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Nancy Willard

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Nancy Willard (June 26, 1936 – February 19, 2017) was an American writer: novelist, poet, author and occasional illustrator of children's books. [1]

33 relations: A Starlit Somersault Downhill, A Visit to William Blake's Inn, Alice and Martin Provensen, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Americans, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Association for Library Service to Children, Barry Moser, Beauty and the Beast, Brighton, Caldecott Medal, Children's literature, David McPhail, Field of Dreams, Firebrat, Harcourt (publisher), Hopwood Award, Leo and Diane Dillon, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, Mary GrandPré, National Endowment for the Arts, New York (state), Newbery Medal, O. Henry Award, Picture book, Poetry Foundation, Poughkeepsie, New York, Stanford University, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, Vassar College.

A Starlit Somersault Downhill

A Starlit Somersault Downhill is a 1993 book by Nancy Willard and illustrator Jerry Pinkney about a rabbit that is invited by a bear to share a cave over winter but instead of hibernating decides to enjoy the outside.

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A Visit to William Blake's Inn

A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers is a children's picture book written by Nancy Willard and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, published by Harcourt Brace in 1981.

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Alice and Martin Provensen

Alice Rose Provensen (neé Twitchell; August 14, 1918 – April 23, 2018) and Martin Provensen (July 10, 1916 – March 27, 1987) were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books together, 19 of which they also wrote and edited.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

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Americans

Americans are citizens of the United States of America.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County.

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Association for Library Service to Children

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association, and it is the world's largest organization dedicated to library service to children.

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Barry Moser

Barry Moser (born 1940) is an artist, known as a printmaker and illustrator of numerous works of literature.

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) is a traditional fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins (The Young American and Marine Tales).

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Brighton

Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England which is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, 47 miles (75 km) south of London.

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Caldecott Medal

The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children", beginning with 1937 publications.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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David McPhail

David Alexander McPhail (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand comedic actor and writer whose television career spans four decades.

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Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama sports film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, who also wrote the screenplay, adapting W. P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless Joe.

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Firebrat

The firebrat (Thermobia domestica, sometimes listed as Thermophila furnorum) is a small hexapod (typically 1–1.5 cm) similar to the silverfish, both in the order Thysanura.

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Harcourt (publisher)

Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children.

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Hopwood Award

The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood.

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Leo and Diane Dillon

Leo Dillon (March 2, 1933 – May 26, 2012) and Diane Dillon (née Sorber; born March 13, 1933) were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers.

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Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was an American literary award conferred on several books annually by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education annually from 1958 to 1979.

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Mary GrandPré

Mary GrandPré (born February 13, 1954) is an American illustrator best known for her cover and chapter illustrations of the Harry Potter books in their U.S. editions published by Scholastic.

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National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

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O. Henry Award

The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit.

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Picture book

A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children.

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Poetry Foundation

The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago-based American foundation created to promote poetry in the wider culture.

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Poughkeepsie, New York

Poughkeepsie, officially the City of Poughkeepsie, is a city in the state of New York, United States, which is the county seat of Dutchess County.

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Stanford University

Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University, colloquially the Farm) is a private research university in Stanford, California.

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Susan Fromberg Schaeffer

Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (March 25, 1940 – August 26, 2011) was a noted novelist and poet who was a Professor of English at Brooklyn College for over thirty years.

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" ("Der Zauberlehrling") is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1797.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education is a school within the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Vassar College

Vassar College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Willard

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