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Jonah Winter

Jonah Winter
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Jonah Winter

Jonah Winter is celebrated author of many picture book biographies including Barack, which was a New York Times bestseller. His other books include Here Comes the Garbage Barge, Sonia Sotomayor, and others. A poet and a painter, Mr. Winter lives in... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. If at first you don't succeed, keep trying and trying and trying until you've driven everyone around you completely insane.
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My life in 8 words: "Waterloo. Maine. Titanic. Siberia. Babel. Postponed. Cancelled. Waddayagonnado."
Jazz Age Josephine will be released on January 03, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 03, 2012
Jazz Age Josephine is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 03, 2012
Graphic Excerpt:
Jazz Age Josephine
Aug 25, 2011
Roberto Clemente will be released on July 26, 2011 in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Roberto Clemente is now available in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Sonia Sotomayor will be released on June 07, 2011 in eBook
Jun 07, 2011
Sonia Sotomayor is now available in eBook
Jun 07, 2011
News:
Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude has won an award
Jul 30, 2010
News:
Sonia Sotomayor has won an award
Jul 02, 2010
News:
Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude has won an award
Feb 18, 2010
Author Revealed Answer:
What is your greatest achievement?
Feb 13, 2010
Author Revealed Answer:
What’s your greatest flaw?
Feb 13, 2010
Author Revealed Answer:
What’s your best quality?
Feb 13, 2010
Feb 13, 2010
Author Revealed Answer:
Who is your favorite fictional hero?
Feb 13, 2010

Jonah Winter Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. If at first you don't succeed, keep trying and trying and trying until you've driven everyone around you completely insane. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Ayyyyy...EH? Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. Flaws? I have no "flaws"....(!) (Umph humph.) Q. What’s your best quality? A. Why I just have so many good qualities, it's hard to even remember them. Hmmm, let's see.... Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. John Wellington Wells. Learn more about Jonah Winter

Authors on the Web

EveningSun.com, April 17, 2012
..." by Brian P. Cleary. (Honor - Elizabeth AdvertisementAlston 100+ Volunteer Hours 2011) "Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!" by Jonah Winter. (Honor - Julie Kehr 100+ Volunteer Hours 2011) "Seeing Symmetry," by Loreen Leedy. (Honor -Diane Myers 100+ Volunteer...
TheDay.com, March 25, 2012
...Director: Margaret Victoria Children's/Teen Librarian: Maris Frey Choices this week: "You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?" by Jonah Winter; "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11" by Brian Floca; "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins BOOKS TO BUY The following...
Canton Repository, March 23, 2012
...meets his rival, Belhor, who delights in provocation. NONFICTION Children ?Born and Bred in the Great Depression? by Jonah Winter; illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root A boy remembers his father's stories about life in East Texas during the Great...
Lawrence.com, March 22, 2012
...• “Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer-who’s that, who? Why, that’s MISS Josephine Baker, to you!” (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) • “Ellen’s Broom”...
New York Times, March 9, 2012
...Hadley Hooper 40 pp. Scholastic Press. $17.99. (Picture book; ages 5 to 9) JAZZ AGE JOSEPHINE By Jonah Winter Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman 40 pp. Atheneum. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8) LIFE IN THE OCEAN The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle...
Lakeland Ledger, February 28, 2012
...slavery. "Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!" (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but short...
Lakeland Ledger, February 28, 2012
...slavery. "Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!" (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but short...
Lakeland Ledger, February 28, 2012
...slavery. "Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!" (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but short...
Lakeland Ledger, February 28, 2012
...slavery. "Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!" (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but short...
Raleigh News & Observer, February 26, 2012
...as Ellen hangs the marriage certificate and the flower-decorated broom together over her family's hearth. Jazz Age: Jonah Winter's "Jazz Age Josephine" (Athenum, ages 6-10) has strong rhythms and playful sounds that capture Josephine Baker's biography...
Charlotte Observer, February 25, 2012
...During February?s observance of Black History Month, students struggle to understand how the many periods of history relate. These new books serve as a timeline to discuss, define and deepen understanding. Slavery: Glenda Armand?s ?Love Twelve Miles...
Pop Matters, February 23, 2012
...slavery. “Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who’s that, who? Why, that’s MISS Josephine Baker, to you!” (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but...
NOLA Live, February 22, 2012
...slavery. "Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer_who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!" (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but short in...
Columbus Republic, February 22, 2012
...slavery. “Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who’s that, who? Why, that’s MISS Josephine Baker, to you!” (by Jonah Winter, illustrations by Marjorie Priceman; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, ages 4 to 8, $16.99) is long on title but...