Joyce Sidman Explained

Joyce Sidman (born June 4, 1956) is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal, and won the Sibert Medal in 2019.^{[1] [2]}

She graduated from Wesleyan University, with a B.A. in German.^[3] She is married and lives in Wayzata, Minnesota with her husband and their two sons.^[4]

Selected Works

Poetry

• Like the Air. Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 1999.

Children's books

• Just Us Two: Poems about Animal Dads. Illustrator Susan Swan. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2000.
• Book: Eureka!: Poems about Inventors. Illustrator K. Bennett Chavez. Brookfield, CT. Millbrook Press. 2002. 978-0-7613-1665-7 .
• Book: The World According to Dog: Poems and Teen Voices. Illustrator Doug Mindel. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2003. 978-0-618-17497-3 .
• Book: Song of the Water Boatman: Pond Poems. registration. joyce sidman.. Illustrator Beckie Prange. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2004. 978-0-618-13547-9.
• Book: Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry. Illustrator Michelle Berg. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2006. 978-0-618-44894-4 .
• Book: Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. registration. joyce sidman.. Illustrator Beth Krommes. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2006. 978-0-618-56313-5 .
• This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
• Book: Red Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors. registration. joyce sidman.. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2009. 978-0-547-01494-4 .
• Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night|^[5]
• Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors, Illustrator Beckie Prange, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010,
• Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature, Illustrator Beth Krommes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011,
• Round, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, . Round received Mathical Honors^[6]
• The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018,

External links

• • "Interview with Joyce Sidman", Wild Rose Reader, April 18, 2008
• "Interview with Joyce Sidman", Class of 2k11, Sheila O'Connor, January 25, 2011
• "Joyce Sidman", Children's Book Almanac
• Book: Poetry people: a practical guide to children's poets . Sylvia M. Vardell . Greenwood Publishing Group. 2007. 978-1-59158-443-8 .
• Joyce Sidman at Library of Congress Authorities — with 14 catalog records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wayzata poet Joyce Sidman wins Newbery honor. 21 October 2014 .
2. Web site: Shelf . ALSC Book & Media Awards . ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf . 2024-10-27 . alsc-awards-shelf.org.
3. Web site: Joyce Sidman . 2011-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609212504/http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Sidman__Joyce.html . 2010-06-09 . dead .
4. Web site: Joyce Sidman . 2011-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110102212324/http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_s/sidman.html . 2011-01-02 .
5. Book: Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night. Illustrator Rick Allen. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2010. 978-0-547-15228-8 .
6. News: Mathical Book Prizes 2021.