Amy June Bates

Amy June Bates is an American artist and children's author and illustrator based in Pennsylvania. She was born in Utah.

Awards and honors The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books named Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan, written by Frances O'Roark Dowell, as one of the best fictional children's books of 2017. The Leadership Journey, written by Doris Kearns Goodwin, was on the The New York Times Best Seller list for Middle Grade Hardcover in 2024. +Awards for Bates's workYearTitleAwardResult2009You Can Do It!NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenFinalist2012Waiting for the MagicGryphon AwardHonor2016Ketzel, the Cat who ComposedSydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersWinner2018Sam the Man & the Rutabaga PlanGryphon AwardHonor2020Gittel's JourneySydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersHonor2024Hidden HopeSydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersHonor

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As illustrator

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