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Nancy Carpenter

Nancy Carpenter has won the Christopher Award for her picture book illustrations. A graduate of Parsons, she lives in Brooklyn, NY.
The Mother Tree
Wish in a Tree
A Letter to My Teacher
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children
Dear Mr. Washington
Imogene's Last Stand
Heroes of the Surf
11 Experiments That Failed
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad
The Secret Garden

Books

The Mother Tree
Wish in a Tree
A Letter to My Teacher
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children
Dear Mr. Washington
Imogene's Last Stand
Heroes of the Surf
11 Experiments That Failed
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad
The Secret Garden

Books for Black History Month

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