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Marilyn Singer

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Marilyn Singer

Marilyn Singer in 2012. Photo by Sonya Sones. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Marilyn Singer (born October 3, 1948) is an American author of children's books in a wide variety of genres, including fiction and non-fiction picture books, juvenile novels and mysteries, young adult fantasies, and children's poetry.[1]

Life[]

Singer was born in the Bronx, New York City, and lived most of her early life in North Massapequa on Long Island), New York. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year ((1967-1968), the University of Reading, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens College in 1969, and an M.A. in Communications from New York University in 1979.

In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, Marilyn began to write – initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Marilyn penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, Marilyn wrote more stories and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by E.P. Dutton.

Since then, Marilyn has published over 70 books for children and young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry [1]. [2]

Marilyn Singer lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut.

Recognition[]

Awards and nominations[]

  • Top 10 Children's Books 2007 - Time Magazine, City Lullaby
  • A Scholastic Book Club selection (paperback), 1991
  • An NCTE Notable Book, 1989
  • Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1989, The New York Times
  • Best Children's Books of 1989, Time Magazine
  • Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" Book, 2002
  • A Children's Literature Choice Book, 2002
  • An NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000
  • Booklist's Top 10 Science Books for Children, 2000
  • Children's Choice Award (IRA/CBC)
  • Scholastic Book Club selection (paperback), 1993
  • Children's Choice Award (IRA/CBC)
  • An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2007
  • National Science Teachers Association/Children's Book Council Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students, 2002
  • Skipping Stones Honor Award Book for 2002
  • Society of School Librarians International Best Book for Science for 2001
  • Society of School Librarians International Best Books, 1998-9
  • New York Public Library, Best Books for the Teen Age, 2006
  • Nominated:ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 2004
  • Nomineee: Edgar Award, 1998 [3]
  • New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age, 2005
  • New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age, 2001
  • Runner-up, Publishers Weekly Best Religious Books of 2000
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center CCBC Link, Book of the Week, Dec 11, 2000
  • Tayshas List, 2001-2
  • Society of School Librarians International Best Books, 1997-8
  • An American Library Association Best Book, 1983
  • Maud Hart Lovelace Award, 1983

Publications[]

Non-fiction[]

  • The Fanatic's Ecstatic, Aromatic Guide to Onions, Garlic, Shallots and Leeks (illustrated by Marian Perry). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Juvenile[]

Verse[]

  • Turtle in July (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney). New York: Macmillan, 1989.
  • In My Tent (illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully). New York: Macmillan, 1992.
  • It's Hard to Read a Map with a Beagle on Your Lap (illustrated by Clement Oubrerie). New York: Holt, 1993.
  • Sky Words (illustrated by Deborah K. Ray). New York: Macmillan, 1994.
  • Family Reunion (illustrated by R.W. Alley). New York: Macmillan, 1994.
  • Please Don't Squeeze Your Boa, Noah! (illustrated by Clement Oubrerie). New York: Holt, 1995.
  • The Morgans Dream (illustrated by Gary Drake). New York: Holt, 1995.
  • All That We Needed to Say: Poems about school from Tanya and Sophie (with photos by Lorna Clark). New York: Atheneum, 1996.
  • Monster Museum (illustrated by Chris Grimly). New York: Hyperion, 2001.
  • Footprints on the Roof: Poems about the earth (illustrated by Meilo So). New York: Random House, 2002.
  • The Company of Crows (illustrated by Linda Saport). New York: Clarion, 2002.
  • How to Cross a Pond: Poems about water (illustrated by Meilo So). New York: Knopf, 2003.
  • Fireflies at Midnight (illustrated by Ken Robbins). New York: Atheneum, 2003.
  • Creature Carnival (illustrated by Gris Grimley). New York: Hyperion, 2004.
  • Central Heating: Poems about fire and warmth (illustrated by Meilo So). New York: Knopf, 2005.
  • Shoe Bop! Shoe Bop! (illustrated by Hiroe Nakata). New York: Dutton, 2008.[2]
  • First Food Fight This Fall, and other school poems (illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa). New York: Sterling, 2008.
  • Mirror, Mirror: A book of reversible verse (illustrated by Josie Masse). New York: Dutton, 2010.[2]
  • Twosomes: Love poems from the animal kingdom (illustrated by Lee Wildish). New York: Knopf, 2011.[2]
  • A Full Moon is Rising (illustrated by Julia Cairns). Lee & Low, 2011.[2]
  • Every Day's a Dog's Day (illustrated by Miki Sakamoto). New York: Dial, 2012.[2]
  • A Stick is an Excellent Thing (illustrated by LeUyen Pham). New York: Clarion, 2012.[2]
  • The Boy Who Cried Alien (illustrated by Brian Biggs). Disney-Hyperion, 2012.[2]
  • The Superheroes Employment Agency (illustrated by Noah Z. Jones). New York: Clarion, 2012.[2]
  • A Strange Place to Call Home (illustrated by Ed Young). Chronicle, 2012.[2]
  • Follow, Follow: A book of reversos (illustrated by Josee Masse). New York: Dial, 2013.[2]
  • Rutherford B., Who Was He? (illustrated by John Hendrix). Disney-Hyperion, 2013.[2]

Picture books[]

