Susan Stockdale

Susan Stockdale began her art career as a textile designer for the apparel industry, providing her an opportunity to express her love of pattern and color. Today, pattern and color remain central to her work as the author and illustrator of critically acclaimed picture books that celebrate nature. Her books, including Bird Show, Fabulous Fishes and Stripes of All Types, have won a variety of awards such as the ALSC Notable Children’s Book, NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts, NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12, and the Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year. Her bright, bold illustrations and rhythmic, rhyming text elicit praise. The Washington Post wrote, “If the paintings are the feast, Stockdale’s words are the dessert.”