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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
The Secret Garden
11 Experiments That Failed
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad

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
The Secret Garden
11 Experiments That Failed
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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