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Born in 1936 / United States / English

Bibliography

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FOR CHILDREN

  • Sailing to Cythera and Other Anatole Stories, illustrated by David McPhail, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1974.
  • The Snow Rabbit, illustrated by Laura Lydecker, Putnam (New York, NY), 1975.
  • Shoes without Leather, illustrated by Laura Lydecker, Putnam (New York, NY), 1976.
  • The Well-Mannered Balloon, illustrated by Haig Shekerjian and Regina Shekerjian, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1976.
  • Simple Pictures Are Best, illustrated by Tomie de Paolo, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1977.
  • Strangers' Bread, illustrated by David McPhail, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1977.
  • The Highest Hit, illustrated by Emily McCully, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1978.
  • The Island of the Grass King: The Further Adventures of Anatole, illustrated by David McPhail, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1979.
  • Papa's Panda, illustrated by Lillian Hoban, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1979.
  • The Marzipan Moon, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1981.
  • Uncle Terrible: More Adventures of Anatole, illustrated by David McPhail, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1982.
  • The Nightgown of the Sullen Moon, illustrated by David McPhail, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1983.
  • The Mountains of Quilt, illustrated by Tomie de Paolo, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1987.
  • Firebrat, illustrated by David Wiesner, Random House (New York, NY), 1988.
  • The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake, illustrated by Richard J. Watson, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1990.
  • Beauty and the Beast, illustrated by Barry Moser, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1992.
  • Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream: A Family Almanac, illustrated by Jane Dyer, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1996.
  • The Tortilla Cat, illustrated by Jeanette Winter, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1997.
  • (And illustrator) The Magic Cornfield, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1997.
  • Shadow Story, illustrated by David Diaz, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1999.
  • The Mouse, the Cat, and Grandmother's Hat, illustrated by Jenny Mattheson, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2003.
  • Cinderella's Dress, illustrated by Jane Dyer, Blue Sky Press (New York, NY), 2003.
  • (Reteller) The Tale of Paradise Lost: Based on the Poem by John Milton, illustrated by Jude Daly, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2004.
  • Sweep Dreams, illustrated by Mary GrandPre, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2005.
POETRY; FOR CHILDREN
  • The Merry History of a Christmas Pie: With a Delicious Description of a Christmas Soup, illustrated by Haig Shekerjian and Regina Shekerjian, Putnam (New York, NY), 1975.
  • All on a May Morning, illustrated by Haig Shekerjian and Regina Shekerjian, Putnam (New York, NY), 1975.
  • A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1981.
  • Night Story, illustrated by Ilse Plum, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1986.
  • The Voyage of the Ludgate Hill: A Journey with Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1987.
  • The Ballad of Biddy Early, illustrated by Barry Moser, Knopf (New York, NY), 1989.
  • Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymous Bosch, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1991.
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1993.
  • A Starlit Somersault Downhill, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1993.
  • (And illustrator) An Alphabet of Angels, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1994.
  • (With Jane Yolen) Among Angels, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1995.
  • Gutenberg's Gift (pop-up book), illustrated by Bryan Leister, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1995.
  • (And illustrator) The Good-Night Blessing Book, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1996.
  • (Collector) Step Lightly: Poems for the Journey, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1998.
  • The Tale I Told Sasha, illustrated by David Christiana, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1999.
  • The Moon and Riddles Diner and the Sunnyside Café, illustrated by Chris Butler, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2001.
POETRY; FOR ADULTS
  • In His Country: Poems, Generation (Ann Arbor, MI), 1966.
  • Skin of Grace, University of Missouri Press (Columbia, MO), 1967.
  • A New Herball: Poems, Ferdinand-Roter Gallerias (Baltimore, MD), 1968.
  • Nineteen Masks for the Naked Poet: Poems, Kayak (Santa Cruz, CA), 1971.
  • The Carpenter of the Sun: Poems, Liveright (New York, NY), 1974.
  • Household Tales of Moon and Water, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1983.
  • Water Walker, Knopf (New York, NY), 1990.
  • Poem Made of Water, Brighton Press (San Diego, CA), 1992.
  • Swimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems, Knopf (New York, NY), 1996.
  • In the Salt Marsh: Poems, Knopf (New York, NY), 2004.
OTHER
  • The Lively Anatomy of God (short stories), Eakins (New York, NY), 1968.
  • Testimony of the Invisible Man: William Carlos Williams, Francis Ponge, Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda (criticism), University of Missouri Press (Columbia, MO), 1970.
  • Childhood of the Magician (short stories), Liveright (New York, NY), 1973.
  • (Illustrator) John Kater, The Letter of John to James, Seabury (New York, NY), 1981.
  • (Illustrator) John Kater, Another Letter of John to James, Seabury (New York, NY), 1982.
  • Angel in the Parlor: Five Stories and Eight Essays, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1983.
  • Things Invisible to See (novel), Knopf (New York, NY), 1984.
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon: A Play, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1989.
  • Telling Time: Angels, Ancestors, and Stories, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1993.
  • Sister Water (novel), Knopf (New York, NY), 1993.
  • A Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose, University Press of New England (Hanover, NH), 1993.
Work represented in anthologies, including Rising Tides. Contributor to periodicals, including Esquire, Field, Massachusetts Review, Redbook, New Yorker, and New Directions.