Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, artist-in-residence, 2000.ĪWARDS, HONORS: ABBY Award Honor Book and Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association, Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Times, Notable Children's Book, New York Times Book Review, and Best Book of the Year, Parenting, all 1995, all for The Library One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing selection, New York Public Library, Best Books of the Year selection, School Library Journal, Blue Ribbon selection, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA), ABBY Award Honor Book, and First-Place Juvenile Literary Award, Friends of American Writers, all 1997, Juvenile Literary Award, Friends of American Writers, 1997, and Caldecott Honor Book, 1998, Christopher Award, and Vermont Red Clover Children's Choice Picture Book Award, all for The Gardener Best Books of the Year selection, Publishers Weekly, Best Book, School Library Journal, Best Book, Booklist, Heartland Prize (children's category), Great Lakes Booksellers Association, and Riverbank Book of Distinction, all 2001, all for The Journey. Former teacher, speechwriter, and ombudsman.

Education: 'Studied Latin and philosophy at an unfortunate number of colleges and universities.'ĪDDRESSES: Home-(summer) 25626 Simpson Road, Mendon, MI 49072 (winter) 17A Piedras Chinas, San Miguel de Allenda Gto.

PERSONAL: Married David Small (an illustrator) children: Ginny, Mark, L.

The Library by Sarah Stewart