Leda Schubert

NATHAN'S SONG

A six-part serial novel published in the Boston Globe Online as part of the wonderful Newspapers in Education project. This story is based on a fragment about my Russian grandfather, who wanted to be an opera singer. It's only available to subscribers. Spring 07.

Now Available or Coming Soon
(Click on each title for complete information.)

BALLET OF THE ELEPHANTS
A nonfiction picture book illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker.
NATHAN'S SONG
Serial Novel for the Boston Globe's Newspapers in Education
HERE COMES DARRELL
Throughout the seasons in northern Vermont, Darrell helps his neighbors with snowplowing, supplying wood, and excavation work, never finding time to fix his own barn, but when a windstorm passes through town, he finds his kindness to his neighbors returned.
WINNIE PLAYS BALL and WINNIE ALL DAY LONG
Illustrated by William Benedict. Candlewick, 2000.
COMING SOON FEEDING THE SHEEP
To be illustrated by Andrea U'Ren and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in fall, 2009 (notice new date).
DONNA AND THE ROBBERS
Coming soon from the Vermont Folklife Center.

Quick Links

E-MAIL ME
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Vermont College of the Fine Arts MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. NEW WEBSITE! I teach here.
Website of my agent, Steven Chudney
Caldecott winner Mary Azarian, illustrator of HERE COMES DARRELL. View and purchase prints here.
Website for Farrar, Straus and Giroux kids' books. They will publish FEEDING THE SHEEP.
Houghton Mifflin Children's Books: the wonderful publisher of HERE COMES DARRELL
Candlewick Press's website for the Brand New Readers series, which I helped develop. The two WINNIE books kicked off the series.
The Vermont Folklife Center Children's Book Series, edited by Anita Silvey. They will publish DONNA AND THE ROBBERS sometime next year.
Click for SCBWI website
link to the American Library Association for further information on Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Notables, and other major book awards


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