Nancy Carpenter Explained

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

Biography

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.

Carpenter is married and has one child. She lives in Brooklyn.

Selected works

• 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.
• Karen Hesse. Lester's Dog. Crown, 1993.^[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.^[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]}

References

1. Web site: Saxon . Antonia . Q & A with Nancy Carpenter . 2023-05-11 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
2. "Nancy Carpenter." Something About the Author, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 326, Gale, 2018, pp. 43-48. Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 10 May 2023.
3. Web site: Bean . Joy . Children's Bookshelf Talks with Nancy Carpenter . 2023-05-11 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
4. Book: THE TREE THAT CAME TO STAY Kirkus Reviews . en.
5. Book: LESTER'S DOG Kirkus Reviews . en.
6. Book: MY UNCLE EMILY Kirkus Reviews . en.
7. Book: MASAI AND I Kirkus Reviews . en.
8. Web site: Masai and I by Virginia Kroll . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
9. Web site: Lester's Dog by Karen Hesse . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
10. Book: BUS RIDERS Kirkus Reviews . en.
11. Book: The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books . 2006 . Horn Book, Incorporated . en.
12. Book: SITTI'S SECRETS Kirkus Reviews . en.
13. Book: WASHING THE WILLOW TREE LOON Kirkus Reviews . en.
14. Web site: Only a Star by Margery Facklam . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
15. Book: A SISTER'S WISH Kirkus Reviews . en.
16. Web site: Twinnies by Eve Bunting . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
17. Book: LOUD EMILY Kirkus Reviews . en.
18. Web site: Someone's Come to Our House by Kathi Appelt . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
19. Web site: Twister by Darleen Bailey Beard . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
20. Web site: A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
21. Web site: Brooklyn, Bugsy, and Me by Lynea Bowdish . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
22. Book: IF YOU EVER GET LOST Kirkus Reviews . en.
23. Book: FANNIE IN THE KITCHEN Kirkus Reviews . en.
24. Web site: FANNIE IN THE KITCHEN by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
25. Web site: Children's Books . 2023-05-10 . archive.nytimes.com.
26. Book: A Far-Fetched Story . . en.
27. Web site: A Far-Fetched Story by Karin Cates . 2023-05-09 . Publishers Weekly.
28. Book: LITTLE BEAR'S LITTLE BOAT Kirkus Reviews . en.
29. Web site: LITTLE BEAR'S LITTLE BOAT by Eve Bunting . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
30. Book: BABY RADAR Kirkus Reviews . en.
31. Web site: BABY RADAR by Naomi Shihab Nye . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
32. Book: ABE LINCOLN Kirkus Reviews . en.
33. Web site: ABE LINCOLN: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
34. Book: APPLES TO OREGON Kirkus Reviews . en.
35. Web site: 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 by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
36. News: 2005-01-16 . Go West, Young Reader! . en-US . The New York Times . subscription . 2023-05-10 . 0362-4331.
37. Book: I COULD DO THAT! Kirkus Reviews . en.
38. Book: 17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE Kirkus Reviews . en.
39. Book: M IS FOR MISCHIEF Kirkus Reviews . en.
40. Web site: M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children by Linda Ashman . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
41. Book: IMOGENE'S LAST STAND Kirkus Reviews . en.
42. Web site: My Uncle Emily by Jane Yolen . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
43. Book: 11 EXPERIMENTS THAT FAILED Kirkus Reviews . en.
44. Web site: 11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
45. Web site: Lighthouse Christmas by Toni Buzzeo . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
46. Book: BIG BEAR'S BIG BOAT Kirkus Reviews . en.
47. Book: LUCKY DUCKLINGS Kirkus Reviews . en.
48. Book: QUEEN VICTORIA'S BATHING MACHINE Kirkus Reviews . en.
49. Web site: Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
50. Book: DEAR MR. WASHINGTON Kirkus Reviews . en.
51. Web site: Dear Mr. Washington by Lynn Cullen . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
52. Book: A LETTER TO MY TEACHER Kirkus Reviews . en.
53. Web site: A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
54. Web site: Balderdash! John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books by Michelle Markel . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.
55. Book: HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT LADY BIRD? Kirkus Reviews . en.
56. Book: THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE MAMMOTH HUNT Kirkus Reviews . en.
57. Book: THE GREAT STINK Kirkus Reviews . en.
58. Book: FIRE CHIEF FRAN Kirkus Reviews . en.
59. Web site: Fire Chief Fran by Linda Ashman . 2023-05-11 . www.publishersweekly.com.
60. Book: MOTHER JONES AND HER ARMY OF MILL CHILDREN Kirkus Reviews . en.
61. Web site: Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter . 2023-05-10 . www.publishersweekly.com.

External links

• • Nancy Carpenter on Goodreads