Jeanne Birdsall

b. 1951

1 series 3 books in order

Jeanne Birdsall is an American photographer and writer of children's books, best known for her five-volume series about the Penderwick family. The first book in the series, The Penderwicks, won the 2005 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Our catalog credits her with The Penderwicks, The Penderwicks in Spring, and The Penderwicks at Last. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1951
Known for
The Penderwicks

Series by Jeanne Birdsall

The Penderwicks

3 books in order

  1. Cover of The Penderwicks

    The Penderwicks

    Year unknown · Jeanne Birdsall

    Full title The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, this is a children's novel by Jeanne Birdsall…

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