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Actually, books are not safe to read—yesterday I lay down for a half hour after lunch, with a book, and while lying there quietly was stung under the right eye by a tremendous wasp that came along . . .

E.B. White, in a letter to Ursula Nordstrom, Letters of E.B. White, Revised Edition

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Welcome to Jeanne Birdsall's website...

Kirby in beretJeanne Birdsall writes for children. Her New York Times best-selling novels about the Penderwick family have collected many honors, including the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, and have been translated into over twenty languages.

Penderwicks book jacketbook jacket Gardambook jacket Point Mouette

Jeanne has also written and published two pictures books, Flora’s Very Windy Day and Lucky and Squash.

Flora's Very Windy DayFlora's Very Windy Day

Find out more about Jeanne’s books, her background, her home and her pets, plus questions people often ask.

Watch Remembering to be a Child: Jeanne Birdsall at TEDxBeaconStreet.