Zilpha Keatley Snyder

“I think writing is an extension of a childhood habit—the habit of entertaining oneself by taking interesting bits of reality and building upon them.”—Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Zilpha Keatley Snyder is a three-time Newbery Honor winner, as well as the author of several ALA Notable Children’s Books, School Library Journal Best Books, and books that have received the Christopher Award and the William Allen White Award.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Raised in California, in the country—with no television and few movies to watch—three-time Newbery Honor winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder filled her childhood with animals, games, and books. Among her earliest acquaintances were cows, goats, ducks, chickens... Read More