Recipients of the Little d Award

 

  

 

2010

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Jarrett J. Krosoczka used to be a goofy kid that liked to draw. Now, he is an award winning published author/illustrator with many books to his credit. Growing up in Worcester, MA Jarrett drew relentlessly and always had a cast of characters that he wrote stories for. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Jarrett has been chosen by Print as one of their 20 top new visual artists under 30 and has had his work short listed by Newsweek, USA Today, The Boston Globe and The New York Times, among others. Jarrett's Lunch Lady series is currently in development as a feature film. Jarrett currently resides in Northampton, MA with his wife and daughter and their pug.

 

 
 

 

2009

Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After several years at Brown University, she turned to her family and to writing. She is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com.

 

 
 

 

2008

Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney tried his hand at being a cartoonist and writing a comic strip before becoming the author of a successful children's series. Born in Maryland Jeff attended the University of Maryland and after college began writing down ideas that would eventually lead to his book series. The first book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was released in 2007 and became a New York Times #1 bestseller and the winner of the 2008 Little d Award. In addition to being a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Jeff also created Poptropica.com and works full time as the design director of an internet publishing company. Jeff lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and two sons.

 
 

 

2007

Sara Pennypacker

Sara Pennypacker was a painter before becoming a writer and many are grateful for that change in careers as Sara has created a new series with Clementine, one of the most amusing and original characters you will ever have the pleasure of meeting.  The illustrations by Marla Frazee are an added bonus.  Sara has two wonderful grown children and hales from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

 

 
 

 

2006

Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis won both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut novel, The Watson’s Go to Birmingham. His novel Bud, Not Buddy won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Medal. Mr. Curtis grew up in Flint Michigan and worked on the assembly line at Fischer Body Flint Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan where he began writing both essays and fiction.  Now a full-time writer, Mr. Curtis lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada with his wife Kay and their two children.

 

 
 

 

2005

Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale, author of the wildly popular Chet Geco Mysteries, has written and illustrated nearly 20 books for kids. Bruce also has appeared on television and loves to perform, as he is a gifted storyteller. A Fulbright Fellow, Mr. Hale lives in Santa Barbara California, with his wife, Janette.

 

 

Mr. Hale, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Pennypacker, Mr. Kinney, Ms. Lowry, and Mr. Krosoczka met and spoke with third grade classes from several Albany schools.  All were inspirational in their individual readings and in the way they related with the children. Humor, creativity, knowledge, and respect were conveyed to the kids in a manner that will always be remembered. The goal to spread love of literature and reading will be enhanced with the addition of the Kids Read of the Little d Book Event.
 

 

 

 

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