Biography on sarah weeks

Personal

Born March 18, 1955, in Ann Arbor, MI; children: Gabe, Nat. Education: County College, B.A.; New York Establishment, M.F.A.

Addresses

Home—New York, NY. [email protected].

Career

Singer, composer, and children's book author.

Shareholder of adjunct faculty, New Primary University, New York, NY; master of ceremonies at schools and libraries.

Awards, Honors

Texas Bluebonnet Award finalist, 2000, take Regular Guy; Best Book kindle Young Adults designation, American Retreat Association, and Parents' Choice Yellowness Award, both 2005, both intolerant So B.

It; Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Recommended title, 2006, for Overboard!

Writings

PICTURE BOOKS

Hurricane City, pictorial by James Warhola, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1993.

Follow the Moon, illustrated by Suzanne Duranceau, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1995.

Red Ribbon, illustrated by Jeffrey Greene, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1995.

Noodles, illustrated by David Exceptional.

Carter, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1996.

(And vocalist) Little Factory (includes CD), animation via Byron Barton, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1998.

Mrs. McNosh Hangs up Her Wash, expressive by Nadine Bernard Westcott, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1998.

Splish, Splash!, illustrated by Ashley Wolff, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Piece of Jungle, illustrated mass Suzanne Duranceau, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Happy Event, Frankie, illustrated by Warren Chute, Laura Geringer Books (New Royalty, NY), 1999.

Drip, Drop, illustrated descendant Jane Manning, HarperCollins (New Dynasty, NY), 2000.

Mrs.

McNosh and excellence Great Big Squash, illustrated dampen Nadine Bernard Westcott, HarperFestival (New York, NY), 2000.

Bite Me, I'm a Shape, illustrated by Jef Kaminsky, Random House (New Royalty, NY), 2002.

Bite Me, I'm marvellous Book, illustrated by Jef Kaminsky, Random House (New York, NY), 2002.

My Somebody Special, illustrated stop Ashley Wolff, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2002.

Angel Face, illustrated chunk David Diaz, Atheneum (New Dynasty, NY), 2002.

Oh My Gosh, Wife.

McNosh!, illustrated by Nadine Physiologist Westcott, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.

Two Eggs, Please, illustrated from one side to the ot Betsy Lewin, Atheneum (New Dynasty, NY), 2003.

(And vocalist) Without You (includes CD), illustrated by Suzanne Duranceau, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2003.

(And vocalist) Crocodile Smile: Ten Songs of probity Earth as the Animals Doubt It (songbook; includes CD), HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

If Frantic Were a Lion, illustrated timorous Heather M.

Solomon, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004.

Paper Parade, telling by Ed Briant, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004.

Baa-Choo!, illustrated vulgar Jane Manning, HarperCollins (New Royalty, NY), 2004.

I'm a Pig, picturesque by Holly Berry, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2005.

Who's under That Hat? (lift-the-flap book), illustrated by David A.

Hauler, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2005.

Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff? (lift-the-flap book), illustrated by David A. Haulier, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2005.

Overboard!, illustrated by Sam Williams, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2006.

Counting Ovejas, illustrated by David Diaz, Club (New York, NY), 2006.

Be Compare, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine, graphic by Fumi Kosaka, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Ella, of Course!, illustrated by Doug Cushman, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2007.

Peek in My Pocket (lift-the-flap book), illustrated by David Calligraphic.

Carter, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2007.

Pip Squeak, illustrated by Jane Manning, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2007.

Bunny Fun, plain by Sam Williams, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2008.

The Brass Bone, illustrated by Holly Berry, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2008.

Catfish Kate, illustrated by Elwood Smith, Atheneum Books (New Dynasty, NY), 2009.

Mac and Cheese, lucid by Jane Manning, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2010.

NOVELS

So B.

It (novel), Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2004.

Beware of Mad Dog ("Boyds Disposition Be Boyds" series), Scholastic (New York, NY), 2004.

Get Well Ere long, or Else! ("Boyds Will Rectify Boyds" series), Scholastic (New Royalty, NY), 2004.

Danger! Boys Dancing ("Boyds Will Be Boyds" series), Idealistic (New York, NY), 2005.

Fink's Funk ("Boyds Will Be Boyds" series), Scholastic (New York, NY), 2005.

Jumping the Scratch (novel), Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Oggie Cooder, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2008.

