Author Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli writes for all ages, from picture books through young adult books.

Her awards include

• Leeway Foundation Grant for Excellence in Fiction (1995)
• M. Jerry Weiss Book Award given by the New Jersey Reading Association (for THE PRINCE OF THE POND)
• Golden Kite Award given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (for STONES IN WATER)
• Sydney Taylor Book Award presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (for STONES IN WATER)
• Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for STONES IN WATER)
• Drexel University and Free Library of Philadelphia Children's Literature Citation (1998)
• Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for SPINNERS)
• Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for BEAST)
• Kentucky Bluegrass Award (for ALBERT)
• Golden Kite Honor Book given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (for BREATH)
• Nevada Young Readers Award (for DAUGHTER OF VENICE)
• Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award (for NORTH)
• Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
• Sydney Taylor Honor Book presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
• Sons of Italy National Book Club selection (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
• Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for FIRE IN THE HILLS)
• Literary Lights for Children Award given by the Boston Public Library (2007)
• Parents' Choice Gold Award (for ALLIGATOR BAYOU)

Her books have been translated into Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and will be in Greek, Thai, and Polish soon.

Her writing ranges from contemporary fiction to fantasy to historical novels. She also writes mathematics tales and science tales as well as books geared toward helping Deaf people learn to read.

She is happy to do school visits, including presentations, interactive Q&A sessions, and writing workshops.

She is also happy to talk at meetings and conferences of educators, librarians, and writers. She has a focus on encouraging new writers, and on meeting the challenges of literacy, particularly in the areas of mathematics and science and in all educational matters concerning the Deaf.

She does writing workshops on demand in all the areas she publishes in.

For more information, go to:

About the Author

Picture Books and Early Readers

Elementary and Middle School Novels

Young Adult Novels

Contact Information: School Visits, Presentations, Writing Workshops

For interviews with the author, go to: interview 2009; interview 2007; interview 2003; interview 1999

For the video of the Philoctetes Center roundtable on Fairytales on Nov. 30, 2007, go to the Philoctetes website or to youtube

Links to other relevant sites:

Princeton Children's Book Festival on 13 September 2008: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/children/festival/index.html

America Writes for Kids: http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu

The Children's Book Council: http://www.cbcbooks.org

Just for Kids Children's Bookstore: http://www.justforkidsbooks.com

A website where children's reviews of books are posted: http://www.kidsreview.org.uk

For readers of FLAMINGO DREAM, a website helpful for children and parents dealing with death: http://www.healing-stories.com