Juanita Havill (born May 11, 1949) is an American children's picture book author best known for the Jamaica books.[1] She has also written a young adult novel, Eyes Like Willy's.[2] She was born in Evansville, Indiana and raised in Mount Carmel, Illinois.[citation needed] She is currently living in Arizona with her husband Pierre.[3][4] She is the sister of Denis Havel, author of Feldpost, which she edited.[5]
Bibliography
edit- I Heard It from Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden (2006)
- Eyes Like Willy's (2004)
- Jamaica's Blue Marker (2003)
- Brianna, Jamaica, and the Dance of Spring (2002)
- Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher (2001)
- Jamaica's Find (1998), Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award (1987)[6]
- Jamaica and Brianna (1996)
- Jennifer, Too (1995)
- Saving Owen's Toad (1994)
- Kentucky Troll (1993)
- Leona and Ike (1992)
- The Magic Fort (1991)
- It Always Happens to Leona (1989)
- You Always in My Mind Like Always
References
edit- ^ "Houghton Mifflin Reading: Meet Juanita Havill". www.eduplace.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Juanita Havill". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "A Conversation with Juanita Havill". www.underdown.org. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Welcome to Authors Road: Juanita Havill: Children's, Middle Grade, Poetry". www.authorsroad.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ https://whitneystewart.com/books/feldpost-the-war-letters-of-freidrich-reiner-niemann/
- ^ "Juanita Havill, Faculty". Workshops for Children's Authors & Illustrators | Highlights Foundation. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
External links
edit- Interview with Juanita Havill, All About Kids! TV Series #9 (1988)
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