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Robert D. San Souci

Web site: www.rsansouci.com

"Books were always important in my family. My parents read continually, and our house was well supplied with books of all sorts. I can remember poring over my father’s copies of Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates or Knights of the Round Table when I could first read. Later, when I was older, I began to build my own “library” filling up shelves with books I bought from used bookstores with the monies I earned (25 cents an hour) mowing neighborhood lawns. What wonderful worlds the Oz books, Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet, Miss Pickerel under the Sea, Alice in Wonderland, Henry Huggins, and Black Beauty opened up to me! I found wonderful worlds of the magically unfamiliar made to seen magic through the words of countless writers.”

Bob San Souci is a native of California. He was born in San Francisco and still resides there. Although the city will always be “home base”, he has traveled all across the country where he has found the inspiration for many of his books. He especially loves it when a book lets him celebrate his home state- such as Two Bear Cubs, a retelling of a traditional Miwok story with its setting in California’s magnificent Yosemite Valley.

Many of San Souci’s books are retellings of traditional tales that celebrate peoples and places all around the world. He has worked with many illustrators from around the country and various places around the globe and as close-by as his own brother Daniel San Souci who also lives in California.

Robert San Souci has written many books including his newest books; Triple-Dare to be Scared and Thirteen Further FreakyTales,2007;

Fa Mulan -The Story of a Woman Warrior, 2007; and

Sister Tricksters Rollicking Tales of Clever Females ,2006.

The entire list includes:

Feathertop - Based on a Tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 2006
The Hired Hand - An African American Folktale,2005/ Winner of the 1997 Aesop Award( The Children’s Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society), and the 1998 Commonwealth Club of California Silver Medal for Juvenile Award (to age 10)
Zigzag –The Story of a Doll Who Found Happiness, 2005
The Reluctant Dragon – Retold from the Classic Tale
by Kenneth Grahame, 2004
Little Perre – A Cajun Story from Louisiana, 2003 / Winner of the 2005 Honor Book Award from the Society of School Librarians International
The Secret of the Stones – An African American Folktale, 2000/ Winner of the 2001 Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field ofSocial Studies, was a finalist in the PEN USA West 2001 Literary Awards( Children’s Literature) a Selection of the California Readers: 2005 California Collections (Elementary & Middle School)
Cinderella Skeleton – A Fractured Fairy Tale in Rhyme, 2000
Six Foolish Fishermen – A Cajun Story from Louisiana, 2000
Little Gold Star – A Spanish American Cinderella Story, 2000
Callie Ann and Mistah Bear, 2000/ Winner of the 2001 Notable Children’s Trade Book Award in the Field of Social Studies, and the Missouri Reading Circle Selection (Missouri State Reading Association)
Peter and the Blue Witch Baby, 2000/ Winner of the Honor Book 2001 Storytelling World Awards Committee
Brave Margaret – An Irish Adventure,1999/ Winner of the Bank Street College Book of the Year Award for 1999
Cendrillion – A Caribbean Cinderella, 1998 / received the 1998 America’s Award Honorable Mention ( the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP), and the 1999 ALA Notable Book for Children Award
A Weave of Words – An Armenian Tale Retold,1998
Two Bear Cubs, 1997/ Considered Best Children’s Book of 1997 by Northern California Independent Booksellers, and Best Bets of 1997 by the Picture Books Category and the San Francisco Chronicle
Fa Mulan, 1998/ Winner of the 1999 Notable Book for a Global society (The Children’s Literature and Reading Special InterestGroup of the International Reading Association), and the 1999 Honor Title: Storytelling Award
A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery – Thirty Creepy Tales
More Short & Shivery – Thirty Spine –Tingling Tales, 1997
The Faithful Friend – A Story from the Caribbean, 1995/ Winner of the 1995 Caldecott Honor Book, the 1995 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award, and the 1996 Commonwealth club of California Silver Medal for Juvenile Award (to age 10)
Kate Shelley – Bound for Legend, 1995/ Winner of the 1997 Jefferson Cup Award, Honor Book ( Virginia Library Association)
The Brave Little Tailor – Retold from the Brothers Grimm, 1994
Sootface – An Ojibwa Cinderella Story, 1994 / Winner of the 1994 National Council of Social Studies Award : Children’s Book Council, and the 1994 Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
More Short & Shivery – Thirty More Terrifying Tales from World FolkLiterature, 1994
Cut From The Same Cloth – American Women of Myth, Legend, andTall Tale, 1993/ Winner of he 1993 Aesop Award (The Children’s Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society)
The Samarai’s Daughter, 1992 / Winner of the 1992 National Council of Social Studies: Children’s Book Council, and the 1992 Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
Sukey and the Mermaid – An African American Folktale, 1992/ International Reading Association Teacher’s Choice fir 1993, Parenting Magazine 1992 “Reading Magic” Award, 1992 ALA Notable Book for Children, School Library Journal “Best Books of 1992, South Carolina Children’s Book Award for 1994-95, Shawnee Readers’ Award from The Missouri Association of School Librarians for 1995
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Retold from Washington Irving, 1991/ Winner of the National Council of Social Studies Award : Children’s Book Council, and the 1992 Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
N. C. Wyeth’s Pilgrims, 1991
The White Cat – A French Fairytale Retold, 1998
The Boy and the Ghost – A Folktale from the American South,1989 / Winner of the 1990 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award for Picture Books
The Talking Eggs, 1989 / Winner of the 1998 Irma Simonton Black Book Award ( Bank Street College of Education), the 1989 Parents: Choice Silver Honor Award for Picture Books, the 1989 ALA Notable Book Award, the 1991-92 Volunteer State Book Award ( Tennessee), the 1991 Colorado Children’s Book Award, the 1992 Nebraska Golden Sower Award, the 1993 Virginia Young Readers Award (Primary Level), and the 1993 Georgia Children’s Book Award
Short & Shivery - Thirty Ghostly Stories Retold from World FolkLiterature, 1987
Legend of Scarface, 1978 / Winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year, the 1978 National Council of Social Studies: Children’s Book Council, and the Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
Double-Dare to be Scared
Dare to be Scared / Winner of the IRA (International ReadingAssociation) Children’s Choice Award for 2004