Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 26th, 1936 and passed away at the age of 80 on March 8th, 2017.

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Nancy Willard Stats: The highest rated book by Nancy Willard on Book Notification is A Visit to William Blake's Inn, a Collection.

The most read book by Nancy Willard on Book Notification is A Visit to William Blake's Inn, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Nancy Willard books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The Anatole Trilogy Books in Publication Order

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1
Sailing to Cythera
1974
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2
The Island of the Grass King
1979
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3
Uncle Terrible
1985
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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1
Things Invisible to See
1985
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

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All on a May morning
1975
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2
Shoes without leather
1976
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3
Simple Pictures Are Best (With: Tomie dePaola)
1976
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4
Strangers' Bread
1977
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5
The Highest Hit (With: Emily Arnold McCully)
1978
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6
Papa's Panda
1979
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7
The marzipan moon
1981
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8
The Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
1983
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9
Night Story
1986
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10
The Voyage of the Ludgate Hill
1987
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11
Firebrat
1988
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12
The Ballad of Biddy Early
1989
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13
The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake
1990
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14
Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch
1991
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15
The Well-Mannered Balloon
1991
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16
Beauty and the Beast
1992
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17
A Starlit Somersault Downhill (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1993
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18
An Alphabet of Angels
1994
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19
Gutenberg's Gift
1995
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20
Good-night Blessing Book
1996
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21
Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream: A Family Almanac
1997
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22
The Magic Cornfield
1997
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23
The Tale I Told Sasha
1999
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24
Shadow Story
1999
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25
The Moon & Riddles Diner and the Sunnyside Cafe
2001
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26
The Mouse, the Cat, and Grandmother's Hat
2003
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27
Cinderella's Dress
2003
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28
Sweep Dreams
2005
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29
The Flying Bed
2007
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30
A Starlit Snowfall (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2011
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31
The Three Mouths of Little Tom Drum
2015
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32
Gum
2017
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List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Lively Anatomy of God
1968
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A Visit to William Blake's Inn
1981
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3
Angel in the Parlor: Five Stories and Eight Essays
1983
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4
The Doctrine of the Leather-stocking Jesus: Collected Stories
2007
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List of Poetry Collections in Publication Order

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1
Skin of Grace
1967
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2
A New Herball
1968
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3
Carpenter of the Sun
1974
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4
Household Tales Of Moon And Water
1982
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5
Nineteen Masks for the Naked Poet
1984
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6
Step Lightly
1988
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7
Water Walker
1989
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8
A Nancy Willard Reader
1991
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9
Telling Time
1993
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10
Among Angels: Poems (With: Jane Yolen)
1995
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11
Swimming Lessons
1996
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12
In the Salt Marsh
2004
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13
Long Live a Hunger to Feed Each Other (With: Jerome Badanes)
2007
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Testimony of the Invisible Man
1970
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2
The Left-Handed Story: Writing and the Writer's Life
2008
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List of Raggedy Ann and Andy Books in Publication Order

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1
Raggedy Ann Stories (By: Johnny Gruelle)
1918
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Raggedy Ann and the Cookie Snatcher (By: Barbara Shook Hazen)
1972
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Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Rainy-Day Circus (By: Barbara Shook Hazen)
1973
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4
Raggedy Ann & Andy: An Adaptation (By: Kathleen N. Daly)
1977
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5
The animated Raggedy Ann and Andy (By: John Canemaker)
1977
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6
Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Haunted Dollhouse (By: Jane E. Gerver)
1982
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7
Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Tun of (By: Random House)
1984
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8
Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Haunted Day (By: Jane E. Gerver)
1985
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9
Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy Pop-Ups ( By: Random House)
1992
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Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy Pop-Ups: In the Garden: A Book About Numbers (By: Random House)
1992
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11
Raggedy Ann and the Christmas Thief
1999
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12
Raggedy Ann And Andy And The Magic Potion (By: Stephanie True Peters)
2001
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List of Landscapes of Childhood Books in Publication Order

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1
Come the Morning (By: Mark Jonathan Harris)
1989
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Sister Water
1993
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His Dark Materials Illuminated: Critical Essays on Philip Pullman's Trilogy (By: Margaret Mackey, Lisa Hopkins, Bernard Schweizer, Shelley King, Carole Scott, Millicent Lenz, Andrew Leet, Anne-Marie Bird, Burton Hatlen, Karen Patricia Smith, Lauren Shohet, Mary Harris Russell, Maude Hines, Pat Pinsent, Susan Matthews)
2005
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Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War (By: Andrea Immel)
2008
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List of Nancy Willard Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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Prize Stories 1970: The O. Henry Awards
1970
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Fifth Annual Collection
1992
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Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard was born on June 26th, 1936. Nancy passed away March 8th, 2017 at 80 years old. Nancy Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Nancy Willard was the author of the Nancy Willard Children's Books series which consists of 32 novels. The Nancy Willard Children's Books series started in 1975 with the novel All on a May morning. The most recently released novel in the Nancy Willard Children's Books series was Gum which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming novels for the Nancy Willard Children's Books series.

Nancy Willard also wrote the Poetry Collections series which has 13 books including Skin of Grace and A New Herball.

Nancy Willard: Awards & Accolades

Willard's book, A Visit to William Blake's Inn won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1982.

Willard's book, A Visit to William Blake's Inn was nominated for the National Book Awards, Children's Picture Books - Hardcover, in 1982.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Nancy Willard are:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. Charles Dickens, author of the novel: A Christmas Carol.
  3. Carl Hiaasen, author of the Mick Stranahan Books.
  4. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
  5. Jane Austen, author of the novel: Pride and Prejudice.

Nancy Willard: F.A.Q

When was Nancy Willard Born?

Nancy Willard was born on June 26th, 1936.

When did Nancy Willard die?

Nancy Willard died on March 8th, 2017 at 80 years old.

Where was Nancy Willard Born?

Nancy Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, .

What book awards has Nancy Willard won?

Willard's book, A Visit to William Blake's Inn won the award John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1982.

What was the first book Nancy Willard wrote?

The first book written by Nancy Willard was Skin of Grace, published in 1967.

What was the most recent book Nancy Willard wrote?

Their most recently released work was Gum (a short story) on October 24th, 2017.

How many books has Nancy Willard written?

Nancy Willard has written 57 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in The Anatole Trilogy Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 32 books in the Children's Books, 4 books in the Collections, 13 books in the Poetry Collections, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Raggedy Ann and Andy Series, 1 book in the Landscapes of Childhood Series.

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