Susan Marie Swanson Explained

Susan Marie Swanson (born May 19, 1955^[1]) is an American author of children's literature, poet, and educator.^[2] Swanson is best known for her children's book The House in the Night, which won a Minnesota Book Award, and the 2009 Caldecott Medal.

She was born in Hinsdale, Illinois and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Bibliography

• Getting Used to the Dark: 26 Night Poems (1997)
• Letter to The Lake (1998)
• The First Thing My Mama Told Me (2002)
• To Be Like the Sun (2008)
• The House in the Night (2008)

References

1. 2010. Susan Marie Swanson. Contemporary Authors Online. Gale.
2. Web site: Susan Marie Swanson Writing. COMPAS. en-US. 2017-03-17.