Welcome
Phyllis Root is the author of fifty books for children, including Big Momma Makes the World, which won a Boston Globe Horn Book Award, Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble which won a Minnesota Book Award, Plant a Pocket of Prairie which won a John Burroughs Riverby Award, as did One North Star two years later, along with a Northeast Minnesota Book Award.
Welcome.
Phyllis Root is the author of fifty books for children, including Big Momma Makes the World, which won a Boston Globe Horn Book Award, Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble which won a Minnesota Book Award, Plant a Pocket of Prairie which won a John Burroughs Riverby Award, as did One North Star two years later, along with a Northeast Minnesota Book Award.
Books
Celia Planted a Garden, The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden is Phyllis Root’s newest picture book, available now (Candlewick). Written with Gary D. Schmidt, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. “From an all-star team comes a lyrical picture-book biography about a writer and master gardener who created beauty in a harsh island habitat that was visited by literary and artistic luminaries of her time.”
A splendid introduction to a lesser-known nature poet and the landscapes that inspired her.
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Newest Announcements/Blog :
Lilly and the Pirates Musical
I had the immense pleasure of seeing the musical by John Maclay, Brett Ryback, and Will Eno based on my book Lilly and the Pirates at Stage One Theater in Louisville. Everything about the production was incredibly wonderful. Here I am with the cast and the Associate...
Toucan Tuesdays
Returning to my Hoosier roots in an interview with a toucan
Playlist
Check out the BEGIN WITH A BEE playlist on Spotify, curated by illustrator Claudia McGehee