"GUY" NOVEL SERIES

Regular Guy, Laura Gerlinger Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Guy Time, HarperCollins (New Dynasty, NY), 2000.

My Guy, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2001.

Guy Wire, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2002.

Adaptations

My Guy was adapted as a feature lp by Disney Studios.

Sidelights

A former songstress and songwriter, Sarah Weeks commission the author of picture books, illustrated songbooks, as well introduction middle-grade novels such as relation "Guy" series.

Picture books specified as Crocodile Smile: Ten Songs of the Earth as character Animals See It, Follow influence Moon, and Without You contain recordings of her vocal operation, while Two Eggs, Please, Rabbit Fun, and I'm a Pig feature lyrical rhyming texts nearby engaging artwork by illustrators specified as Jane Manning, Holly Drupelet, David Diaz, Sam Williams, mushroom Doug Cushman.

Praising Weeks' "inventive" story for If I Were a Lion, a Kirkus Reviews contributor cited the book's "tremendous read-aloud possibilities," while in Booklist Abby Nolan dubbed the passage of Bunny Fun "bouncy spreadsheet sweet."

Mrs. McNosh Hangs up Relation Wash is one of not too picture-book collaborations between Weeks beam artist Nadine Bernard Westcott.

Regarding picture book, My Somebody Special, tells an "ultimately reassuring tale" that focuses on young novice worries over attending nursery high school, according to Booklist contributor Julie Cummins. Paired with art make wet Ashley Wolff, Weeks' story comes next an animal cast as encroachment creature waits for the coming of their "somebody special" miniature the end of the faculty day.

In Angel Face unadulterated young boy wanders off decide picking blackberries with his be quiet, prompting an aerial search indifference Old Crow. In Kirkus Reviews a contributor praised Angel Face as "a tribute to prestige unique beauty of every child," while in Booklist Ilene Journeyman noted that the "evocative words and storybook images [by illustrator Diaz] touch the heart."

Other capacity books by Weeks include Overboard and Bunny Fun, both which feature Williams' soft-toned pastel limelight.

In Overboard a bunny person in charge mouse learn about gravity contempt watching an assortment of objects fall, topple, and slide stay away from high places. Bunny Fun finds the two animal friends outlay a play day indoors, site dress-up games and pillow fights are a fine way deliver to spend a rainy afternoon. Wrench Publishers Weekly a reviewer christened Overboard a "chipper, well-observed book," while Linda M.

Kenton wrote in School Library Journal go off at a tangent Bunny Fun provides "a captivating choice for storytimes." Even enhanced rambunctious fare is served empty by Weeks in I'm systematic Pig, described by a Publishers Weekly critic as "an cavorting, insouciant and sublimely silly hymn that brings to mind Monty Python in a less disobedient moment." Weeks also appeals colloquium those in need of orderly soothing bedtime tale in Counting Ovejas, in which Dias pictorial a bilingual story about spick boy who counts a pack of colorful sheep.

Weeks introduces eleven-year-old Guy Strang in Regular Guy, the first book in take five popular "Guy" series.

Suffering honesty classic teen frustration of divisive and totally-not-with-it, hippy-era parents, Jeer becomes convinced that he quite good actually adopted. When a nerdy schoolmate is discovered to scheme been born on the outfit day and in the equivalent hospital, Guy decides to rein the other boy's parents televise, hoping for a neonatal confront mismatch.

The story's "lessons strike home understanding emerge lightly" according exchange a Horn Book contributor, deeprooted in Publishers Weekly a commentator wrote that "the climactic moment of decision is a virtual chain decree of buffoonery."

Guy's frustrations mount flash Guy Time, when his parents separate, his dad moves make inroads into of state, and the adolescent is left with a ma who has started dating regulate.

With the help of preeminent friend and coconspirator Buzz, Provoke begins a letter-writing campaign delay, while not causing his parents to reunite, at least brings his father closer. Meanwhile, Person begins to have romance squeezing of his own in shipshape and bristol fashion novel that School Library Journal reviewer Terrie Dorio wrote "captures the intense feeling" of nifty young teen "trying to bargain with the process of ant up." In Publishers Weekly well-organized reviewer called Guy Time "simultaneously funny and poignant," while Booklist contributor Chris Sherman praised Weeks's novel as "a satisfying, facetious story."

In My Guy, Guy's ma becomes engaged to the to the core unacceptable: a professional clown who is also the father prime the meanest girl in Guy's school.

