Stephen Gammell

Author of Song and Dance Man

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About the Author

Stephen Gammell is the winner of the Caldecott Medal for his drawings in Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman. His art in Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker earned him a Caldecott Honor award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Books award. Other books he show more has illustrated include Will's Mammoth by Rafe Martin, andDancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Stephen Gammell

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Song and Dance Man (1988) — Illustrator — 2,438 copies

Hey, Pancakes! (2003) — Illustrator — 313 copies

Monster Mama (1993) — Illustrator — 249 copies

Is That You, Winter? (1997) 177 copies

Airmail to the Moon (1987) — Illustrator — 157 copies

Mudkin (2011) 103 copies

Once Upon Macdonalds Farm (1981) 92 copies

Wake Up, Bear...It's Christmas (1981) 90 copies

My Friend, the Starfinder (2008) — Illustrator — 85 copies

The Wing Shop (1991) — Illustrator — 71 copies

Ride (2001) 45 copies

Twigboy (2000) 25 copies

Git Along, Old Scudder (1983) 15 copies

The Story of Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar (1982) 8 copies

Twigboy Finds a Friend 1 copy

Get along, old trapper (1984) 1 copy

Is That You, Winter? by Stephen Gammell (1997-10-01) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Relatives Came (1985) — Illustrator — 4,394 copies

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) — Illustrator, some editions — 4,139 copies

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984) — Illustrator, some editions — 2,562 copies

Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones (1991) — Illustrator, some editions — 2,082 copies

Scary Stories Treasury: Three Books to Chill Your Bones (1656) — Illustrator — 1,681 copies

Old Black Fly (1992) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,245 copies

Where the Buffaloes Begin (1981) — Illustrator — 716 copies

Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust (1980) — Illustrator — 412 copies

Day of the Blizzard (1978) — Illustrator, some editions — 357 copies

Old Henry (1987) — Illustrator — 331 copies

I Know an Old Teacher (2008) — Illustrator — 299 copies

Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth (1989) — Illustrator — 289 copies

The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School (2006) — Illustrator — 289 copies

Thunder at Gettysburg (1975) — Illustrator — 259 copies

Come a Tide (1990) — Illustrator — 159 copies

The Kelpie's Pearls (1964) — Illustrator, some editions — 109 copies

Thanksgiving Poems (1985) — Illustrator — 48 copies

The Old Banjo (1983) — Illustrator, some editions — 45 copies

You Be the Bread and I'll Be the Cheese: Showing How We Care (1992) — Illustrator — 44 copies

The Burger and the Hot Dog (2001) — Illustrator — 43 copies

Humble Pie (2002) — Illustrator — 42 copies

The Frazzle Family Finds a Way (2013) — Illustrator — 36 copies

Timothy Cox Will Not Change His Socks (2005) — Illustrator — 35 copies

Laugh-Out-Loud Baby (2012) — Illustrator — 30 copies

Halloween Poems (1989) — Illustrator — 29 copies

Blackbird Singing (1980) — Illustrator — 29 copies

Thaddeus (1984) — Illustrator — 15 copies

The Hawks of Chelney (1978) 9 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 9, May 1978 (1978) — Illustrator — 5 copies

And Then the Mouse .. Three Stories By Malcolm Hall (1980) — Illustrator — 3 copies

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

Yesterday's Island (1979) — Illustrator — 3 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, December 1977 (1977) — Illustrator — 2 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 10, June 1978 — Illustrator — 2 copies

A nutty business (1973) — Illustrator — 2 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 11, July 1978 — Illustrator — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1943-02-10
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston

This book is bright, messy, chaotic, and nostalgic.

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mrsandersonreads23 | 13 other reviews | Apr 14, 2024 |

Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston

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BooksInMirror | 13 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston

Genre
Humorous stories
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Tone
Funny
Writing Style
Minimal text
Spare
Illustration
Colorful
Subject
Breakfasts
Families
Pancakes

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kmgerbig | 13 other reviews | Dec 30, 2022 |

Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston

I am not a fan of [a:Stephen Gammell|232483|Stephen Gammell|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]'s illustrations.

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fernandie | 13 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |

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