Byrd Baylor
Byrd Baylor | |
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| Born | March 28, 1924 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 2021 (aged 97) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Amigo |
Byrd Baylor Schweitzer (March 28, 1924 – June 16, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and author of picture books for children. Four of her books have achieved Caldecott Honor status.
Background[]
Byrd Baylor was born in March 1924 in San Antonio, Texas.[1] She was related to Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, the namesake of Baylor University, and to Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Her first name, Byrd, is taken from her mother's maiden name.[2]
Baylor attended the University of Arizona.[1]
Writing[]
Baylor's work presents images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the Native American people.[1] Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.[3]
Personal life[]
Baylor latterly lived in Arivaca, Arizona, in an adobe house that did not have electricity. She worked with three manual typewriters.[4]
She died in June 2021 at the age of 97.[5]
Caldecott Honors[]
Baylor was awarded Caldecott Honors for her books When Clay Sings (1973) with illustrator , and The Desert is Theirs (1976), Hawk, I'm Your Brother (1977), and The Way to Start a Day (1979) with illustrator Peter Parnall.[6]
Bibliography[]
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- (1963)
- (1965; illustrated by Symeon Shimin)
- (1969)
- (1972)
- (1972)
- (1973)
- (1974; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
- (1975; illustrated by Peter Parnall) (Caldecott Honor)
- (1976; illustrated by Peter Parnall) (Caldecott Honor)
- (1977; with illustrations by , 1990)
- (1978; illustrated by Peter Parnall) (Caldecott Honor)
- (1978; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
- (1979; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
- (1980; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
- (1981; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
- (1986; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
- (1994; illustrated by Peter Parnall)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Byrd Baylor Papers." University of Minnesota: The Children's Literature Research Collections. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Bonnie Henry : Desert druid writes on". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Birthday Bios: Byrd Baylor". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Authors Attending the 2004 Northern Arizona Book Festival". Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Tucson writer Byrd Baylor, ‘voice of the desert and its people,’ dies at 97
- ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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