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Byrd Baylor (1924–2021)

Author of Everybody Needs a Rock

31+ Works 7,129 Members 150 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: Baylor Byrd, Byrd Baylor Schweitzer

Also includes: B Baylor (1)

Image credit: Children's Literature Network

Works by Byrd Baylor

Everybody Needs a Rock (1974) 1,190 copies

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (1986) 786 copies

The Desert Is Theirs (1975) 667 copies

When Clay Sings (1972) 656 copies

The Way to Start a Day (1978) 616 copies

Hawk, I'm Your Brother (1976) 602 copies

The Table Where Rich People Sit (1994) 529 copies

Amigo (1963) 500 copies

The Other Way to Listen (1978) 418 copies

Desert Voices (1981) 205 copies

If You Are a Hunter of Fossils (Reading Rainbow Book) (1980) 182 copies

One Small Blue Bead (1965) 155 copies

The Best Town in the World (1983) 113 copies

Coyote Cry (1636) 101 copies

And It Is Still That Way: Legends Told By Arizona Indian Children (1976) 101 copies

Guess Who My Favorite Person Is (1977) 98 copies

Yes Is Better Than No (1976) 36 copies

Your Own Best Secret Place (1991) 33 copies

They Put on Masks (1974) 31 copies

Before You Came This Way (1969) 24 copies

The Way to Make Perfect Mountains: Native American Legends of Sacred Mountains (1997) 19 copies

Moon Song (1982) 17 copies

Sometimes I Dance Mountains (1973) 17 copies

A God on Every Mountain Top (1981) 10 copies

We Walk in Sandy Places (1976) 9 copies

Plink, Plink, Plink. (1971) 6 copies

The Man Who Talked to Trees (1968) 4 copies

Everybody Needs a Rock [EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK] [Paperback] 1 copy

Plink Plink Plink 1 copy

The Chinese Bug (1968) 1 copy

One Small Blue Bead (1965) 1 copy

Associated Works

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5, January 1978 (1978) — Contributor — 3 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 12, August 1977 (1970) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1924-03-28
Date of death: 2021-06-16
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Places of residence: Arivaca, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sonora, Mexico

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Reviews

Coyote Cry by Byrd Baylor

A special book to be enjoyed by a child and their reader

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earthwind | 2 other reviews | Mar 31, 2024 |

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Aladdin Picture Books) by Byrd Baylor

This book is awesome! It teaches kids to celebrate even the little things in life.

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skhan82 | 21 other reviews | Mar 5, 2024 |

Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Byrd Baylor

Hawks

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BooksInMirror | 16 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

Everybody Needs a Rock (An Aladdin Book) by Byrd Baylor

This is such a sweet beautiful book. The illustrations lend it a surreal surreal quality while the text is just simple and direct enough to be ageless.

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mslibrarynerd | 24 other reviews | Jan 13, 2024 |

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Lists

Favorite Childhood Books (1)

Rough collies -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Caldecott Honor Books (4)

Books Read in 2023 (3)

500 Great Books by Women (1)

Rocks (recc titles) (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

The Best Town in the World (1984)

The Desert Is Theirs (1976)

When Clay Sings (1973)

Caldecott Medal

The Way to Start a Day (Honor Book – 1979)

Hawk, I'm Your Brother (Honor Book – 1977)

The Desert Is Theirs (Honor Book – 1976)

When Clay Sings (Honor Book – 1973)

Texas Bluebonnet Award

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Nominee – 1990)

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Seasons and Celebrations – 1986)

Desert Voices (Poetry – 1981)

Sequoyah Book Award

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Nominee – Children's – 1989)

Hawk, I'm Your Brother (Nominee – Children's – 1979)

Before You Came This Way (Nominee – Children's – 1972)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

The Way to Make Perfect Mountains: Native American Legends of Sacred Mountains (365806)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Nominee – Grades K-3 – 1989)

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award

The Desert Is Theirs (Nominee – 1978)

Coyote Cry (Nominee – 1975)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Nominee – 20198)

The Way to Start a Day (Nominee – 21756)

Hawk, I'm Your Brother (Nominee – 24677)

The Desert Is Theirs (Nominee – 20578)

Coyote Cry (Nominee – 38100)

Mark Twain Readers Award

When Clay Sings (Nominee)

Before You Came This Way (Nominee)

Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books

Hawk, I'm Your Brother (150694)

They Put on Masks (150694)

When Clay Sings (Arts and Hobbies – 1972)

Coyote Cry (Stories for the Middle Group – 1972)

Before You Came This Way (Nature and Science – 1969)

Grand Canyon Reader Award

The Table Where Rich People Sit (Nominee – Picture Books – 1996)

We Walk in Sandy Places (Nominee – 1979)

The Best Children's Books of the Year

They Put on Masks (For Special Interests—The World Past and Present – 1974)

500 Great Books by Women

Yes Is Better Than No (Violence)

Shalom Readers Club Book List

The Table Where Rich People Sit (Grade 3-5)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Moon Song (Folktales, Legends, and Religion – 1983)

Colorado Children's Book Award

Everybody Needs a Rock (Nominee – 1978)

NCTE Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (1996)

The Best Town in the World (1996)

Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial

Yes Is Better Than No

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Associated Authors

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Peter Parnall Illustrator

James Marshall Illustrator

Garth Williams Illustrator

Statistics

Works: 31
Also by: 2
Members: 7,129
Popularity: #3,446
Rating: 4.1

Reviews: 150
ISBNs: 141
Languages: 2
Favorited: 1

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