Author Donna Jo Napoli
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Picture Book in 2011
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Storybook in 2011
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Photo of baboon incised on Ancient Egyptian wall
Well, actually, these aren't baboons. This is Donna Jo and her husband Barry in Egypt, November 2010 |
Novel in 2011
In case you haven't guessed, this novel has a baboon in it.
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More baboons
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Donna Jo Napoli writes for all ages, from picture books through
young adult books.
Her awards include
- Leeway Foundation Grant for Excellence in Fiction (1995)
- M. Jerry Weiss Book Award given by the New Jersey Reading Association (for
THE PRINCE OF THE POND)
- Golden Kite Award given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and
Illustrators (for STONES IN WATER)
- Sydney Taylor Book Award presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries
(for STONES IN WATER)
- Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association
(for STONES IN WATER)
- Drexel University and Free Library of Philadelphia Children's Literature
Citation (1998)
- Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association
(for SPINNERS)
- Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association
(for BEAST)
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award (for ALBERT)
- Golden Kite Honor Book given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers
and Illustrators (for BREATH)
- Nevada Young Readers Award (for DAUGHTER OF VENICE)
- Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award (for NORTH)
- Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
- Sydney Taylor Honor Book presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries
(for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
- Sons of Italy National Book Club selection (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
- Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association
(for FIRE IN THE HILLS)
- Literary Lights for Children Award given by the Boston Public Library (2007)
- Parents' Choice Gold Award (for ALLIGATOR BAYOU)
- Anne Izard's Storytellers' Choice Award (for MAMA MITI)
- Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award (for MAMA MITI)
- Eureka! Silver Honor Book of the California Reading Association (for TREASURY OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY)
Links to other relevant sites:
Princeton Children's Book Festival: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/children/festival/index.html
America Writes for Kids: http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu
The Children's Book Council: http://www.cbcbooks.org
Just for Kids Children's Bookstore: http://www.justforkidsbooks.com
A website where children's reviews of books are posted: http://www.kidsreview.org.uk
An eco-minded website with blogs by authors for children: http://www.authorsforearthday.org
