Molly (Garrett) Bang (1943-)

Notable book awards, American Library Association, 1977, for Wiley and the Hairy Man, 1980, for The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, and 2005, for My Light; illustration honors, Boston Globe/Horn Book, 1980, for The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, 1984, for Dawn, and 1986, for The Paper Crane; Caldecott Honor Books, 1981, for The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, 1983, for Ten, Nine, Eight, and 2000, for When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry. . .; Kate Greenaway Honor, 1983, for Ten, Nine, Eight; illustration honor, Boston Globe/Horn Book, 1986, Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination, 1988, and illustration award, International Board on Books for Young People, all for The Paper Crane; Giverny Award for Best Science Picture Book for Children, 1998, for Common Ground; Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2000, for When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry. . .; Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award in picture-book category (with Monika Bang-Campbell), 2002, for Little Rat Sets Sail; New England Book Award, New England Booksellers Association, 2004.