Joyce Sidman

Joyce Sidman (born June 4, 1956) is an American children's writer.

She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal, and won the Sibert Medal in 2019.

[1][2] She graduated from Wesleyan University, with a B.A.

in German.

[3] She is married and lives in Wayzata, Minnesota with her husband and their two sons.