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Jeanette Winter
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Jeanette Winter

Jeanette Winter is the acclaimed author/illustrator of many highly regarded picture books, including The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq; Mama: A True Story in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home, and a New Mama; Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa; Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan; Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia; and most recently, Henri’s Scissors. She lives with her husband, artist Roger Winter, in New York.

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Henri's Scissors will be released on August 27, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
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Biblioburro has won an award
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Jul 11, 2011
Biblioburro will be released on June 28, 2011 in eBook
Jun 28, 2011
Biblioburro is now available in eBook
Jun 28, 2011
Nasreen's Secret School will be released on June 28, 2011 in eBook
Jun 28, 2011
Nasreen's Secret School is now available in eBook
Jun 28, 2011
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Biblioburro has won an award
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Biblioburro has won an award
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Biblioburro will be released on June 08, 2010 in Hardcover
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Associated Content, February 10, 2013
...sky to guide them. There are four kids' books on it: F.N. Monjo's "The Drinking Gourd,"Jeanette Winter's "Follow the Drinking Gourd,"Bernardine Connelly's, "Follow the Drinking Gourd, " and Pamela Dell's "Aquila's Drinking Gourd." The linked website...
Examiner.com, December 20, 2012
...Illus. by Carl Hunter, and Clare Heney. · The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps. By Jeanette Winter, Illus. by Jeanette Winter. · Wonderstruck. By Brian Selznick, Illus. by the author · Won-Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. By Lee...
Cleveland Jewish news, September 13, 2012
...Beachwood branch “Even Higher: A Rosh Hanshanah Story” “The World’s Birthday” by Barbara Diamond Goldin; illustrated by Jeanette Winter   “The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story” Here is a fun story that kids can relate to. It’s a...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 13, 2012
...Putnam, $16.99 (9780399256653) Jack and the Baked Beanstalk. Colin Stimpson. Candlewick/Templar, $15.99 (9780763655631) Kali’s Song. Jeanette Winter. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (9780375870224) Katerina’s Wish. Jeannie Mobley. S&S/McElderry,...
School Library Journal, August 20, 2012
...for review. Like This? Then Try: City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male by Meghan McCarthy Mama by Jeanette Winter Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa illustrated by Ed Young Other Blog Reviews: Misc: Be sure to check out Ms. Pattison’s blog for...
Duke University, July 24, 2012
..."A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall" by David Adler and "Biblioburro: a True Story of Colombia " by Jeanette Winter. Each deals with themes such as family, community, hope and education. Besides reading every day, the students engage in a variety of...
BellaOnline, July 8, 2012
...quilting in the community. Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet written by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by Jeanette Winter. This book has been successfully used by primary teachers and librarians alike, to incorporate in the curriculum...
Clemson University, January 18, 2013
...m. Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center Friday, Feb. 22 FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD Families and children can enjoy Jeanette Winter’s story "Follow the Drinking Gourd" and learn how enslaved African Americans used stars to find their way to...
McAllen Monitor, January 2, 2013
...found that out late one night last February when he had a flat tire. He and his wife Jeanette, Winter Texans from Sibley, Iowa, were returning to their home at Leisure World Mobile Home Village from a musical event in Fiesta Village, an RV park in...
Examiner.com, December 20, 2012
...Illus. by Carl Hunter, and Clare Heney. · The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps. By Jeanette Winter, Illus. by Jeanette Winter. · Wonderstruck. By Brian Selznick, Illus. by the author · Won-Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. By Lee...
Lower Hudson Online, September 14, 2012
...three of their classmates, students returned to their classrooms. They listened to the story September Roses, written by Jeanette Winter. It recounts the story of two sisters from South Africa who are stranded in New York in the aftermath of Sept. 11....
Cleveland Jewish news, September 13, 2012
...Beachwood branch “Even Higher: A Rosh Hanshanah Story” “The World’s Birthday” by Barbara Diamond Goldin; illustrated by Jeanette Winter   “The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story” Here is a fun story that kids can relate to. It’s a...
Cleveland Jewish news, September 13, 2012
...Beachwood branch “Even Higher: A Rosh Hanshanah Story” “The World’s Birthday” by Barbara Diamond Goldin; illustrated by Jeanette Winter   “The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story” Here is a fun story that kids can relate to. It’s a...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 13, 2012
...Putnam, $16.99 (9780399256653) Jack and the Baked Beanstalk. Colin Stimpson. Candlewick/Templar, $15.99 (9780763655631) Kali’s Song. Jeanette Winter. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (9780375870224) Katerina’s Wish. Jeannie Mobley. S&S/McElderry,...