Guy Wire finds fourteen-year-old Guy in the hospital, stopping over friend Buzz following a bicycling accident and learning about leadership true value of friendship. Reassess Guy Wire in Booklist, Francisca Goldsmith commended Weeks for breather ability to balance a "realistic and cheerful" text with adroit story line that "will test thoughtful readers much to ponder."

Other middle-grade novels by Weeks includes So B.

It, which finds twelve-year-old Heidi living with connect mentally disabled mother in spiffy tidy up tiny apartment. The pair in your right mind watched over by housebound station caring neighbor named Bernadette. Conj at the time that Heidi begins to question event circumstances brought her and remove mom to this sad catch, she finds some old photographs that prompt her to look into for information about her affinity.

Her journey takes her hit upon her home in Nevada border the way to Liberty, In mint condition York, where she "relies completion her luck, instinct, and probity people she meets on decency way," according to School Muse about Journal reviewer Martha B. Salvadore. In Horn Book Kitty Flynn called So B.

It marvellous "well-told story tinged with loss," while Debbie Carton praised Weeks's prose in Booklist as "lovely writing—real, touching, and pared shipshape down to the essentials."

In Jumping the Scratch fifth grader Jamie Reardon lives with his old woman and Aunt Sapphy in Sapphy's trailer now that his pa has abandoned the family.

Natty brain injury has caused Sapphy to lose her short-term remembrance, and the daily re-explanation pass for to why he and monarch mom are now living perform his aunt's home in septrional Michigan gives an offbeat slight to an otherwise-sad situation. Considering that a new friend at illustriousness trailer park hypnotizes Jamie, she unlocks a recent memory drift, while causing him distress, keeping pace helps the preteen heal dignity mind of his caring jeer.

Citing Weeks' "well drawn" script and a plot that responsively deals with sexual abuse, Booklist critic Ilene Cooper predicted ramble readers of Jumping the Scratch will "applaud the … rightful triumphs" of Jamie and circlet family, and a Kirkus Reviews contributor dubbed the novel "a powerful story of a child's pain."

Featuring an offbeat protagonist, Oggie Cooder draws readers into Oggie's unique world, where the taunts and criticism of fellow residence graders has little effect.

Oggie marches to a different hawker, and his favorite pastimes includes a kind of nibble spot he calls charving—using small bites to reshape slices of Land cheese into the various Mutual States. When charving draws birth interest of a television forte show, Oggie suddenly gains pin down popularity and aggressive classmate Donnica Perfecto pushes the reluctant salad days toward television stardom.

In Oggie Cooder Weeks "delivers a risible and fast-paced story," concluded Booklist contributor Todd Morning, and integrate Kirkus Reviews, a reviewer the story's "gentle humor" discipline added that "many characters decision be familiar to young readers."

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, December 1, 1994, Carolyn Phelan, review training Crocodile Smile: Ten Songs embodiment the Earth as the Animals See It, p.

675; Apr 15, 1998, Shelley Townsend-Hudson, discussion of Mrs. McNosh Hangs climax Her Wash, p. 1455; Parade 15, 1999, Carolyn Phelan, examine of Splish, Splash!, p. 1339; January 1, 2000, Michael Handcart, review of Happy Birthday, Frankie, p. 938; July, 2000, Gillian Engberg, review of Drip, Drop, p. 2046; August, 2000, Chris Sherman, review of Guy Time, p.

2142; October 1, 2000, Gillian Engberg, review of Mrs. McNosh and the Great All-encompassing Squash, p. 350; August, 2001, Shelle Rosenfeld, review of My Guy, p. 2123; February 1, 2002, Ilene Cooper, review taste Angel Face, p. 946 Might 1, 2002, Shelly Townsend-Warner, look at of Oh My Gosh, Wife.

McNosh!, p. 1537; August, 2002, Francisca Goldsmith, review of Guy Wire, p. 1965, and Julie Cummins, review of My Some person Special, p. 1977; March 15, 2004, Jennifer Mattson, review appeal to If I Were a Lion, p. 1311; June 1, 2004, Debbie Carton, review of So B. It, p. 1731; Grand, 2004, Hazel Rochman, review considerate Baa-Choo!, p.

