Author sarah weeks biography sample
Weeks, Sarah 1955-
Personal
Born March 18, 1955, in Ann Arbor, MI; children: Gabe, Nat. Education: Hampshire College, B.A.; New York University, M.F.A.
Addresses
Home—New York, NY. E-mail—[email protected].
Career
Singer, songwriter, and children's book author. Member of adjunct faculty, New School University, New York, NY; presenter at schools and libraries.
Awards, Honors
Texas Bluebonnet Award finalist, 2000, for Regular Guy; Best Book for Young Adults designation, American Library Association, and Parents' Choice Gold Award, both 2005, both for So B. It; Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Recommended title, 2006, for Overboard!
Writings
PICTURE BOOKS
Hurricane City, illustrated by James Warhola, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1993.
Follow the Moon, illustrated by Suzanne Duranceau, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1995.
Red Ribbon, illustrated by Jeffrey Greene, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1995.
Noodles, illustrated by David A. Carter, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1996.
(And vocalist) Little Factory (includes CD), animation by Byron Barton, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Mrs. McNosh Hangs up Her Wash, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Splish, Splash!, illustrated by Ashley Wolff, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.
Piece of Jungle, illustrated by Suzanne Duranceau, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1999.
Happy Birthday, Frankie, illustrated by Warren Linn, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1999.
Drip, Drop, illustrated by Jane Manning, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.
Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, HarperFestival (New York, NY), 2000.
Bite Me, I'm a Shape, illustrated by Jef Kaminsky, Random House (New York, NY), 2002.
Bite Me, I'm a Book, illustrated by Jef Kaminsky, Random House (New York, NY), 2002.
My Somebody Special, illustrated by Ashley Wolff, Harcourt (San D American writer of children's books (born 1955) Sarah Weeks (born March 18, 1955) is an American writer of children's books, perhaps best known for the novel So B. It which has won several juvenile literature awards. In 2007 it won the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award and William Allen White Children's Book Award. Sarah Weeks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1955, the daughter of an English professor. She has a brother and a sister. When she was a little girl, the things she liked to do best were playing music and writing. When she grew up, she went to New York City, married, and had two sons, Gabriel and Nathaniel. Sarah Weeks
Biography
Selected works
Chapter books
Picture books
Novels
References
External links
Sarah Weeks
Born
The United StatesWebsite
http://www.sarahweeks.com/
Genre
Children's Books, Young Adult
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Sarah Weeks has been writing children’s books and songs for the past twenty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and recently became an adjunct faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School University, in New York City.
Her first YA novel, So B. It, which appeared on the LA Times bestseller list was chosen as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and received the 2004 Parent’s Choice Gold Award. In addition to being an author, Sarah is an accomplished singer/songwriter. She has written for television, stage and screen and a number of her picturebooks include songs which she both writes and sings for the accompanying CD’s. Sarah's titles have sold well over a million copies, including several foreign editionSarah Weeks has been writing children’s books and songs for the past twenty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and recently became an adjunct faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School University, in New York City.
Her first YA novel, So B. It, which appeared on the LA Times bestseller list was chosen as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and received the 2004 Parent’s Choice Gold Award. In addition to being an author, Sarah is an accomplished singer/songwriter. She has written for television, stage and screen and a number of her picturebooks include songs which she both writes and sings for the accompanying CD’s. Sarah's titles have sold well over a million copies, including several foreign editions.
Sarah is a tireless promoter, visiting schools throughout the country, serving as author-in-residence and speaking to teachers and librarians at national conferences including IRA, ALA and NCTE. She lives in New York City with her two teenage sons.
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Sarah Weeks has been writing children’s books and songs for the past twenty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and recently became an adjunct faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School University, in New York City. She is one of the authors of this year’s Kids Reading Across Rhode Island book: Save Me a Seat.
Gita Varadarajan was born and raised in India. She has worked with children all over the world, and now teaches second grade in Princeton, N.J. Save Me a Seat, written with Sarah Weeks, is her first novel.
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