Carpenter's books have won several awards, including: for Sitti's Secrets (Four Winds Press, 1994), a Notable Children's Books designation from the
American Library Association (ALA) and
Jane Addams Children's Book Award; for Apples to Oregon (Atheneum, 2004), a
Golden Kite Award from the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and ALA Notable Children's Books designation; for Emma Dilemma (Clarion Books, 2011), an ALA Notable Children's Books designation; and for Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine (Simon & Schuster, 2014), an ALA Notable Children's Books designation.[2]
Carpenter is married and has one child. She lives in
Brooklyn.[2]
Barbara Ann Porte. If You Ever Get Lost: The Adventures of Julia and Evan. Greenwillow Books, 2000.[22]
Deborah Hopkinson. Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements. Atheneum, 2001.[23][24][25]
Kay Winters. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books. Simon & Schuster, 2003.[32][33]
Deborah Hopkinson. Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) across the Plains. Atheneum, 2004.[34][35][36]
Linda Arms White. I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2005.[37]
Jenny Offill. 17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2007.[38]
Linda Ashman. M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children. Dutton, 2008.[39][40]
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Carpenter's books have won several awards, including: for Sitti's Secrets (Four Winds Press, 1994), a Notable Children's Books designation from the
American Library Association (ALA) and
Jane Addams Children's Book Award; for Apples to Oregon (Atheneum, 2004), a
Golden Kite Award from the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and ALA Notable Children's Books designation; for Emma Dilemma (Clarion Books, 2011), an ALA Notable Children's Books designation; and for Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine (Simon & Schuster, 2014), an ALA Notable Children's Books designation.[2]
Carpenter is married and has one child. She lives in
Brooklyn.[2]
Barbara Ann Porte. If You Ever Get Lost: The Adventures of Julia and Evan. Greenwillow Books, 2000.[22]
Deborah Hopkinson. Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements. Atheneum, 2001.[23][24][25]
Kay Winters. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books. Simon & Schuster, 2003.[32][33]
Deborah Hopkinson. Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) across the Plains. Atheneum, 2004.[34][35][36]
Linda Arms White. I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2005.[37]
Jenny Offill. 17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2007.[38]
Linda Ashman. M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children. Dutton, 2008.[39][40]
^
abc"Nancy Carpenter." Something About the Author, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 326, Gale, 2018, pp. 43-48. Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 10 May 2023.