Kimberly Willis Holt

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Kimberly Willis Holt
Holt at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival
Born	Pensacola, Florida
Occupation	Writer
Writing career
Notable work	When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Kimberly Willis Holt is an American writer of children's books. She is best known for the novel When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, which won the 1999 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature. It was adapted as a 2003 film of the same name.

Books

• My Louisiana Sky (Henry Holt and Co., 1998)
• Mister and Me (Puffin, 1998)
• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (Holt, 1999)
• Dancing in Cadillac Light (Holt, 2001)
• Keeper of the Night (Holt, 2003)
• Part of Me (Holt, 2006)
• The Water Seeker (Holt, 2010
• Dear Hank Williams (Holt, 2015)
• Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel (Holt, 2017)
• The Lost Boy's Gift (Holt, 2019)
• The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas (Holt, 2021)

Piper Reed chapter books

1. Piper Reed, Navy Brat (Holt, 2007)
2. Piper Reed, The Great Gypsy (Holt, 2008)
3. Piper Reed Gets a Job (Holt, 2009)
4. Piper Reed, Campfire Girl (Holt, 2010)
5. Piper Reed, Rodeo Star (Holt, 2011)
6. Piper Reed, Forever Friend (Holt, 2012)

Picture books

• Waiting for Gregory illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (Holt, 2006)
• The Adventures Of Granny Clearwater And Little Critter (Holt, 2007)
• Skinny Brown Dog (Holt, 2007)
• Dinner with the Highbrows, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker (Henry Holt and Co., 2014)

Awards

• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, 1999, National Book Award for Young People's Literature

References

External links

• Official website
• Kimberly Willis Holt at Scholastic Teachers — with linked online interview by schoolchildren
• Kimberly Willis Holt at Random House
• 2008 Audio Interview
• Kimberly Willis Holt at the Library of Congress, with 17 library catalog records