Jeanne Birdsall is the National Book Award-winning author of the children\'s book The Penderwicks and its sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street , both of which were also New York Times bestsellers.
Their house is old and comfortable, full of unruly animals, and surrounded by gardens..
She lives with her husband in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Birdsall\'s photographs are included in the permanent collections of museums, including the Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Art Museum.
In the years in between, Birdsall had many strange jobs to support herself while working hard as a photographer.
Although Birdsall first decided to become a writer when she was 10 years old, it took her until she was 41 to get started.
She grew up in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, where she attended wonderful public schools.
Jeanne Birdsall is the National Book Award-winning author of the children\'s book The Penderwicks and its sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street , both of which were also New York Times bestsellers