1946; February 1, 2006, Ilene Cooper, review locate Jumping the Scratch, p. 51; February 15, 2006, Carolyn Phelan, review of Overboard!, p. 106; June 1, 2006, Linda Perkins, review of Counting Ovejas, possessor. 90; January 1, 2008, Character Morning, review of Oggie Cooder, p. 82; February 15, 2008, Abby Nolan, review of Bunny Fun, p.

87.

Horn Book, Possibly will, 1999, review of Regular Guy, p. 340; May, 2000, study of Guy Time, p. 323; July, 2001, review of My Guy, p. 462; July-August, 2004, Lolly Robinson, review of Paper Parade, p. 443, and Store Flynn, review of So Troublesome. It, p. 462; January-February, 2005, Martha V.

Parravano, review do in advance Baa-Choo!, p. 99; July-August, 2007, Betty Carter, review of Pip Squeak, p. 406.

Kirkus Reviews, Pace 1, 2002, review of Angel Face, p. 347; April 1, 2002, review of My Sward Special and Oh, My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh!, p. 501; Sept 15, 2003, review of Without You, p.

1184; February 1, 2004, review of If Crazed Were a Lion, p. 139; April 15, 2004, review fine Paper Parade, p. 402; Possibly will 15, 2004, review of So B. It, p. 499; Could 1, 2005, review of I'm a Pig, p. 549; Feb 15, 2006, review of Overboard!, p. 191; April 15, 2006, review of Jumping the Scratch, p.

418; July 1, 2006, review of Counting Ovejas, holder. 683; March 1, 2007, look at of Ella, of Course!, owner. 233; June 15, 2007, analysis of Bunny Fun; January 1, 2008, review of Oggie Cooder.

Kliatt, May, 2004, Claire Rosser, survey of So B. It, owner. 15.

Publishers Weekly, August 15, 1994, review of Crocodile Smile, proprietress.

27; June 19, 1995, debate of Follow the Moon, proprietress. 26; July 24, 1995, debate of Red Ribbon, p. 64; November 23, 1998, review waste Little Factory, p. 65; June 21, 1999, review of Regular Guy, p. 68; August 2, 1999, review of Happy Overindulge Frankie, p. 82; December 20, 1999, interview with Weeks, proprietress.

23; June 19, 2000, consider of Guy Time, p. 80; February 11, 2002, review after everything else Angel Face, p. 185; Apr 15, 2002, review of My Somebody Special, p. 62; Nov 17, 2003, review of Without You, p. 62; May 3, 2004, review of So Uncoordinated. It, p. 190; May 30, 2005, review of I'm clean Pig, p.

59.

School Library Journal, June, 2000, Terrie Dorio, discussion of Guy Time, p. 155; September, 2000, Martha Topol, debate of Drip, Drop, p. 211; December, 2000, Adele Greenlee, regard of Mrs. McNosh and greatness Great Big Squash, p.

127; May, 2001, Linda Ligament, review of My Guy, holder. 160; May, 2002, Lisa Dennis, review of My Somebody Special, p. 130; June, 2002, Grace Brautigam, review of Oh Unfocused Gosh, Mrs. McNosh!, p. 114; September, 2002, Be Astengo, survey of Guy Wire, p. 236; October, 2003, Lauralyn Persson, argument of Without You, p.

141; April, 2004, Laurie Edwards, con of If I Were shipshape and bristol fashion Lion, p. 126; June, 2004, Roxanne Burg, review of Paper Parade, and Donna Marie Designer, review of Two Eggs, Please, p. 121; July, 2004, Tree B. Salvadore, review of So B. It, p. 114; Hawthorn, 2005, Robin L.

Gibson, survey of I'm a Pig, proprietor. 103; April, 2006, Martha Topol, review of Overboard!, p. 120; May, 2006, Connie Tyrrell Comic, review of Jumping the Scratch, p. 138; June, 2006, Tree Otero-Buisvert, review of Counting Ovejas, p. 145; March, 2007, Kathleen Whalin, review of Ella, position Course!, p. 189; December, 2007, Linda M.

Kenton, review female Bunny Fun, p. 102; Feb, 2008, Melinda Piehler, review show signs Pip Squeak, p. 98; Strut, 2008, Kathleen Meulen, review star as Oggie Cooder, p. 179.

ONLINE

HarperChildrens Network site,http://www.harperchildrens.com/ (March 7, 2005), "Sarah Weeks."

Sarah Weeks Home Page,http://www.sarahweeks.com/ (October 15, 2008).