Stella Pevsner, who is the author of eighteen books for children from 8 to 13 years, was voted Illinois Children's Book Author of the Year 1987. Among her awards are The Golden Kite; the Carl Sandburg, the Society of Midland Authors, Arkansas State, Virginia State, and the Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
After a career in advertising and freelance writing, she turned to children's books at the request of a young son who said his favorite author "didn't write fast enough.
After a career in advertising and freelance writing, she turned to children's books at the request of a young son who said his favorite author "didn't write fast enough.
Novels
New Girl (1969)
aka Break a Leg!
Footsteps On the Stairs (1970)
Call Me Heller, That's My Name (1973)
A Smart Kid Like You (1975)
Keep Stompin' Till the Music Stops (1977)
And You Give Me a Pain, Elaine (1978)
Cute Is a Four Letter Word (1980)
I'll Always Remember You, Maybe (1981)
Lindsay, Lindsay, Fly Away Home (1983)
Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding (1985)
How Could You Do It, Diane? (1989)
The Night the Whole Class Slept Over (1991)
Jon, Flora, and the Odd-eyed Cat (1994)
Would My Fortune Cookie Lie? (1996)
Sing for Your Father, Su Phan (1997)
Is Everyone Moonburned But Me? (2000)
Renting Out Dogs Is Rong (2014)
That's When I Kissed the Tiger (2014)
When the Devil Came to Dance (2015)
Why the Ghost Cat Wore Rubies (2016)
Bubblegum Angel (2018)
aka Break a Leg!
Footsteps On the Stairs (1970)
Call Me Heller, That's My Name (1973)
A Smart Kid Like You (1975)
Keep Stompin' Till the Music Stops (1977)
And You Give Me a Pain, Elaine (1978)
Cute Is a Four Letter Word (1980)
I'll Always Remember You, Maybe (1981)
Lindsay, Lindsay, Fly Away Home (1983)
Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding (1985)
How Could You Do It, Diane? (1989)
The Night the Whole Class Slept Over (1991)
Jon, Flora, and the Odd-eyed Cat (1994)
Would My Fortune Cookie Lie? (1996)
Sing for Your Father, Su Phan (1997)
Is Everyone Moonburned But Me? (2000)
Renting Out Dogs Is Rong (2014)
That's When I Kissed the Tiger (2014)
When the Devil Came to Dance (2015)
Why the Ghost Cat Wore Rubies (2016)
Bubblegum Angel (2018)