  • The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't (illustrated by Kelly Oechsli). New York: Dutton, 1976.
  • The Pickle Plan (illustrated by Steven Kellogg). New York: Dutton, 1978.
  • Will You Take Me to Town on Strawberry Day? (illustrated by Trinka Hakes Noble). New York: [[Harper (publisher)|Harper, 1981.
  • Archer Armadillo's Secret Room (illustrated by Beth Lee Weiner). New York: Macmillan, 1985.
  • Minnie's Yom Kippur Birthday (illustrated by Ruth Rosner). New York: Harper, 1989.
  • Nine o'Clock Lullaby (illustrated by Frané Lessac). New York: Harper-Collins, 1991.
  • The Golden Heart of Winter (illustrated by Robert Rayevsky). New York: Morrow, 1991.
  • Chester the Out-of-Work Dog (illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith). New York: Holt, 1992.
  • The Painted Fan (illustrated by Wenhai Ma). New York: Morrow, 1994.
  • The Maiden on the Moor (illustrated by Troy Howell). New York: Morrow, 1995.
  • In the Palace of the Ocean King (illustrated by Ted Rand). New York: Atheneum, 1995.
  • Good Day, Good Night (illustrated by Ponder Goembel). New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1998.
  • Solomon Sneezes (illustrated by Brian Floca). New York: Harper, 1999.
  • On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather (illustrated by Frané Lessac). New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
  • The One and Only Me (illustrated by Nicole Rubel). New York: Harper, 2000.
  • Fred's Bed (illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi). New York: Harper, 2001.
  • Didi and Daddy on the Promenade (illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay). New York: Clarion, 2001.
  • Boo-Hoo, Boo-Boo! (illustrated by Elivia Savadier). New York: Harper, 2002.
  • Quiet Night (illustrated by John Manders). New York: Clarion, 2002.
  • Block Party Today! (illustrated by Stephanie Roth). New York: Knopf, 2004.
  • Monday on the Mississippi (illustrated by Frané Lessac). New York: Holt, 2005.

Stories[]

  • It Can't Hurt Forever (illustrated by Leigh Grant). New York: Harper, 1978.
  • Tarantulas on the Brain (illustrated by Leigh Grant). New York: Harper, 1982.
  • Lizzie Silver of Sherwood Forest (sequel to Tarantulas on the Brain; illustrated by Miriam Nerlove). New York: Harper, 1986.
  • The Lightey Club (illustrated by Kathryn Brown). New York: Four Winds, 1987.
  • Mitzi Meyer, Fearless Warrior Queen. New York: Scholastic, 1987.
  • Charmed (fantasy). New York: Atheneum, 1990.
  • Twenty Ways to Lose Your Best Friend (illustrated by Jeffrey Lindberg). New York: Harper, 1990.
  • California Demon. New York: Hyperion, 1992.
  • Big Wheel. New York: Hyperion, 1993.
  • Josie to the Rescue (illustrated by S.D. Schindler). New York: Scholastic, 1999.
  • The Circus Lunicus. New York: Holt, 2000.
"Sam and Dave" Mystery Series[]
  • Leroy Is Missing (illustrated by Judy Glasser). New York: Harper, 1984.
  • The Case of the Sabotaged School Play (illustrated by Judy Glasser). New York: Harper, 1984.
  • A Clue in Code (illustrated by Judy Glasser). New York: Harper, 1985.
  • The Case of the Cackling Car (illustrated by Judy Glasser). New York: Harper, 1985.
  • The Case of the Fixed Election (illustrated by Richard Williams). New York: Harper, 1989.
  • The Hoax on You (illustrated by Richard Williams). New York: Harper, 1989.
"Samantha Spayed" Mystery Series[]
  • The Fido Frame-Up (illustrated by Andrew Glass). New York: Warne, 1983.
  • A Nose for Trouble (illustrated by Andrew Glass). New York: Holt, 1985.
  • Where There's a Will, There's a Wag (illustrated by Andrew Glass). New York: Holt, 1986.

Young Adult Fiction[]

  • No Applause, Please. New York: Dutton, 1977.
  • The First Few Friends. New York: Harper, 1981.
  • The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth. New York: Harper, 1983.
  • Horsemaster (fantasy). New York: Atheneum, 1985.
  • Ghost Host. New York; Harper, 1987.
  • Several Kinds of Silence. New York: Harper, 1988.
  • Storm Rising. New York: Scholastic, 1989.
  • Deal with a Ghost. New York: Holt, 1997.

Non-fiction[]

  • Exotic Birds (illustrated by James Needham). New York: Doubleday, 1990.
  • A Wasp Is Not a Bee (illustrated by Patrick O'Brien). New York: Holt, 1995.
  • Bottoms Up! (illustrated by Patrick O'Brien). New York: Holt, 1998.
  • Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave (illustrated by Normand Chartier). New York: Holt, 1998.
  • A Dog's Gotta Do What a Dog's Gotta Do: Dogs at work. New York: Holt, 2000.
  • A Pair of Wings (illustrated by Anne Wertheim). Holiday House, 2001.
  • Tough Beginnings: How baby animals survive (illustrated by Anna Vojtech). New York: Holt, 2001.

Edited[]

  • A History of Avant-Garde Cinema. American Federation of Arts, 1976.
  • New American Filmmakers. American Federation of Arts, 1976.
  • Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls. New York: Scholastic, 1998.
  • I Believe in Water: Twelve brushes with religion (short stories). New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
  • Face Relations: Eleven stories about seeing beyond color. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
  • Make Me Over: Eleven stories about transforming ourselves. New York: Dutton, 2005.
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Mirror Mirror Book Reading


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Answers.com.[3]

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Biography, Marilyn Singer, Author. Web, Dec. 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Poetry, Marilyn Singer, Author. Web, Nov. 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Writings, Marilyn Singer, Answers.com. Web, Nov. 28, 2015.

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