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Byrd Baylor

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born

in Texas, The United States

March 28, 1924

gender

female

genre

Children's Books, Native American

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Byrd Baylor has always lived in the Southwest, mainly in Southern Arizona near the Mexican border. She is at home with the southwestern desert cliffs and mesas, rocks and open skies. She is comforted by desert storms. The Tohono O’odham people, previously known as the Papagos, are her neighbors and close friends. She has focused many of her writings on the region’s landscape, peoples, and values. Through her books of rhythmic prose poetry, written primarily for children, she celebrates the beauty of nature and her own feelings of rapport with it.
Byrd has written many books for children.

Her books have been honored with many prestigious children’s book awards, including the Caldecott Award and the Texas Bluebonnet Award. All of her books ar

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Byrd Baylor's Books

Average rating: 4.09 · 1,581 ratings · 305 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors

	Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) 4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Desert Is Theirs by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator), Peter Parnell (Illustrator) 4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hawk, I'm Your Brother 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor, Tom Bahti (Illustrator) 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1972 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Voices 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amigo by Byrd Baylor, Garth Williams (illus) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars