018Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book AwardNominee
    Older than DirtALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[47]
    2019The UnwantedALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[48]
    Great Graphic Novels for TeensTop 10[49] [50]
    Middle East Book Award for Youth Non-FictionWinner[51]
    Outstanding Books for the College BoundSelection[52]
    Sibert MedalHonor[53] [54]
    YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionWinner[55]
    2022In the Shadow of the Fallen TowersCybils AwardFinalist[56]
    Great Graphic Novels for TeensSelection
    YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionHonor[57] [58]

    Publications

    Historical fiction

    Nonfiction for older readers

    Nonfiction for younger readers

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Brown, Don 1949– . 2023-04-11 . . 2023-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308143604/https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/brown-don-1949 . live .
    2. Web site: Kid Blink Beats the World by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034129/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781596430037J&name=Kid_Blink . live .
    3. Web site: The Good Lion by Beryl Markham . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034125/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780618563067J&name=Good_Lion . live .
    4. Web site: Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild.
    5. Web site: Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034131/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780618179992J&name=Teedie . live .
    6. Web site: A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood & Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034046/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780547194875J&name=Wizard_From_the_Start . live .
    7. Web site: Gold! Gold from the American River! by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034038/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781596432239J&name=Gold_Gold_from_the_American_River . live .
    8. Web site: Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034127/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781596432666J&name=Henry_and_the_Cannons . live .
    9. Web site: The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034045/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780547815503J&name=Great_American_Dust_Bowl_(DS) . live .
    10. Web site: He Has Shot the President!: April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth Killed President Lincoln by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034044/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781596432246J&name=He_Has_Shot_the_President . live .
    11. Web site: Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034039/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780544157774J&name=Drowned_City . live .
    12. Web site: Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034130/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781596439986J&name=Aaron_and_Alexander . live .
    13. Web site: The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034042/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781328810151J&name=Unwanted . live .
    14. Web site: Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034041/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781580898126J&name=Up_and_Down . live .
    15. Web site: Rocket to the Moon!: Big Ideas That Changed the World by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034126/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781419734045J&name=Rocket_to_the_Moon . live .
    16. Web site: Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034040/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780544837409J&name=Fever_Year . live .
    17. Web site: In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers by Don Brown . 2022-08-14 . Junior Library Guild . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034043/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780358223573J&name=In_the_Shadow_of_the_Fallen_Towers . live .
    18. Web site: 2013-11-22 . SLJ Best Books 2013 Nonfiction . 2022-08-14 . School Library Journal . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411051248/https://www.slj.com/story/slj-best-books-2013-nonfiction . live .
    19. Web site: Best of 2013 . 2022-08-14 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814043640/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2013/middle-grade/books/ . live .
    20. Web site: 2013-12-11 . Horn Book Fanfare 2013 . 2022-08-14 . The Horn Book . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814043641/https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-2013 . live .
    21. Web site: 2015-11-24 . Best Books 2015: Nonfiction . 2022-08-14 . School Library Journal . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814043640/https://www.slj.com/story/best-books-2015-nonfiction . live .
    22. Web site: Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2015 . 2022-08-14 . Chicago Public Library . en-US . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814050942/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/550357074 . live .
    23. Web site: 2015-12-09 . Horn Book Fanfare 2015 . 2022-08-14 . The Horn Book . 2022-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121030254/https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-2015 . live .
    24. Web site: Best of 2015 . 2022-08-14 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814043643/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2015/middle-grade/books/ . live .
    25. Web site: Best Books of 2015 . 2022-08-14 . Publishers Weekly . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127002106/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2015/young-adult . live .
    26. Web site: Horn Book Fanfare 2018 . 2022-08-14 . The Horn Book . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814043641/https://www.hbook.com/page/2018-horn-book-fanfare . live .
    27. Web site: Best of 2018 . 2022-08-14 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812224053/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2018/young-adult/books/ . live .
    28. Web site: 2018-11-27 . Our 2018 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year . 2022-08-14 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814045800/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3383 . live .
    29. Web site: Best of 2019 . 2022-08-14 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221073639/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2019/middle-grade/books/ . live .
    30. Web site: 2009-10-18 . Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein Awards & Grants . 2022-08-14 . American Library Association.
    31. Web site: 2007-11-26 . 2007 Non-fiction Picture Book Nominations . 2022-08-14 . Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards . en-US . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814045438/https://www.cybils.com/2007/11/2007-nonfiction.html . live .
    32. Web site: 2009-10-25 . Mack Made Movies Awards & Grants . 2022-08-14 . . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411051321/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/mack-made-movies-0 . live .
    33. Web site: 2011-09-29 . 2011 Nominations: Non-Fiction (MG/YA) . 2022-08-14 . Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards . en-US . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411051321/https://www.cybils.com/2011/09/2011-nominations-non-fiction-mgya.html . live .
    34. Web site: 2012-02-14 . America is under attack : September 11, 2001 : the day the towers fell Awards & Grants . 2022-08-14 . . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411051321/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/america-under-attack-september-11-2001-day-towers-fell . live .
    35. Web site: 2013 Blue Ribbons Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . 2022-08-14 . en-US . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925234004/https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2013-blue-ribbons/ . live .
    36. Web site: More Past Winners . 2022-08-14 . William Allen White Children's Book Award The Official Site . en-US . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034036/https://wawchildrensbookaward.com/more-past-winners . live .
    37. Web site: 2016-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2015 . 2022-08-13 . Booklist . 2023-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212090500/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=7944842 . live .
    38. Web site: 2015 Blue Ribbons . 2022-08-14 . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . en-US . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925232312/https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2015-blue-ribbons/ . live .
    39. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-08-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314221015/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2015-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
    40. Web site: Alverson . Brigid . 2016-04-19 . ‘Awkward,’ ‘March,’ ‘Anna Banana’ Get Eisner Nominations . 2022-08-14 . School Library Journal . en-US . 2022-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630185912/https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2016/04/19/awkward-march-anna-banana-get-eisner-nominations/ . live .
    41. Web site: 2016-01-13 . 2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten . 2022-08-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220807161918/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2016-great-graphic-novels-teens-top-ten . live .
    42. Web site: NCTE Orbis Picture Award® Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, Past Winners 2015-Present . 2022-08-13 . NCTE . 2023-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316165706/https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OP_Winners_2015-Present.pdf . live .
    43. Web site: NBGS Lists . 2022-08-14 . Children's Literature & Reading Special Interest Group . en . 2022-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220825113435/http://www.clrsig.org/nbgs-lists.html . live .
    44. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2016-01-19 . ALSC names 2016 Notable Children's Books . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203061508/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/alsc-names-2016-notable-childrens-books . live .
    45. Web site: 2016-10-13 . Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Awards & Grants . 2022-08-14 . . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411051253/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/drowned-city-hurricane-katrina-and-new-orleans . live .
    46. Web site: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award . 2022-08-14 . Vermont Department of Libraries . 2022-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704023848/https://libraries.vermont.gov/services/children_and_teens/book_awards/vtgdba . live .
    47. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2018-04-12 . ALSC names 2018 Notable Children's Books . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109204347/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/04/alsc-names-2018-notable-childrens-books . live .
    48. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2019-02-25 . ALSC names 2019 Notable Children's Books . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928121544/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/02/alsc-names-2019-notable-childrens-books . live .
    49. Web site: 2019-01-17 . 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten . 2022-08-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526045341/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-great-graphic-novels-teens-top-ten . live .
    50. Web site: Lam . Anna . 2019-01-22 . YALSA names 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202233446/https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2019/01/yalsa-names-2019-great-graphic-novels-teens . live .
    51. Web site: Youth Non Fiction Honorees Middle East Book Award . 2022-08-14 . Middle East Outreach Council . en . 2022-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109184539/http://www.meoc.us/youth-non-fiction.html . live .
    52. Web site: NGILBERT . 2020-02-14 . 2019 OBCB Social Sciences . 2022-08-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925030452/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-obcb-social-sciences . live .
    53. Web site: 2019-01-28 . Joyce Sidman wins 2019 Sibert Medal . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220212035107/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/01/joyce-sidman-wins-2019-sibert-medal . live .
    54. Web site: 2018 Awards for Youth Literature . 2022-08-14 . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . en-US . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034038/https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/featured/2018-awards-list/ . live .
    55. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2019-01-28 . “The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees” wins 2019 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004130326/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/01/unwanted-stories-syrian-refugees-wins-2019-excellence-nonfiction-young-adults . live .
    56. Web site: 2021 Finalists: Graphic Novels . 2022-08-14 . Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards . en-US . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814045438/https://www.cybils.com/2022/01/2021-finalists-graphic-novels.html . live .
    57. Web site: 2022-01-24 . “Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield” wins 2022 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604154945/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/01/ambushed-assassination-plot-against-president-garfield-wins-2022-excellence . live .
    58. Web site: Serbekian . Michael . 2021-12-16 . YALSA announces 2022 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists . 2022-08-14 . . en . 2022-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220605155640/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/12/yalsa-announces-2022-excellence-nonfiction-young-adults-award-finalists . live .

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