Dyan Sheldon is an American novelist, who has written for adults, children and young adults. Originally from Brooklyn, she resides in London and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many picture books in a variety of genres.[1]
Sheldon's first book was published in 1982, an adults fiction novel called Victim of Love.[6] Her first picture book was A Witch Got on at Paddington Station published in 1987 and her first children's novel was Harry and Chicken published in 1990.[6]
The Whales Song
The Whales Song is a picture book written by Dyan Sheldon and illustrated by Gary Blythe aimed at children. The story is about a young girl named Lily who, inspired by a story by her grandmother about the mysterious whales in the bay, longs to hear their magical song. The book was first published in 1991 by Hutchinson. A 1991 review by Kirkus Reviews says "in a spare, poetic narrative, Sheldon captures a child's wonder at these magnificent creatures, echoed, in a splendid debut, in Blythe's generously broad oil paintings." [7]Publisher's Weekly reviewed the book in 1991 describes the book as "haunting" and "evocative". [8]The Whales Song won the Kate Greenway Medal for illustration in 1991. [9]
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is teenage fiction book written by Dyan Sheldon about Lola who moves from New York to Dellwood Falls and tries to settle into her new high-school including her rivalry with the school's resident drama queen, Carla. The book was first published in 1999 by Candlewick Press. It was adapted into a theatrical film by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan. A sequel, My (Not So) Perfect Life was published in 2002.
